Den vilda (meaning "The wild one") is a winter-related song by
Swedish band
One More Time One More Time may refer to:
Film and television
* ''One More Time'' (1931 film), a Merrie Melodies cartoon
* ''One More Time'' (1970 film), a film by Jerry Lewis
* ''One More Time'', a 1974 TV special with Carol Channing, Pearl Bailey, and other ...
, written by . It won the
Melodifestivalen 1996 and hence became the entry at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
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, held in
Oslo
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,
Norway
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.
The song was performed as the 23rd and last entry in the contest. At the close of the voting it had received 100 points and placed 3rd out of 23 entries. It also peaked at #7 on the
Swedish Singles Chart
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.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Recordings in other languages
* "The Wilderness Mistress" is the
English version of "Den vilda", released by One More Time in 1996.
* "Dansaðu vindur" is an
Icelandic cover released by
Eivør Pálsdóttir
Eivor, Eivør or Øyvor is a female given name in the Nordic countries. In Sweden, 4,922 people bear the name. The average age is 78.
The name perhaps originated from either the Proto-Norse word ''auja'', which is thought to mean "good luck", o ...
in the 2008 album ''Frostrósir – Heyr Himnasmiður''.
References
Eurovision songs of 1996
Eurovision songs of Sweden
Melodifestivalen songs of 1996
One More Time (band) songs
Songs written by Nanne Grönvall
1996 songs
Sony Music singles
1996 singles
Songs in Swedish
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