Hallå Västindien is a

song A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usu ...

written by

Anders Melander Nationalteatern is a Sweden, Swedish progg rock and roll, rock group from the 1970s that featured leftist political lyrics. It was originally a traveling theater ensemble with many members, most notably Ulf Dageby, Anders Melander, Totta Näslund ...

, originally intended to be a

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parody song for the TV series '' Lycka till'' in

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

. Recorded by Felix, it acted as a

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for the

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''Tomorrow''. A Vikingarna recording on the

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

album '' Kramgoa låtar 9''. became one of the band's most successful

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ever. In 1981 the song was also recorded by

Curt Haagers Curt Haagers was a Swedish dansband formed in Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated ...

and released as a single. The song was also performed by

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during

Dansbandskampen 2008 ''Dansbandskampen'' is a television show established by Peter Settman and his production company Baluba. Peter Settman is also the show host. The show is broadcast over Sveriges Television, with season 1 airing October–December 2008. In 2008, ...

. However, not during the Sveriges Television live-broadcastings, but at the official compilation album of Dansbandskamepen that year.Information
at

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