- Friends (group)
Friends were a Swedish "
dansband " 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 thereality television show "Friends på turne" ("Friends on Tour"), made byBert Karlsson for TV4. The show was a success and Friends competed onMelodifestivalen 2000 but lost. They wonMelodifestivalen 2001 with "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" and represented Sweden at theEurovision Song Contest 2001 with the English version of the song, "Listen To Your Heartbeat" wearing sexy, tight, leather fitted clothing. Prior to the Eurovision performance, the Swedish delegation was forced to pay royalties to the team behindLiefde Is Een Kaartspel , an earlier Belgian entry, making the song the first admitted case of plagiarism in Eurovision history. [Sietse Bakker. [http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/1744 "Swedish entry 2001 now officially plagiarism."] "esctoday.com", August 9, 2003. Retrieved February 26, 2008.]The band split in 2002, with Nina and Kim forming their own duo.
References
* [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,34676,00.html "Friends firade hela natten"] , "Aftonbladet", Feb. 24, 2001. sv icon
* [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,55338,00.html "Kommer vi sämre än 16:e lämnar vi landet"] , "Aftonbladet", May 11, 2001. sv icon
* [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,135562,00.html "Gå ner i spagat och raka av sig håret"] , "Aftonbladet", February 27, 2002. sv icon
* [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,131028,00.html "En grammis på torsdag skulle inte sitta fel"] , "Aftonbladet", February 11, 2002. sv icon
* [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,34339,00.html "Ska man ha roligt bör man bli gay"] , "Aftonbladet", February 23, 2001. sv icon
* [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,956412,00.html "Här slutar hon – med en kyss"] , "Aftonbladet", December 17, 2006. sv iconExternal links
* [http://www.underholdningsnettet.dk/friends.htm Site with all facts on Friends]
* [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,43419,00.html/ Friends' thoughts on the ESC songs, "Aftonbladet"] sv icon
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