Arvingarna

Arvingarna
Background information
Origin Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres Dansband
Years active 1989–present
Labels Sony Music
Members Casper Janebrink
Lars Larsson
Kim Carlsson
Tommy Carlsson

Arvingarna is a Swedish dansband,[1] which was formed in 1989 and which competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1993, 1995, 1999 and 2002. In 1993 they won with the song '"Eloise" and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, where the song finished 7th.

The band's name ("The heirs") refers to the group member's parents, who also were active in "dansbands".

Arvingarna plays a form of dansband music that is it inspired by pop music and rock music.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions
SWE
[2]
1992 Coola killar 49
1993 Eloise 7
1994 Tjejer 9
1995 För alltid 14
1996 Då & nu 38
1997 Nya spår 41
1998 Airplane  
1999 Lime 13
2001 Diamanter 17
2005 #8 23
2007 Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 42
2009 Underbart 35
2009 Arvingarna upp till dans 35
2009 Änglar och en massa kärlek 20
Compilation albums
Year Album Peak positions
SWE
[2]
2002 Collection  
2007 All Included - Arvingarnas största hits från 1992-2007 26

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
SWE
[2]
1993 "Eloise" 10 Eloise
1995 "Bo Diddley" 21 För alltid
1997 "Pamela" 2 Nya spår
1999 "Det svär jag på" 39 Lime
2005 "Hon kommer med sommaren" 52 #8

Members

References

  1. Discogs
  2. 1 2 3 "Arvingarna discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Christer Björkman
with "I morgon är en annan dag"
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
1993
Succeeded by
Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare
with "Stjärnorna"
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