"Spring för livet" is a 2011 song written by Fredrik Boström and

Sara Varga Sara Varga Madeleine Jonsson (born 14 April 1982), known professionally as Sara Varga, is a Swedish vispop singer, songwriter, author, and DJ. In Summer 2010, Varga went on concert tour together with Swedish boy band Rebound!. In Autumn 2010 she ...

, and performed by Sara Varga at

Melodifestivalen 2011 Melodifestivalen 2011 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2011. It selected Sweden's 51st song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 50th edition of Melodifestivalen. Eric Saade, with the song "Pop ...

, during the third semifinal in Linköping, where the song reached Andra chansen, and later the final, ending up 9th. It also charted at Svensktoppen for 35 weeks. The song's lyrics gained attention for its depiction of abuse, serving as a contrast to the less serious topics common at

Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song ...

Contributors

* Fredrik Boström - bass, programming, Rhodes, percussion, guitar, producer *

Janne Robertsson Janne is a common given name in the Nordic countries. In Denmark, Norway and Estonia it is considered a feminine name, while in Sweden and Finland it is considered masculine. In Sweden and Finland it is often used as a nickname for people with rel ...

- drums *

Lars Hägglund Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was born ...

- drums *

Jesper Nordenström Jesper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer". Some notable people with the name Jesper include: Music * Jesper Koch (born 1967), Danish composer * Jesper Kyd (born 1972), Danish video game and fi ...

- piano *

Mattias Bylund Bengt Axel Mattias Bylund (born 16 June 1970) is a Swedish musician, music arranger and music producer who lives in Gothenburg. In 2016 he received a Grammy Award for string arrangement on Taylor Swift's ''1989 (Taylor Swift album), 1989'' and h ...

- organ *

Mija Folkesson Mija may refer to: * Mija Aleksić (1923–1995), a Serbian actor * Mija Mare, a tributary of the river Jieț in Romania * Mija Martina (born 1984), a singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina *Mija Mică, a tributary of the river Jieț in Romania *Mija ...

- vocals

Charts

References

2011 singles Melodifestivalen songs of 2011 Swedish-language songs Sara Varga songs 2011 songs {{2011-single-stub