Chips was a Swedish

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group formed in Sweden in 1979.

History

Chips finished 4th in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980 with the

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" Mycke' mycke' mer", with Lars Westman, Lisa Magnusson, Mats Rådberg and Monica Silverstrand (back then Barwén) as background singers. After Melodifestivalen 1980, Johansson also became a member. In 1980, the

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''Chips'' was released and shortly after this,

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became a member. Just some weeks after this, they toured the former

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. Under a new name ''Sweets 'n Chips'', which they used since a

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also said they owned the right for the name Chips, the group competed at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1981, and finished second with the song " God morgon". A little bit later the group was reduced t