Moviestar (song)
| "Moviestar" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Harpo | |
| from the album Moviestar | |
| A-side | "Moviestar" |
| B-side | "Teddy Love", "I Don't Know Why" |
| Released | 1975 |
| Format | Gramophone record |
| Genre | Pop, Schlager |
| Label | EMI (Europe), DJM (UK) |
| Writer(s) | Harpo |
Not to be confused with Movie Star (song).
"Moviestar" is a popular 1975 song, written and performed by Swedish pop singer Harpo. The single was produced and arranged by Bengt Palmers. It reached number 1 in Sweden and Germany,[1] number 3 in Australia and number 24 in the UK.[2] A Swedish language version was also released in Sweden which went to number 1 on the Svensktoppen radio chart on 10 July 1976.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA was one of the backing vocalists singing the words "Moviestar, oh Moviestar, ooh".
- The song was covered by the French-German duo Stereo Total on their 1995 release Oh Ah! and used on the soundtrack to the romantic comedy movie The Tao of Steve (2000).
- The German synthpop band And One covered it on their 1997 album Nordhausen.
- In 1984 the spanish singer Miguel Gallardo made a new adaptation. He call the song "Tu amigo o tu amante" the lyrics has nothing to do with the original in english but retain the melody.
- The song was used in car commercials on the Swedish TV Channel TV4 in 1996 and 1997.