Björnzone are a fictional Swedish parody

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supergroup created in 2024 by comedian

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. They first debuted as an interval act for

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, where they performed "Still the One", jokingly entering as a 13th entry for the competition's final in March. With Gustafsson as lead singer, Björnzone consists of ten members; the other nine are

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, Boris René,

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and

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. All are established singers, with the exception of actors Lundgren and Berg. "Still the One" was written by Johan Carlsson,

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and

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. In an interview with ''

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'', Gustafsson said that he first reached out to Carlsson with the idea, who then got in touch with frequent collaborator Puth. Following the Melodifestivalen final, the song was released onto digital music platforms as a solo recording as Gustafsson felt it was too complicated to deal with all the members' various record label agreements. "Still the One" became one of the most-streamed songs on

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in Sweden, and peaked at number 15 on the

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singles chart. The performance of "Still the One" ended up as the most-watched

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video of 2024 in Sweden. On 29 November 2024, the group released "A Christmas Song", written by Johan Carlsson and

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, through

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, with proceeds going to

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. Recording and filming was done in

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, United States, in September 2024, as a secret project with

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(SVT). The

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was recorded at Henson Studios, the same studio where "

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" was recorded. "A Christmas Song" became the first Christmas song to debut atop the ''

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'' chart and has peaked at number six on the Sverigetopplistan chart. The song was the most-streamed 2024 Christmas song in Sweden, according to Spotify. ''Björnzone 2.0'', a documentary following the band as they record "A Christmas Song", was released by SVT on 25 December 2024.

Discography

Singles

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bjornzone English-language musical groups from Sweden Fictional musical groups Musical groups established in 2024 Parody musicians Pop music supergroups Sony Music artists Swedish boy bands 2024 establishments in Sweden