Andra Generationen is a Swedish band with

Balkan music Balkan music is a type of music found in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. The music is characterised by complex rhythm. Famous bands in Balkan music include Taraf de Haïdouks, Fanfare Ciocărlia, and No Smoking Orchestra. Historica ...

roots. It was formed in 1988. The group's debut album, '' Kärlekens land'', charted at #31 on the

Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish R ...

on 27 February 2004. Four years later they appeared in

Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Son ...

with the song "

Kebabpizza Slivovitza Kebabpizza Slivovitza is a song performed at Melodifestivalen 2008 by the group Andra Generationen. Being knocked out at the semifinals, the song lyrics depict traditions by immigrants in Sweden, especially those from the Balkan Peninsula, like ...

", which became their first big hit and charted at #2 on the

Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish ...

. The album containing the song, ''Extra allt'', charted at #32 on the albums chart. In 2010 they participated in Melodifestivalen again, this time together with

Dogge Doggelito Douglas León, known by his stage name Dogge Doggelito (born 24 July 1975) is a Swedish rapper, lecturer, author and artist. He is also among the founders of '' The Latin Kings'' (TLK) -- one of Sweden's most successful rap groups. Doggelito is ...

. The song, " Hippare hoppare", charted at #45.

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External links

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Swedish musical groups Swedish-language musical groups Musical groups established in 1988 1988 establishments in Sweden Melodifestivalen contestants of 2010 Melodifestivalen contestants of 2008 {{Sweden-band-stub