"Sommaren i city" is a song written by

Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren (born 6 June 1961) is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden (1995, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010), and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran ...

, Håkan Almqvist and Eva Lindblad, and recorded by

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band

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. The single was released in 1991 and became a hit upon release. It appeared on their 1992 album ''Äventyr i natten''. The song charted on the

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for 12 weeks between 1 September and 17 November 1991, peaking at number three. The track was also recorded by the band Lollipops for their 2001 album ''Vårat sommarlov'', and Markus Landgren, Hannah Westin and Ida Hellberg from on the reality television show

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in 2003. The song incorporated instrumentals from

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and

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drums.

Charts

References

1991 songs Songs written by Bobby Ljunggren Songs in Swedish {{1990s-pop-song-stub