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Dover–Calais
"Dover–Calais" is a ballad song written by Tommy Ekman and Christer Sandelin, and originally performed by Style (Swedish band), Style on 22 March 1986 at Melodifestivalen 1986, Melodifestivalen where the song ended up third. The song lyrics describe a love meeting between two people on board a ferryboat moving across the English Channel between the United Kingdom, UK and France in a pre-"Channel Tunnel, Chunnel" era. The song topped the Swedish singles chart, and peaked at 6th position in Norway. At Svensktoppen the song stayed for 18 weeks between the period of 13 April–29 June 1986, topping the chart during the seven first weeks. On 29 March 1986 the song also entered Trackslistan, reaching the first position on 5 April that year. Track listing and formats * Swedish 7-inch single :A. "Dover–Calais" – 2:49 :B. "Camera, Action!" – 3:50 * Swedish 12-inch single :A. "Dover–Calais" (Extended Version) – 3:56 :B1. "Drömmar" – 3:52 :B2. "Love Is Blind" – 4:1 ...
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Style (Swedish Band)
Style is a Sweden, Swedish Pop music, pop band which had its greatest success in the 1980s. Style was formed by three former Freestyle (Swedish band), Freestyle members in 1983. They participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1986 with their song "Dover–Calais" finishing third, and 1987 with their song "Hand i hand" finishing sixth. Style split in 1989 due to musical differences. They were reunited again for the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2003 with their song "Stay the Night". In 2006, Style returned for a nostalgia tour in Sweden and Norway. In 2009, Christer Sandelin and Tommy Ekman briefly reunited under the name of Style and released the compilation album ''Best Of Style'' with new tracks "När Jag Ser Dig" and "Vill ha dej igen". Discography Singles * ''Love Is Knocking on My Door/Längtar tillbaks till dig'' (1983) * ''Telefon'' (1984) * ''Du och jag'' (1985) * ''Vision av kärlek'' (1985) * ''Telephone'' (1985) U.S. DANCE #16 * ''Give Me a Night to Remember/På jakt (e ...
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Melodifestivalen 1986
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "", written by Lasse Holm, and performed by Lasse Holm and Monica Törnell. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SVT), selected its entry through 1986. Before Eurovision 1986 1986 was the contest for the 26th song to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest. 90 songs had been submitted to (SVT) for the competition; 10 of these were performed at the contest, which was held at Cirkus in Stockholm on 22 March 1986. It was presented by Lennart Swahn and Tommy Engstrand and was broadcast on TV1. No orchestra was used, and instead the ten songs were broadcast as music videos. The five songs that qualified for the second round were performed live to backing track. At Eurovision Voting References External linksMelodifestivalen 1986on {{Eurovision Song Contest 1986 1986 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 Eurovision Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), often k ...
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Svensktoppen
''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing on Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982–1985. In the years leading up to the January 2003 change, the programme was strongly dominated by dansband music. The first number one hit song was "Midnattstango" performed by Swedish crooner Lars Lönndahl. New rules on 17 January 2016 restricted the maximum length for a song to chart to one year. Presenters Winners See also *Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from IFPI Sverige. It was formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and has been known by its current name si ..., today's official sales-based Swedish record chart References {{Reflist External linksSvensktoppen on Sveriges Radio Music chart shows 1962 establishments in Sweden 1962 radi ...
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Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of Great Britain and Ireland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century. They were widely used across Europe, and later in Australia, North Africa, North America and South America. While ballads have no prescribed structure and may vary in their number of lines and stanzas, many ballads employ quatrains with ABCB or ABAB rhyme schemes, the key being a rhymed second and fourth line. Contrary to a popular conception, it is rare if not unheard-of for a ballad to contain exactly 13 lines. Additionally, couplets rarely appear in ballads. Many ballads were written and sold as single-sheet Broadside (music), broadsides. The form was often used by poets and composers from the 18th century onwards to produce lyrical ballads. In the later 19th century, the term took on the meaning of a slow form of popular love song and is often used for any love song ...
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Songs About Dover, Kent
A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usually made of sections that are repeated or performed with variation later. A song without instruments is said to be a cappella. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in the classical tradition, it is called an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally by ear are often referred to as folk songs. Songs composed for the mass market, designed to be sung by professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows, are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are oft ...
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Number-one Singles In Sweden
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Melodifestivalen Songs Of 1986
Melodifestivalen (; ) is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959. In the early 2000s, the competition was the most popular television program in Sweden;. Sweden.se (30 September 2005). Retrieved on 20 October 2006. it is also broadcast on radio and the Internet. In 2012, the heats averaged 3.3 million viewers, and over an estimated four million people in Sweden watched the final, almost half of the Swedish population. The festival has produced seven Eurovision winners and 26 top-five placings for . The winner of Melodifestivalen has been chosen by panels of jurors since its inception. Since 1999, the juries have been joined by a public telephone vote which has an equal influence over the outcome. The competition makes a considerable impact on the music charts in Sweden. T ...
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1986 Songs
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1980s Ballads
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A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a Song structure, structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usually made of sections that are repeated or performed with variation later. A song without Musical instrument, instruments is said to be a cappella. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in the classical tradition, it is called an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally by ear are often referred to as folk songs. Songs composed for the mass market, designed to be sung by professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows, are called popular songs. These son ...
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