Eloise (Arvingarna song)
1993 song by Arvingarna
- Casper Janebrink
- Kim Carlsson
- Tommy Carlsson
- Lars Larsson
Arvingarna
Swedish
Lasse Holm
Gert Lengstrand
Curt-Eric Holmquist
7th
89
"Eloise" is a Swedish-language song written by Gert Lengstrand [sv] and Lasse Holm and performed by Swedish dansband Arvingarna. It won the Melodifestivalen 1993 and finished 7th in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, where it represented Sweden.[1] The country had been one of the favourites to win that year. The highest sets of points, 10, came from Belgium, Austria and Israel, adding up to a total of 89 points.[2]
The song text describes a man who wants to know if a woman called Eloise is more than a friend.
The single peaked at #7 at the Swedish singles chart. At Svensktoppen, the song stayed for 10 weeks with a second place as best result there.
Cover versions
- Swedish heavy metal band Black Ingvars covered the song on their 1995 album Earcandy Six.
- Sandins [sv] performed the song at Dansbandskampen 2008.
- Timo Räisänen performed the song during Melodifestivalen 2010.[3]
See also
- "Elenore", 1968 song by American pop-rock group The Turtles, which Arvingarna covered on their 1992 album Coola killar.
Charts
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
---|---|
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 7 |
External links
- "Eloise" at the Swedish singles chart
References
- ^ "Arvingarnas pengaklirr från "Eloise" – 29 år senare". Expressen. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "1993 - Arvingarna - Eloise". 19 January 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2022 – via Svenska Dagbladet.
- ^ "SVT Play 2010 - Timo tolkar Eloise". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Arvingarna – Eloise". Singles Top 100.
Preceded by | Melodifestivalen winners 1993 | Succeeded by Stjärnorna by Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare |
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- Coola Killar (1992)
- Eloise (1993)
- Tjejer (1994)
- För alltid (1995)
- Nya spår (1997)
- Airplane (1998)
- Lime (1999)
- Diamanter (2001)
- #8 (2005)
- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (2007)
- Underbart (2009)
- Änglar och en massa kärlek (2013)
- Då & nu (1996)
- Collection (2002)
- All Included (2007)
- "Eloise" (1993)
- "Bo Diddley" (1995)
- "Det svär jag på" (1999)
- "I Do" (2019)
- "Tänker inte alls gå hem" (2021)
- "De ensammas promenad" (1998)