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Främling
''Främling'' (English: "Stranger") is the debut studio album by Swedish pop singer Carola Häggkvist, released on 26 March 1983. On the 1984 album charts, the album peaked at number one in Sweden and number two in Norway. Track listing #" Främling" (Lasse Holm - Monica Forsberg) #" Säg mig var du står" ("Why, tell me why") (Martinas Duiser, Gregory Elias, Pieter Souer, Ingela Forsman) #"Benjamin" (Duiser, Elias, Forsman) #"Gör det någonting" (Forsberg, Torgny Söderberg) #"Gloria" (Forsman, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi) #"You Bring Out the Best in Me" (Benjamin Findon, Michael Stanley Myers) #"Mickey" (Forsman, Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman Michael Donald Chapman (born 13 April 1947) is an Australian record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including The Sweet, Suzi Quatro ...) #"Se på mig" (Forsman, Lasse Holm) #"Liv" (Forsman, Holm) #"Visa lite mänsklighet" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Främling (song)
"Främling" (; "Stranger") is a song recorded by Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist with music composed by Lasse Holm, Swedish lyrics written by Monica Forsberg, and arranged by . It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 held in Munich, after winning the Melodifestivalen 1983. Background Conception "Främling" was composed by Lasse Holm, with Swedish lyrics by Monica Forsberg, and was arranged by . National Selection "Främling" performed by a 16-year-old Carola Häggkvist competed in the 22nd edition of the Melodifestivalen, winning the competition. As this Melodifestivalen was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) to select its song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest, the song became the , and Carola the performer, for Eurovision. Kikki Danielsson was first asked to sing "Främling", but instead she chose " Varför är kärleken röd?", which finished second. In addition to the Swedish language original version, Carola recorded the song in English � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carola Häggkvist
Carola Maria Häggkvist (; born 8 September 1966), commonly known simply as Carola, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music.Eurovision.tvCarola will represent Sweden again Retrieved on 29 February 2008. Her debut album, '' Främling'' (1983), sold around one million copies and remains the biggest-selling album in Swedish music history.Carola InternationaHistory – Biography Retrieved on 29 February 2008. During her career, she has recorded many top-selling albums and singles and is referred to as Sweden's most prominent female singer. Some of her biggest hits are " Främling", "Tommy tycker om mig", " Fångad av en stormvind", "All the Reasons to Live", "I Believe in Love", "Genom allt", and " Evighet". Besides Swedish, she has also released records in Dutch, German, English, Norwegian and Japanese. Häggkvist has represented Sweden a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasse Holm
Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm (born 9 December 1943) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and television host. Holm has also hosted and appeared in several television shows. As singer Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: ''Doug and the Millsmen'', ''The Spacemen'' and ''The Moonlighters''. Holm and singer Monica Törnell represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek". As songwriter Holm is best known as a schlager composer. During the 1980s, he was a songwriter for Chips and country band Mats Rådberg & Rankarna. Holm often collaborated with Ingela 'Pling' Forsman Holm has, by himself or in collaboration with others, written five winning songs in the Swedish Melodifestivalen: " Dag efter dag" by (Chips, 1982), " Främling" (Carola Häggkvist, 1983), " Bra vibrationer" by (Kikki Danielsson, 1985), "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek" (a due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria (Umberto Tozzi Song)
"Gloria" () is a 1979 song written and composed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, and first translated to English by Jonathan King. A 1982 cover version by American singer Laura Branigan, with different English lyrics, peaked at number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Umberto Tozzi version Background Umberto Tozzi first recorded "Gloria" in 1979, using the word "Gloria" and the fragment of a melody sung with that word from Ludwig van Beethoven's setting of the Latin Mass, Missa solemnis. The love song stayed four weeks at number one in both Switzerland and—in a translated version—Spain. That same year, Tozzi's "Gloria" reached number four in Austria, number five in Belgium, number eight in West Germany and number 29 in the Netherlands. In 2011, the song was brought up to date with a set of new house mixes by Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooney. The music video star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey (Toni Basil Song)
"Mickey" (also titled "Hey Mickey"; originally titled as "Kitty") is a song recorded by American singer Toni Basil for her debut studio album, ''Word of Mouth'' (1981). It was first recorded by the pop group Racey, titled "Kitty". Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn wrote the song, while production was helmed by Greg Mathieson and Trevor Veitch. Basil's version is new wave, featuring guitar, synthesizers and cheerleading chants. Background The song was originally performed by British pop group Racey, with the title "Kitty", and was included on their debut studio album ''Smash and Grab'' in 1979. The original Racey song did not include the "Oh Mickey, you're so fine" chant, which Basil added. For many years it was rumored that the name was changed to Mickey on speculations that Basil had developed a crush on the Monkees' drummer and lead vocalist Micky Dolenz after meeting him on the set of their film ''Head'', for which she was the choreographer. However, that claim has been denied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Forsberg
