Boogaloo (song)

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Boogaloo (originally "Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola")
Eurovision Song Contest 1987 entry
Country Sweden
Artist(s) Lotta Engberg
Language Swedish
Place 12th
Points 50
Lyrics Mikael Wendt and Christer Lundh

Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola, also called Fyra Bugg, is a Swedish language song, written by Mikael Wendt and Christer Lundh. The Swedish pop singer Lotta Engberg won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1987 in Sweden with this song. The lyrics are about summer. Because Sveriges Television were forbidden to have TV adverts, the song was renamed to Boogaloo in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

[edit] Single

On 13 February 1987, the single Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola was released, with the song "En helt ny dag" as the B-side

[edit] Svensktoppen

On 19 April 1987 the song achieved first place in the Swedish chart Svensktoppen. Although Lotta Engberg had many hits throughout her career, Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola is considered her signature song.

[edit] Chart performance

Sweden Top 60
Week 6 May 1987
Position
19
Preceded by
E' de' det här du kallar kärlek by Lasse Holm and Monica Törnell
Melodifestivalen winners
1987
Succeeded by
Stad i ljus by Tommy Körberg
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