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Björn Skifs
12+ albums
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Björn Skifs (born April 20, 1947 in Vansbro, the province of Dalarna, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, actor and screenwriter. Björn Skifs formed his first musical group, the Slam Creepers in 1963. Slam Creepers split in 1969, and Skifs went on to form a new band, Blåblus, in 1972. As Blue Swede the band had a No.1 hit on Billboard in 1974 with a cover on Hooked on a Feeling. Björn Skifs left the band in 1976 to pursue a solo career. He did the role of The Arbiter on the original studio album for Chess. Povel Ramel gave him his award Karamelodiktstipendiet in 1984. Björn Skifs represented Sweden twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, in the 1978 contest and the 1981 contest. In 2000 he hosted Melodifestivalen, the Swedish heat of the Eurovision Song Contest. Eurovision Song Contest 1978 - Paris Entry for Sweden Performer: Björn Skifs Song title: Det blir alltid värre framåt natten Song writer(s): Song composer(s): Peter Himmelstrand Sang in Position: 20 Final Positon: 14 Total Points: 26 For the third time in Eurovision Song Contest history, the event was held in France. After having hosted the two previous contests in Cannes, French Television decided to host it in the capital Paris. A record of 20 countries participated this year. Denmark returned to the contest after 11 years of absence. Turkey also participated, and no country withdrew from the previous year. For the first time, the show was presented by two persons, Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone. It
top songs
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Hooked On A Feeling
40,5962Michelangelo (Men Så Svara Då!)
22,1793Det Blir Alltid Värre Framåt Natten
10,0264Är på väg
8,6575When You Tell The World You're Mine
8,6146Håll Mitt Hjärta (Same Old Story)
7,3437Härligt, Härligt Men Farligt, Farligt
6,3988Krama Dej
6,1689Fångad I En Dröm
5,53010Opening Ceremony
4,178
