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Arvingarna
Arvingarna performing in March 2019, from left to right: Tommy Carlsson, Lars Larsson, Casper Janebrink and Kim Carlsson
Background information
OriginGothenburg, Sweden
GenresDansband
Years active1989–present
LabelsSony
Members
Websitearvingarna.nu

Arvingarna is a Swedish dansband formed in Gothenburg in 1989.[1] The group consists of Casper Janebrink (vocals and bass guitar), Lars Larsson (guitars, vocals and keyboards), Kim Carlsson (vocals and guitars) and Tommy Carlsson (drums and vocals). At Melodifestivalen 1993, they performed the song '"Eloise", which won, allowing Arvingarna to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in Millstreet Co.Cork in May that year, where the song finished 7th.

History

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Arvingarna was founded in 1989, following the members earlier having played heavy metal, without any major successes.[2] 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, and has also being described as a boyband.[3]

The band has competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1993, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2019 and 2021.

In 2019 they participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "I Do", where they placed 7th in the final scoring 64 points.[4] The band returned two years later and participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "Tänker inte alls gå hem" taking part in the first heat on 6 February 2021 where they qualified directly for the finale.[5][6] The finale was held on 13 March 2021 at the Annexet in Stockholm. Arvingarna finished 9th in the final with a total of 44 points.

Personnel

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  • Casper Janebrink – vocals, bass (1989–present)
  • Lars Larsson – guitars, vocals, keyboards (1989–present)
  • Kim Carlsson – vocals, guitars (1989–present)
  • Tommy Carlsson – drums, vocals (1989–present)

Discography

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Albums

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Year Album Peak positions
SWE
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1992 Coola killar 49
1993 Eloise 7
1994 Tjejer 9
1995 För alltid 14
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
2019 I Do 4
2020 När snön faller ner 8
2021 Tänker inte alls gå hem[8] 2
2022 Klart det ska bli jul 1

Compilation albums

Year Album Peak positions
SWE
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2002 Collection  –
2007 All Included - Arvingarnas största hits från 1992-2007 26
2017 Våra allra bästa 14

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions Album
SWE
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1996 Då & nu 38
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
2019 "I Do" 6 Melodifestivalen 2019
2020 "Säg att du är min"[10] — Tänker inte alls gå hem
2021 "Tänker inte alls gå hem" 24
"Sommar igen"[11] —
"Som jag hade dig förut" —[A] Så mycket bättre
"Soluppgång"[13] —
"Prinsessan"[14] —
2022 "Dröm om December" 51 Klart det ska bli jul
"Klart det ska bli jul" 54
"Önska god jul till varann" 97

Notes

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  1. ^ "Som jag hade dig förut" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[12]

Citations

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  1. ^ Discogs
  2. ^ "Hårdrockare blev Arvingarna" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ Michael Nystås (21 December 1999). "1999 blev pojkarnas år". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. ^ Dahlander, Gustav (27 November 2018). "Artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2019: Hela listan – så blir deltävlingarna". Gustavs expertblogg (in Swedish). SVT. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  5. ^ "LISTA: De tävlar i Melodifestivalen 2021". Aftonbladet. December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. ^ These are Sweden’s contenders for the Eurovision Song Contest The Local Retrieved 11 March 2021
  7. ^ a b c "Arvingarna discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Arvingarna presenterar sitt nya album "Tänker inte alls gå hem" - release 13 augusti" (Press release) (in Swedish). Sony Music. Mynewsdesk. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 52". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Säg att du är min - Single by Arvingarna". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Arvingarna släpper nya singeln "Sommar igen" – en låt om sommarens alla härligheter" (Press release) (in Swedish). Sony Music. Mynewsdesk. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 46" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Soluppgång – Single by Arvingarna on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Prinsessan – Single by Arvingarna on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
1993 		Succeeded by
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