Moviestar (Harpo song)

"Moviestar" is a popular 1975 song, written and performed by Swedish pop singer Harpo. The single was produced and arranged by Bengt Palmers. It reached number 1 in Sweden, Norway, Austria, Switzerland and Germany,[1] number 3 in Australia, number 9 in New Zealand, number 13 in Ireland and number 24 in the UK.[2] A Swedish language version was also released in Sweden which went to number 1 on the Svensktoppen radio chart on 10 July 1976.

For other songs with similar titles, see Movie Star (disambiguation).
"Moviestar"
Single by Harpo
from the album Moviestar
A-side"Moviestar"
B-side"Teddy Love", "I Don't Know Why"
Released1975
GenrePop, Schlager
LabelEMI (Europe), DJM (UK)
Songwriter(s)Harpo
Producer(s)Bengt Palmers

Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA was one of the backing vocalists singing the words "Moviestar, oh Moviestar, ooh".

  • The song was covered by the French-German duo Stereo Total on their 1995 release Oh Ah! and used on the soundtrack to the romantic comedy movie The Tao of Steve (2000).
  • The German synthpop band And One covered it on their 1997 album Nordhausen.
  • In 1984 the Spanish singer Miguel Gallardo made a new adaptation. He called the song "Tu Amante o Tu Enemigo". The lyrics have nothing to do with the original in English but retain the melody.
  • The song was used in Nissan commercials on the Swedish TV Channel TV4 in 1996 and 1997.
  • The song was covered by Swedish singer Evelyn on her 1999 release "Partystarter".
  • In 1989 the Norwegian ice hockey player Espen «Shampoo» Knutsen released a Norwegian adaption called «Hockeystar». The lyrics is about his dream of becoming a hockeystar, and is built the original lyrics.

Charts
Chart (1975-1976) Peak
position
Austria 1
Germany 1
Norway 1
Sweden 1
Switzerland 1
Australia[3] 3
Belgium 3
Netherlands 3
New Zealand 9
Ireland 13
United Kingdom 24

References
  1. The German chart positions are taken from Günter Ehnert (ed.): Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956–1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press 1990, p. 93
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 244. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 133. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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