Friends was a Swedish dansband or pop group formed in 1999 and made up of Stefan Brunzell, Tony Haglund, Kristian Hermanson, Nina Inhammar, Kim Kärnfalk and Peter Strandberg. They were put together from auditions on the reality television show Friends på turne (Friends on Tour), made by Bert Karlsson for TV4. The show was a success and Friends competed on Melodifestivalen 2000, reaching second place. They won Melodifestivalen 2001 with "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the English version of the song, "Listen to Your Heartbeat.” Following their Eurovision participation, the Swedish delegation was forced to pay royalties to the team behind "Liefde is een kaartspel", the 1996 Belgian entry, making the song the first admitted case of plagiarism in Eurovision history.[1]
The band split in 2002, with Inhammar and Kärnfalk forming their own duo Nina & Kim. In 2004, they attempted to represent Sweden with their song “En Gång För Alla” but came 7th in the second pre-selection round. After 2006, Kärnfalk continued as a solo artist.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE [2] | ||
| Friends på turné |
|
8 |
| Blickar som tänder Lyssna till ditt hjärta |
|
17 |
| Listen to Your Heartbeat |
|
3 |
| Dance with Me |
|
15 |
Charting singles
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [2] | |||
| "Vi behöver varann" | 1999 | 25 | Friends på turné |
| "Vad jag än säger dig" | 2000 | 48 | |
| "När jag tänker på i morgon" | 14 | Blickar som tänder | |
| "Holiday" | 42 | ||
| "En liten röst" | 2001 | 41 | non album single |
| "Lyssna till ditt hjärta"/"Listen to your Heartbeat" | 4 | Blickar som tänder (re-release) | |
| "I'd Love You to Want Me" | 32 | Listen to Your Heartbeat | |
| "The One That You Need" | 2002 | 24 | Dance with Me |
| "Dance with Me" | 52 | ||
| "What If" (with Darin) | 2009 | 51 | Flashback |
References
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (9 August 2003). "Swedish entry 2001 now officially plagiarism". Esctoday. Archived from the original on 14 February 2004.
- ^ a b Peak positions in Sweden:"Discography Friends". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
Sources
- "Friends firade hela natten", Aftonbladet, Feb. 24, 2001. (in Swedish)
- "Kommer vi sämre än 16:e lämnar vi landet", Aftonbladet, May 11, 2001. (in Swedish)
- "Gå ner i spagat och raka av sig håret", Aftonbladet, February 27, 2002. (in Swedish)
- "En grammis på torsdag skulle inte sitta fel", Aftonbladet, February 11, 2002. (in Swedish)
- "Ska man ha roligt bör man bli gay", Aftonbladet, February 23, 2001. (in Swedish)
- "Här slutar hon – med en kyss", Aftonbladet, December 17, 2006. (in Swedish)
External links
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| National | |
| Artists | |
