Eloise (Arvingarna song)
"Eloise" is a song in Swedish, written by Gert Lengstrand and Lasse Holm, and performed by Swedish "dansband" Arvingarna when it won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1993 and finished 7th in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Sweden had been one of the favourites to win Eurovision that year. Curt-Eric Holmquist was the conductor. The highest set of points, 10, came from Belgium, Austria and Israel. The song received a total of 89 points, resulting in a seventh place.
 "Eloise" | |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 entry | |
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| Lyricist(s) | Gert Lengstrand |
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| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 7th |
| Final points | 89 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "I morgon är en annan dag" (1992) | |
| "Stjärnorna" (1994) ► | |
The song text describes a man who wants to know if Eloise is more than a friend.
The single peaked at #10 at the Swedish singles chart. At Svensktoppen, the song stayed for 10 weeks with a second place as best result there.
Cover versions
- Swedish heavy metal band Black Ingvars covered the song on their 1995 album "Earcandy Six".
- Sandins performed the song at Dansbandskampen 2008.
- Timo Räisänen performed the song during Melodifestivalen 2010.[1]
See also
- "Elenore", 1968 song by American pop-rock group The Turtles, which Arvingarna covered on their 1992 album Coola killar.
External links
References
- SVT Play 2010 - Timo tolkar Eloise Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by I morgon är en annan dag by Christer Björkman |
Melodifestivalen winners 1993 |
Succeeded by Stjärnorna by Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare |
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