Dag Efter Dag
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Dag efter dag (English: Day after Day) is a song in Swedish, with melody by Lasse Holm and text by Monica Forsberg. The pop and country group Chips won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1982 with "Dag efter dag", and the song was sung by Kikki Danielsson and Elisabeth Andreasson. Chips finished eighth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song. On April 18, 1982, the song reached the first place at the music hitlist Svensktoppen; where it stayed for nine rounds. In 1982, "Dag efter dag" was also released as a single. Chips also recorded the song with a text in English, Day after Day.
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[edit] Trivia
- Monica Forsberg wrote the text. It is said that she did it one day when she was sick, but wanted to stay happy.
- On June 13, 1982, the song was the last song to be number one at Svensktoppen, before the program was removed the first time.
Preceded by Fångad i en dröm by Björn Skifs |
Melodifestivalen winners 1982 |
Succeeded by Främling by Carola Häggkvist |