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Runaway (Carola Häggkvist Album)
''Runaway'' is the fourth studio album by Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist, released on 12 May 1986 in Sweden and Norway. The album was produced by Maurice Gibb and written by him together with brothers Robin and Barry Gibb, also known as the Bee Gees. Robin and Maurice Gibb provided backing vocals on most of the songs. On the album charts, the album peaked at number two in Sweden and number nine in Norway. The tracks "The Runaway" and "Brand New Heart" were recorded by Irish Eurovision group Luv Bug (who were competing in the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest at the time of the album's release). The latter was released as a single in early 1988. Track listing All tracks composed by Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb; except where indicated #"Radiate" #"The Runaway" #"Brand New Heart" #"Spread Your Wings (For Your Love)" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) #"Nature of the Beast" #"When Two Worlds Collide" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) #"(We Are) Atomic" #"Lost in the Cr ... [...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] |
1986 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Bergen, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "La det swinge" by Bobbysocks! Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NRK), the contest was held at on 3 May 1986 and was hosted by Åse Kleveland, who had represented . Twenty countries took part in this year's contest with and deciding not to participate and and returning. also competed for the first time this year. The winner was with the song "" by Sandra Kim. Belgium was the last of the original 7 countries that had competed in the first contest to win. Aged 13, Kim was the youngest ever Eurovision winner. Current rules require Eurovision Song Contest participants to be at least 16, so unless the rule is changed, Kim's record will never be broken. The lyrics of her song implied that Kim was 15 years of age, but after the contest, it was revealed that she was actual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
