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"Fröken Fräken" is a song written by
Thore Skogman Elof Lars "Thore" Skogman (9 March 1931 – 9 December 2007) was a popular Swedish singer, songwriter, actor and entertainer. Skogman was born in Hallstahammar, Sweden. While working as an accountant and sales manager during the 1950s, he made ...
and recorded by Sven-Ingvars, who released it as a single in 1964. Their version charted at
Svensktoppen ''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 ch ...
for six weeks between 21 November 1964 and 9 January 1965, peaking at first position. Thore Skogman recorded the song on 10 November 1963, and released it in December 1965 on the EP featuring ''
Pop opp i topp "Pop opp i topp" is a song written by Thore Skogman, and was originally recorded as a duet between Thore Skogman and Lill-Babs for the 1965 film '' Pang i bygget''. Lyrically, the song describe the popular musical developments during the 1950s an ...
''. The song also became successful outside Sweden, recordings in
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, Finnish, Norwegian, French,
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, Icelandic and
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as "Sophietje" med den folkkäre holländske artisten
Johnny Lion John van Leeuwarden (4 July 1941 – 31 January 2019), who recorded under the name Johnny Lion, was a Dutch singer, journalist and actor. His best known song as a solo artist was his hit single "Sophietje". He also recorded with The Jumping Jew ...
. In 2008, the song was performed at ''
Dansbandskampen Dansbandskampen is a television show established by Peter Settman and his production company Baluba. Peter Settman is also the show host. The show is broadcast over Sveriges Television, with season 1 airing October–December 2008. In 2008, five b ...
'' by Scotts, who included it on their 2008 album '' På vårt sätt'' 2008.


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1964 singles 1964 songs Sven-Ingvars songs Scotts (band) songs Songs written by Thore Skogman Swedish-language songs {{1960s-pop-song-stub