Friends was a
Swedish ''
dansband
(; "dance band"), or in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish language, Swedish term for a band that plays (; "dance band music"). ' is often danced to in partner dance, pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. T ...
'' 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
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...
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.
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
Charting singles
References
Sources
"Friends firade hela natten" ''Aftonbladet'', Feb. 24, 2001.
''Aftonbladet'', May 11, 2001.
''Aftonbladet'', February 27, 2002.
''Aftonbladet'', February 11, 2002.
''Aftonbladet'', February 23, 2001.
''Aftonbladet'', December 17, 2006.
External links
Melodifestivalen winners
Musical groups established in 1999
Musical groups disestablished in 2002
Dansbands
Swedish pop music groups
1999 establishments in Sweden
2002 disestablishments in Sweden
English-language musical groups from Sweden
Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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