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"Tattoo" is a song by Swedish singer Loreen, released as a single on 25 February 2023, through Universal. [1] After winning Melodifestivalen 2023, it represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, winning the competition with 583 points, making Loreen the first female artist to win the contest twice (and second overall, after Johnny Logan), after previously doing so with "Euphoria" in ...
Song / album title Performer 10 July 1962 (5w) "I Can't Stop Loving You" Ray Charles: 14 August 1962 (1w) "Gimme a Little Kiss" Michael Landon: 21 August 1962 (3w) "Speedy Gonzales" Pat Boone: 11 September 1962 (4w) "Dear One" Larry Finnegan: 9 October 1962 (1w) "Twistin' Patricia" Jerry Williams: 16 October 1962 (1w) "The Loco-Motion" Little ...
Swedish popular music, or shortly Swedish pop music, refers to music that has swept the Swedish mainstream at any given point in recent times.After World War II, Swedish pop music was heavily influenced by American jazz, and then by rock-and-roll from the U.S. and the U.K. in the 1950s and 1960s, before developing into dansband music.
"Lovefool" is a song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for Swedish rock band the Cardigans' third studio album, First Band on the Moon (1996). It was released as the album's lead single on 10 August 1996 in Japan. In the United States, the song was serviced to radio two days later.
"Dancing Queen" is a song by the Swedish group ABBA, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Arrival (1976). It was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson. [2]
In hindsight, it was so easy. The tune may have been originally written for a kids' movie (2013's Despicable Me 2 ), but the uptempo, pulsating beats quickly got stuck in the heads of everyone who ...
Sixty-one of Sweden's sixty-two Eurovision representatives have come from Melodifestivalen; the 2020 winner was scheduled to participate in Eurovision before that event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest seven times: in 1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015 and 2023.
Music in Sweden is a vital part of Swedish culture, as evidenced by the national success of musical shows like Allsång på Skansen and Melodifestivalen. [1] Swedish music has also included more modern and influences. On a per capita basis, Sweden is the world's most successful exporter of music. [2]