Främling (song)
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 Främling |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1983 entry | ||
| Country | Sweden | |
| Artist(s) | Carola Häggkvist | |
| As | Carola | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Composer(s) | Lasse Holm | |
| Lyricist(s) | Monica Forsberg | |
| Conductor(s) | Anders Ekdahl | |
| Place | 3rd | |
| Points | 126 | |
| Lyrics | from Diggiloo Thrush | |
Främling, written by Lasse Holm and Monica Forsberg and arranged by Lennart Sjöholm, was the song performed by the 16-year-old Carola Häggkvist which won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1983.
At the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 in Munich in the former West Germany the song finished third.
Främling as best reached a 5th place at the Swedish singles charts.
[edit] Trivia
- Kikki Danielsson 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.
[edit] Cover versions
- The Swedish heavy metal group Black Ingvars covered "Främling" on their 1998 album Schlager Metal.
- The Norwegian free-jazz band Farmers Market has covered "Främling" on several concerts, and on their 2008 album "Surfin' USSR".
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[edit] External links
| Preceded by Dag efter dag by Chips |
Melodifestivalen winners 1983 |
Succeeded by Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley by Herreys |
