Herreys

Herreys
Herreys
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Pop
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Various
Members	Per Herrey; Richard Herrey; Louis Herrey

Herreys (Swedish pronunciation: [hɛˈrɛjs]), sometimes Herrey's^[1] or Herrey,^[2] is a Swedish pop group, consisting of the three brothers Per Herrey (born 9 August 1958), Richard Herrey (born 19 August 1964), and Louis Herrey (born 3 November 1966). They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley".^[3] Richard and Louis Herrey became the first teenage males to win Eurovision and remain the youngest-ever male winners, being 19 years and 260 days and 17 years and 184 days of age, respectively.^[4] In 1985, they won the Sopot International Song Festival with "Sommarparty". At the time of their Eurovision win, the brothers were living and working as singers in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Herreys continued to record and tour for a few years, but had no hits of the same magnitude as the Eurovision winner. They were the first European boyband preceding the international boom a few years later. Herreys was the bestselling pop group in Sweden in the 1980s, and enjoyed enormous success touring and performing in excess of 300 live shows.

The three brothers reunited to perform "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" in the intermission of one of the Swedish Melodifestivalen semifinals of 2002.^[5] Richard Herrey made an appearance at Congratulations, a 50th anniversary concert, held in Copenhagen, Denmark in October 2005. In February 2006, Richard Herrey released his first solo album, Jag e Kung. They performed at Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits, the 60th anniversary show in 2015,^[6] and also at the end of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.^[7]

Discography

Albums

1984: Diggi Loo, Diggi Ley
1985: Crazy People
1985: Not Funny
1986: Different I's
1987: Live in Tivoli
1994: Där vindarna möts
1995: Herreys Story
2002: Gyllene Hits
2010: The Greatest Hits

Singles

"Crazy people" / "I'm so sorry"
"You" / "I see the love"
"Kall som is" / "Mirror mirror"
- (#18 in Sweden) (1984)
"Diggi-Loo-Diggi-Ley" (1984)
- (#2 in Sweden, #3 in Belgium, #4 in Finland, #5 in the Netherlands and Norway, #10 in Switzerland, #11 in Germany, #18 in Denmark, #46 in UK)
"People say it's in the air" / "I'm so sorry"
"Varje liten droppe regn" (EP)
- (#11 in Sweden)
"People from Ibiza" / "Sommarparty"
- (#20 in Sweden)
"Din telefon" / "Why Why"
"Chinese Temptation" / "Sweet Love"
"Freedom" / "Little Pretty Girl"
"Min ensamma vrå" / "Livet i dig"
"Öppna dina ögon" / "Hanna"
"Här vill jag leva" / "Hon ger dig allt"
"Sing a Song"

References

^ "Herrey's* - Diggi Loo, Diggi Ley Images", discogs.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
^ "Herrey* - Different I's Images", discogs.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
^ Christian Masson. "1984 - Luxembourg". Songcontest.free.fr. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
^ O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official Celebration. Carlton Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1-78097-638-9. Pages 32-33
^ "Herreys: "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley (Sweden, 2002)". 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via YouTube.
^ "03/04/2015, Eurovision's Greatest Hits - Herreys - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
^ Savage, Mark (9 May 2024). "The Netherlands, Israel and Switzerland among countries heading to the Eurovision final". Live Reporting. BBC. London. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

External links

Richard Herrey's website
Louis Herrey's blog
https://www.instagram.com/per_herrey/
Återförening i gyllene skor Archived 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
The Herrey's discography at Discogs

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Corinne Hermès with "Si la vie est cadeau"	Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1984	Succeeded by Bobbysocks with "La det swinge"
Preceded by Carola with "Främling"	Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984	Succeeded by Kikki Danielsson with "Bra vibrationer"
Preceded by Krystyna Giżowska with "Blue Box"	Winner of Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix 1985	Succeeded by Mara Getz with "Hero Of My Heart"

[1] "Herrey's* - Diggi Loo, Diggi Ley Images", discogs.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

[2] "Herrey* - Different I's Images", discogs.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

[3] Christian Masson. "1984 - Luxembourg". Songcontest.free.fr. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

[4] O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official Celebration. Carlton Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1-78097-638-9. Pages 32-33

[5] "Herreys: "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley (Sweden, 2002)". 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via YouTube.

[6] "03/04/2015, Eurovision's Greatest Hits - Herreys - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 2018-04-04.

[7] Savage, Mark (9 May 2024). "The Netherlands, Israel and Switzerland among countries heading to the Eurovision final". Live Reporting. BBC. London. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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v t e Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Melodifestivalen
Participation	1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	ABBA Afro-dite The Ark Arvingarna Alice Babs Robin Bengtsson Anna Bergendahl Inger Berggren Lars Berghagen Marie Bergman Christer Björkman Brita Borg Carola Chips Kikki Danielsson The Dolls Edin-Ådahl Lotta Engberg Malena Ernman Fame Family Four Forbes Frans Friends Ted Gärdestad Claes-Göran Hederström Herreys Lasse Holm Benjamin Ingrosso Cornelia Jakobs Jan Johansen Jill Johnson Tommy Körberg Tomas Ledin Lill-Babs Lill Lindfors Loreen John Lundvik Siw Malmkvist ~~The Mamas~~ Marcus & Martinus Sanna Nielsen Tommy Nilsson The Nova One More Time Charlotte Perrelli Lena Philipsson Roger Pontare Eric Saade Björn Skifs Martin Stenmarck Robin Stjernberg Svante Thuresson Monica Törnell Tusse Östen Warnerbring Ingvar Wixell Måns Zelmerlöw Monica Zetterlund
Songs	"Absent Friend" "Alla andra får varann" "April, april" "Augustin" "Bara hon älskar mig" "Beatles" "Boogaloo" "Bra vibrationer" "Dag efter dag" "Dance You Off" "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig" "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" "Eloise" "En dag" "En gång i Stockholm" "Euphoria" "Fångad av en stormvind" "Fångad i en dröm" "Främling" "Give Me Your Love" "Härliga sommardag" "Hero" "Heroes" "Hold Me Closer" "I Can't Go On" "I morgon är en annan dag" "If I Were Sorry" "Invincible" "It Hurts" "Jennie, Jennie" "Judy, min vän" "Just nu!" "Kärleken är" "Las Vegas" "Lilla stjärna" "Listen to Your Heartbeat" ~~"Move"~~ "Never Let It Go" "Nygammal vals" "Popular" "Satellit" "Se på mej" "Sol och vår" "Som en dröm" "Som en vind" "Stad i ljus" "Stjärnorna" "Take Me to Your Heaven" "Tattoo" "This Is My Life" "Too Late for Love" "Undo" "Unforgettable" "Den vilda" "Vita vidder" "Voices" "La Voix" "Waterloo" "When Spirits Are Calling My Name" "The Worrying Kind" "You" "You're Summer"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Sweden did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Portugal Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Alice and Franco Battiato Anita Belle and the Devotions Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra Bravo Sophie Carle Dollie de Luxe Maria Guinot Herreys Hot Eyes Ida and Vlado Kirka Maribelle Linda Martin Andy Paul Rainy Day Mary Roos Annick Thoumazeau Jacques Zegers
Songs	"100% d'amour" "Anna Maria Lena" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "Avanti la vie" "Ciao, amore" "Det' lige det" "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "Einfach weg" "Halay" "Hengaillaan" "Ik hou van jou" "Lady, Lady" "Lenge leve livet" "Love Games" "Silêncio e tanta gente" "Terminal 3" "I treni di Tozeur" "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"

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