''Främling'' (English: "Stranger") is the debut studio album by Swedish
pop
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* Pop music, a musical genre
Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop! (British group), a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
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singer
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 ...
, 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
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Främling" (
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 ...
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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 ...
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Säg mig var du står" ("Why, tell me why") (Martinas Duiser, Gregory Elias, Pieter Souer,
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 ...
)
#"Benjamin" (Duiser, Elias, Forsman)
#"Gör det någonting" (Forsberg,
Torgny Söderberg
Sten Torgny Söderberg (26 November 1944 – 5 August 2022) was a Swedish songwriter. He was mainly known for working with Lena Philipsson and wrote schlager songs such as " 100%", "Kärleken är evig" and " Diggi-loo diggi-ley". )
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Gloria
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Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music
* Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise
* Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise
** Gloria (Handel)
** Gloria (Jenkins ...
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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 ly ...
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Umberto Tozzi
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" Stella ...
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#"You Bring Out the Best in Me" (Benjamin Findon, Michael Stanley Myers)
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Mickey
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People Given name or nickname Men
* Mickey Andrews (bor ...
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Nicky Chinn
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,
Mike Chapman
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#"Se på mig" (Forsman, Lasse Holm)
#"Liv" (Forsman, Holm)
#"Visa lite mänsklighet" ("A Little Tenderness") (Michael Leeson, Peter Vale, Liza Öhman)
#"14 maj" ("4th of July") (Forsman, Anthony Cliff, Brian Wade)
#"Du försvinner i natten" ("Paris Dies in the Morning") (Öhman, Andrew McCrorie-Shand)
Charts
References
1983 debut albums
Carola Häggkvist albums
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