Monica Yvonne Forsberg (born 14 September 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress. She was a member in the group Ritz, which competed in Melodifestivalen in 1983 (which finished number 4 with the song "Marionett") and 1985 (with the song "Nu har det hänt igen", which finished unplaced). Forsberg was born in Karlskoga. Following her Melodifestivalen appearance, from the late 1980s until the early 2000s, she dubbed Disney movies and cartoons, including ''DuckTales''. Awards As a lyrics writer, she won Melodifestivalen twice, with these songs: *1982: " Dag efter dag" with Chips *1983: " Främling" with Carola Häggkvist Other songs she has competed with in Melodifestivalen as lyrics writer: *1983: "Marionett" with Ritz, 4th *1984: "Nu är jag tillbaks igen" with Janne Önnerud, unplaced, "Schack och matt" with Rosa Körberg, unplaced *1985: "Eld och lågor" with Göran Folkestad, 3rd, "Nu har det hänt igen" with Ritz, unplaced *1986: "Fem i tolv" with Fredrik Wills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Tell Me Why
"Why Tell Me, Why" is a 1981 song performed by Dutch singer Anita Meyer and it is one of her most notable songs. The song was composed by Piet Souer, Gregory Elias and Martin Duiser, and produced by Martin Duiser. It charted for 14 weeks. Cover versions * The song was covered in 1982 by French singer Julie Pietri as ''Je veux croire'' and became a hit in France. *The song was also covered by Swedish singer Carola as ''Säg mig var du står'' for her debut album ''Främling'' (1983). This version has become a popular party song among millennials in Sweden in the early 2020s, and charted at number three on Sweden's Heatseeker chart. * In 2019, Little Jinder covered the song on the Swedish reality TV series ''Så mycket bättre''. It peaked at number 61 in Sweden. *In 2020, Carola released a new version of ''Säg mig var du står'' as a featuring Swedish singer Zara Larsson. While the original version never charted, the duet reached number 1 on the ''Svensktoppen''. It also peaked at n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Chapman
Michael Donald Chapman (born 13 April 1947) is an Australian record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including The Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Smokie, Mud and Racey with business partner Nicky Chinn, creating a sound that became identified with the "Chinnichap" brand. He later produced breakthrough albums for Blondie and the Knack. Chapman received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2014 Australia Day Honours. Early career Chapman was born in Queensland, Australia, and was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane. He emigrated to Britain where he became a member of the Downliners Sect and then in 1968 joined the group Tangerine Peel. They released an album in 1969 and had several near-hit singles between 1967 and 1970. In 1970 he met Nicky Chinn while working as a waiter at a London nightclub, Tramp. The pair struck up a song-writing partn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky Chinn
Nicholas Barry Chinn (born 16 May 1945) is an English-American songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the US and UK in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several international record chart, number-one gramophone record, records. The duo wrote hits for The Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Mud (band), Mud, New World (band), New World, Arrows (British band), Arrows, Racey, Smokie (band), Smokie, Tina Turner, Huey Lewis and the News, Exile (American band), Exile and Toni Basil. Career Chinn was born in London to an affluent Jewish family that owned a string of service stations and car sales distributorships. As a young man his talent for writing successful pop songs was obvious and within a month or two of his first efforts as a songwriter, Chinn co-wrote with Mike d'Abo the two main songs for the hit film, ''There's a Girl in My Soup'' (1970). It was at this point that Chinn met Australian-born Mike Chapman, who was a waiter at a nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umberto Tozzi
Umberto Antonio Tozzi (; born 4 March 1952) is an Italian pop and rock singer and songwriter. Throughout his career, he has sold over 70 million records in different languages internationally, and his biggest international hits are: " Stella Stai", " Gloria", " Tu" and "Ti Amo". Biography Tozzi was born on 4 March 1952 in Turin, Italy. He is the second son of Nicola Tozzi, a police officer originally from Vico del Gargano, and Immacolata from Montesarchio. They immigrated to Turin in 1945. In 1968, at the age of 16, Umberto Tozzi joined 'Off Sound', one of the many groups that performed in small venues around Turin. In Milan, he met Adriano Pappalardo, with whom he formed a 13-piece band and began a large-scale Italian tour. In 1974, Tozzi had his first success as a songwriter, with the song "Un Corpo, un'anima" ("One Body, One Soul"), co-written with Damiano Dattoli and performed by Wess and Dori Ghezzi. It appeared on '' Canzonissima'', an Italian music programme runnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giancarlo Bigazzi
Giancarlo Bigazzi (5 September 1940 – 19 January 2012) was an Italian music producer and composer. He was a former member of comedy music group Squallor. Life and career Born in Florence, he was one of the best known Italian songwriters and lyricists of the 1970s and 1980s. He wrote some of the most successful Italian pop records, many of which became international hits, such as “Gloria”, “Self Control”, “No Me Ames”, “Tu”, “Take the Heat off Me”, and “Ti amo”. He was also a film score composer; among his soundtracks are ‘’Forever Mary’’, ‘’ Boys on the Outside’’ and the Academy Award-winning ‘’Mediterraneo’’. He began his career at a very young age, writing major hits for Riccardo Del Turco (“Luglio”), Caterina Caselli (“Il carnevale”), Mario Tessuto (“Lisa dagli occhi blu”), and Renato dei Profeti (“Lady Barbara”). Throughout the 1970s, Bigazzi established himself as a prolific lyricist and composer, of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingela Forsman
Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman (born 26 August 1950 in , Sweden) is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. As a student Forsman attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: '' Bra vibrationer'' (1985), '' Se på mej'' (1995) and '' Kärleken är'' (1998). She has also written the text to psalm number 862 in the Swedish hymn book, '' Blomningstid'', and two children's books. Her older sister first called her 'Pling', and she is now commonly referred to as 'Pling Forsman'. Her first public performance was on the Swedish children's radio show ''Barnens Brevlåda'' in 1954. Songs in Melodifestivalen written by Ingela Forsman * Melodifestivalen 1981, 1981 - ''Men natten är vår'' - placed 5th *1983 - ''Bara en enda gång'' - placed 5th *1984 **''Kall som is'' - placed 4th **''Tjuvarnas natt'' - shared 5th place *1985 **'' Bra vibrationer'' - winner for Kikki Danielsson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
