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När Du Tar Mig I Din Famn
"När du tar mig i din famn" (When You Take Me in Your Arms) is a song composed by Agnetha Fältskog, and lyrics by Ingela Forsman, and originally recorded by Agnetha Fältskog for her 1979 compilation album ''Tio år med Agnetha'', released on CBS Cupol, as well as released as a single in April the same year. It charted at Svensktoppen for 10 weeks between 10 November 1979 – 27 January 1980, a stay which included the song topping the chart. In 1981, Agnetha Fältskog recorded a demo version in English, entitled "The Queen of Hearts". In 1998, it was released as a single to promote the compilation album ''That's Me'' from the same year. The single peaked at #53 in the Swedish Singles Chart. "The Queen of Hearts" was therefore licensed from Sony Music Entertainment Sweden, which had since acquired CBS Cupol, for the 1998 single release by Polar Music. The promo single release included only the single track. One commercial release also included the song "Eyes of a Woman" from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnetha Fältskog
Agneta Åse "Agnetha" Fältskog (; born 5 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and a former member of the pop group ABBA. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 Agnetha Fältskog (album), self-titled debut album. She rose to international stardom in the 1970s as a member of ABBA, which is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music acts in history. After the unofficial break-up of ABBA in December 1982, she had success later in the decade as a solo artist with three albums and a leading role in a movie. She became reclusive in the 1990s, avoiding outside publicity and residing on the Stockholm County island of Ekerö. Fältskog stopped recording music for 16 years until she released the album ''My Colouring Book'' in 2004, followed in 2013 by ''A (Agnetha Fältskog album), A'', her highest UK charting solo album to date. ABBA has since reformed, and Fältskog has resumed her previous role with the group. Life and career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind
"If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" is a song written by British arranger John Cameron (musician), John Cameron and initially recorded by Swedish pop band Tages (band), Blond (Tages) under the title "(I Will Bring You) Flowers in the Morning" for their album ''The Lilac Years'' (1969). Cameron initially wrote the song in 1966 after signing with KPM Music and was inspired by a female friend he was feeling unreqruited love for. After unsuccessfully trying to get the song recorded for three years, producer Anders Henriksson was introduced to him and decided to record it with Blond at Advision Studios in London. It was initially released as the B-side for their single "I Wake Up and Call" on 20 June 1969. British producer George Martin heard the song when Henriksson played Blond's album ''The Lilac Years'' for him and decided that Cilla Black would record it. With an arrangement written by Mike Vickers and George Martin, Black's version of "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song representing its country to be performed and broadcast live to all of them via the Eurovision and Euroradio networks, and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. The contest was inspired by and based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival, held in the Italian Riviera since 1951. Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (except for due to the COVID-19 pandemic), making it the longest-running international music competition on television and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU and invited associate members are eligible to compete; broadcasters from 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating broadcaster sends an original song of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getty Kaspers
Gertrude "Getty" Kaspers (born 5 March 1948) is an Austrian-born Dutch singer. She was the lead vocalist of the Dutch band Teach-In, with which she won the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 for the song " Ding-a-dong". Career Early career Kaspers joined the band Teach-In in 1971. In 1974, the band had three Top 15 hits in the Netherlands. The band also had a number of international successes. One of these, "In The Summernight", reached number 5 in South Africa for 13 weeks and also peaked at number 3 in the Dutch and Belgian charts for 10 and 9 weeks respectively. Eurovision Song Contest Teach-In participated in the Nationaal Songfestival 1975, the Dutch national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 1975. The competition was held in the Jaarbeurs convention centre in Utrecht, and for the first time since 1970, the act had not been preselected by broadcaster NOS, but was selected in a two-stage process. Teach-In were required to perform their song " Ding-a-dong" in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drifters (Swedish Band)
