"Astrologen" ("''The Astrologer''") is a song written by

Magnus Uggla Per Allan Magnus Claësson Uggla (pronounced ; born 18 June 1954) is a Swedish entertainer, composer, actor, and occasional radio host. He is known for his satirical lyrics. Uggla was born in Stockholm. He was the lead singer of the hard rock ...

, appearing on his 1983 album '' Välkommen till folkhemmet''. The characteristic string arrangement was, as usual, made by Anders Henriksson. Uggla wrote the song while being together with a girl who was interested in

astrological signs In Western astrology, astrological signs are the twelve 30-degree sectors that make up Earth's 360-degree orbit around the Sun. The signs enumerate from the first day of spring, known as the First Point of Aries, which is the vernal equinox. T ...

. He first wanted to sing it as a duet with

Agnetha Fältskog Agneta Åse "Agnetha" Fältskog (; born 5 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and a former member of the pop group ABBA. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 Agnetha Fältskog (album), self-titled debut alb ...

, but she was working on a solo album, and Uggla said he was afraid of asking. The song was recorded by Date for their 2010 album '' Här och nu!''.

Darin Zanyar Darin Zanyar (born 2 June 1987), prefessionally known as Darin, is a Kurdish-Swedish pop singer and songwriter born in Stockholm. He first came into prominence on the television talent show '' Idol''. Darin has released nine studio albums, eight ...

performed the song in the 2012 edition of ''

Så mycket bättre Så mycket bättre (, ) is a Swedish reality television show broadcast on TV4 (Sweden), TV4. The basic premise is that each participating musician performs their own version of a well-known song by another artist, with each episode focusing on ...

'' (season 3). His version peaked at number two on the

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

Charts

Darin Zanyar version

Weekly charts

Darin Zanyar version

Year-end charts

References

1983 songs Darin (singer) songs Magnus Uggla songs Songs written by Magnus Uggla Songs in Swedish {{1980s-pop-song-stub