"Främling" (; "Stranger"), written by Lasse Holm and Monica Forsberg and arranged by , was the song performed by the 16-year-old Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist which won the

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. At the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 in Munich, in the former West Germany, the song finished third. It was performed fourth on the night, after the 's song " I'm Never Giving Up" by

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, and before 's entry " Per Lucia" by Riccardo Fogli. "Främling" became a huge hit in Scandinavia, charting in Finland, Norway and Sweden, peaking at number six, one and five.

Trivia

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was first asked to sing "Främling", but instead she chose " Varför är kärleken röd?", which finished second in the Swedish Melodifestivalen that year. *"Främling" was also written with text versions in German, Dutch and English as, respectively, "Fremder", "Je ogen hebben geen geheimen" and "Love Isn't Love".

Cover versions

* The Swedish heavy metal group Black Ingvars covered "Främling" on their 1998 album '' Schlager Metal''. * Finnish singer

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covered the song in Finnish, as "Muukalainen" (also translating as "stranger"). * The Norwegian free-jazz band

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has covered "Främling" on several concerts, and on their 2008 album '' Surfin' USSR''. Farmers Market often use unusual time signatures, and their version of Främling switch between 11/16, 15/16, 7/16 and 13/16. The live version usually also has four bars of 2/4.

Charts

References

1983 songs Carola Häggkvist songs Eurovision songs of 1983 Melodifestivalen songs of 1983 Eurovision songs of Sweden Songs written by Lasse Holm Songs written by Monica Forsberg Music based on art Mariann Grammofon singles Number-one singles in Norway 1983 singles Schlager songs {{1980s-pop-song-stub