Drifters are a Sweden, Swedish dansband from Skövde that was formed in 1962 and has won many prizes. They are signed to the Lionheart International record label. Members In its long existence spanning several decades there were a number of key changes. ;Lead singers *1962–1989: Johnny Wendelnäs *1989–1989: Ann-Charlotte Berndtsson *1989–1996: Marie Arturén *1996–1999: Ann-Charlotte Andersson (married and changed surname to Strandell in 2003) *1999–: Erica Sjöström ;Bass *1968–2004: Leif Svensson *2004–2009: Kent Liljefjäll *2009– Henrik "Turbo" Wallrin ;Keyboards *1969–1980: Lennart Green *1983– Stellan Hedevik ;Drums *1983–2005: Robert Muhrer *2005–2011: Mattias Berghorn *2011– Tim Nilsson In popular culture They also sang the theme for TV series ''Möbelhandlarens'' entitled "När du var här" in 2006. Awards and nominations *In 2004, the band was voted at Svenska dansbandsveckan i Malung in 2004 as best dansband with 50% of the popular vote, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolv I Topp
Tolv i topp is a 1997 cover album from Swedish dansband Lotta Engbergs, mostly featuring covers from 1960s and 1970s hits/schlagers. The album was recorded after Lotta Engberg Anna Charlotte "Lotta" Engberg (born Pedersen; 5 March 1963) is a Swedish singer. She represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with "Boogaloo (song), Boogaloo" after winning Melodifestivalen 1987. She also tried many times in Melodif ... in 1996 hosted the TV show " Fem i topp" in TV4, and sung the songs. The album was released in the name of the dansband Lotta Engbergs. The album peaked at # 23 at the Swedish album chart. Track listing Chart positions References 1997 albums 1990s covers albums {{1990s-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotta Engbergs
Anna Charlotte "Lotta" Engberg (born Pedersen; 5 March 1963) is a Swedish singer. She represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with "Boogaloo" after winning Melodifestivalen 1987. She also tried many times in Melodifestivalen in 1984, 1988, 1990, 1996, 2002 and 2012. She was also a singer in a number of formations including " Trioala" early on, and in dansbands Lotta & Anders Engbergs orkester from 1989 to 1994, and after her divorce from Anders Engberg, in dansband Lotta Engbergs from 1994 until 2002. She continues now as a solo artist. On 2 October 1999, Sweden issued a postage stamp with her portrait. She also has a great number of collaborations including joint albums with Jarl Carlsson in 1987, Christer Sjögren and Willie Nelson, both in 2012. Career Under her maiden name, Lotta Pedersen, she made her debut in the Sveriges Television program " Nygammalt" in 1980 when she was 17. She was also a member of the Trioala, an a cappella choir. Later, she received a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wizex
Wizex is a Swedish dansband formed in Osby in 1973. It purchased the rights to the name from a band that started as ''Ulrik Wittmans Kvintett'' in 1957''.'' When Ulrik Wittman left the band in 1963 they started to use the name ''Wizex''. When read out the name sounds like "The Six of Us", "vi sex", in Swedish, and there were six members in the band when the name was changed. Today, the band is considered to have six founders (who were allowed to purchase the name), and hence use 1973 as the starting point. Wizex broke through in 1977 when they performed on nationwide TV-show '' Nygammalt'' and got its first top ten on the Swedish charts same year with the song ''Vagabond.'' The following year they finished 2nd in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978. Big hits with Wizex were songs as ''Tusen och en natt'', ''Djupa vatten'', '' Miss Decibel'', ''Älska mig'', ''Om himlen och Österlen'', ''Flickan, jägarn och priset'', ''Jag måste nå min ängel'', ''Som en symfoni'' and '' När v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leende Dansmusik 90
Leende is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, approximately 12 km southeast of Eindhoven. History The village was first mentioned in 1253 as Lieende. The etymology is unclear. Leende is a village which developed in the Early Middle Ages along the Groote Aa. A church has been known to exist since 1285. The choir of St. Petrus' Banden Church dates from around 1400. The tower is from the late-15th century. The church was restored in stages during the early 20th century. Leende was home to 1,607 people in 1840. Leende was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Heeze. Local parts Heeze, Leende, Leenderstrijp and Sterksel. Neighbouring communities Geldrop-Mierlo, Someren, Cranendonck, Hamont-Achel, Valkenswaard, Waalre and Eindhoven Eindhoven ( ; ) is a city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matz Bladhs
Matz Bladhs is a Swedish dansband formed in Falkenberg in 1968. Members ;Conductor *Niclas Olén ;Vocals *Hans Schmid (1981–1983) *Göran Lindberg (1983–1991) *Paul Sahlin (1991–2004) *Göran Lindberg (2004–2010) *Conny Nilsson (2010–present) - also guitar ;Instruments *Lars Olof Karlsson (1987–present) - guitar - also backing vocals *Niclas Olén (2000–present) - keyboards *Sören Kenstam (2011–present) - drummer *Håkan Nordling (2011–present) - saxophone, also guitar and flute Albums (Peak positions in 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 ... in brackets, wherever applicable) *1972: ''Bland blommor och blad'' *1974: ''På me' tröja och jeans'' *1977: ''Det var så länge se'n'' *1978: ''Min högsta önskan'' *1981: ''Leende dans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
