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Lilla fågel blå

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"Lilla fågel blå"
Single by Staffan Hellstrand
from the album Regn
A-side"Lilla fågel blå"
B-side"Månens barn"
Released1993
Genre
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Staffan Hellstrand

"Lilla fågel blå" ("Little Blue Bird") is a song written and recorded by Swedish musician Staffan Hellstrand for his fourth album, Regn (1993).[1]

Hellström said the song was created when he tried to develop the musical ideas from the song "Hela himlen svart" from his previous album, Eld (1992).[2] Song lyrics are about a youth friend of him who suffered from schizophrenia, but the opening words "Det kallas himlen ..." ("It's called heaven ...") has led to people believing the song is dedicated to a deceased person.[2]

For the song, Hellstrand was given a Grammis award for "Song of the year 1993" and the song also won a Rockbjörnen award in the "Swedish song of the year 1993" category.[3]

The single peaked at eight position at the Swedish singles chart. At Dansbandskampen 2009, the song was performed by the Highlights.

Charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 92
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 8

References

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  1. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  2. ^ a b Arbetarbladet 12 July 2009 Historien bakom "Lilla fågel blå
  3. ^ "Alla Rockbjörnsvinnare sedan 1979" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 49. 4 December 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ^ Swedish singles chart positions
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