Främling (song)

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"Främling"
Single by Carola Häggkvist
from the album Främling
LanguageSwedish
B-side"Liv"
Released1983
GenreSchlager
Length2:57 (album version)
LabelMariann
Composer(s)Lasse Holm
Lyricist(s)Monica Forsberg
Producer(s)Lasse Holm
Carola Häggkvist singles chronology
"Främling"
(1983) 		"Hunger"
(1983)
Eurovision Song Contest 1983 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Conductor
Anders Ekdahl
Finals performance
Final result
3rd
Final points
126
Entry chronology
◄ "Dag efter dag" (1982)
"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" (1984) ►

"Främling" (Swedish pronunciation:

Melodifestivalen 1983
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Background

Conception

"Främling" was composed by Lasse Holm, with Swedish lyrics by Monica Forsberg, and was arranged by Lennart Sjöholm [sv].[1]

National Selection

"Främling" performed by a 16-year-old

22nd edition of the Melodifestivalen, winning the competition. As this Melodifestivalen was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) to select its song and performer for the 28th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, the song became the Swedish entrant, and Carola the performer, for Eurovision.[2] Kikki Danielsson was first asked to sing "Främling", but instead she chose "Varför är kärleken röd?", which finished second.[citation needed
]

In addition to the Swedish language original version, Carola recorded the song in English –as "Love Isn't Love" with lyrics by Stuart Slater–, German –as "Fremder"–, Dutch –as "Je ogen hebben geen geheimen"–, and in an English-Dutch-Swedish version.[1]

Eurovision

On 23 April 1983, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the

Italy's entry "Per Lucia" by Riccardo Fogli. Anders Ekdahl conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the Swedish entry.[3]

At the close of voting, it had received 126 points, placing third in a field of twenty.[4]

Chart history

"Främling" became a huge hit in Scandinavia, charting in Finland, Norway and Sweden, peaking at number six, one and five.

Weekly charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Denmark (IFPI)[5] 1
Finland (
Suomen virallinen lista)[6]
 6
Norway (VG-lista)[7] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 5

Legacy

References

  1. ^ a b ""Främling" - lyrics". The Diggiloo Thrush.
  2. ^ "Sweden: Melodifestival 1983". Eurovisionworld.
  3. EBU
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  4. ^ "Official Eurovision Song Contest 1983 scoreboard". Eurovision Song Contest.
  5. ^ Danish Singles Chart 24 June 1983
  6. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021" (PDF) (in Finnish). Musiikkiarkisto. p. 43. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Carola Häggkvist – Främling". VG-lista. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Carola Häggkvist – Främling". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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