Herreys
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| Herreys | |
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| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Various |
| Members | |
| Per Herrey Richard Herrey Louis Herrey |
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Herreys, or Herrey's, is a Swedish pop group, consisting of the three Mormon 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".[1] In 1985, they won the Sopot International Song Festival with "Sommarparty på Stranden". At the time Herreys won Eurovision, the brothers were living and working as singers in the United States. As a result, all three of the Herrey brothers are fluent in English as well as Swedish.
Herreys continued to record and tour for a few years, but had no hits of the same magnitude as the Eurovision winner. Louis Herrey decided he needed to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and with his brothers' permission he left for two years leading to the breakup of Herreys.
The three brothers reunited to perform "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" in the intermission of one of the Swedish Melodifestivalen semifinals of 2002. 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.
In August 2009, Herreys performed at the party of the recreational cycling ride VasaTrampet in Mora, Sweden.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] 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
[edit] 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, #5 in 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"
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Richard Herrey's website
- Louis Herrey's blog
- Återförening i gyllene skor
- The Herrey's discography at Discogs
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by with "Si la vie est cadeau" |
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 |
Succeeded by with "La det swinge" |
| Preceded by Carola with "Främling" |
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 |
Succeeded by Kikki Danielsson with "Bra vibrationer" |
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