Jag ljuger så bra
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"Jag ljuger så bra" is the third single from Swedish pop
singer Linda Bengtzing
, who released from her debut album
Ingenting att förlora
during the first quarter of 2006. Bengtzing performed the song in competition at Melodifestivalen 2006
, finishing seventh in the final.
The song, composed especially for Melodifestivalen
by Lars Diedricson, Martin Hedström, and Ingela “Pling” Forsman
, was originally written for another artist, Jessica Andersson, who instead chose "Kalla nätter" ("Cold Nights") to perform at the contest.
. At the final in Stockholm, it finished in 7th place with 56 points, 34 from juries and 22 from public (138,249 televotes).
three days later. It rose to #4 the next week and peaked at #2 during its fifth week on the charts. It stayed in the Swedish top 60 for a total of 20 weeks.
on 9 April 2006. A third place was the best result there. On 13 August 2006, Jag ljuger så bra made its 19th and last Svensktoppen visit.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Linda Bengtzing
Linda Bengtzing
Linda Birgitta Bengtzing is a Swedish pop singer, famous for her participation in the fourth season of Fame Factory in Sweden and for her entries at Melodifestivalen 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2011- Biography :...
, who released from her debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Ingenting att förlora
Ingenting att Förlora
Ingenting att Förlora was released on March 13, 2006 and is the debut album from the Swedish pop singer Linda Bengtzing. The album had a bad entry in charts with a 55 position, but in second week it uped to number 4. It disappear from the charts five months later...
during the first quarter of 2006. Bengtzing performed the song in competition at Melodifestivalen 2006
Melodifestivalen 2006
Melodifestivalen 2006 was the selection for the 46th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 45th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Leksand, Karlstad, Karlskrona, Gothenburg...
, finishing seventh in the final.
The song, composed especially for Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
by Lars Diedricson, Martin Hedström, and Ingela “Pling” Forsman
Ingela Forsman
Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: Bra vibrationer , Se på mej and Kärleken är...
, was originally written for another artist, Jessica Andersson, who instead chose "Kalla nätter" ("Cold Nights") to perform at the contest.
Melodifestivalen 2006
On February 18, 2006, Bengtzing's performance of the song qualified for the final round of Melodifestivalen 2006 by placing 2nd at the first semifinal in the city of LeksandLeksand
Leksand is a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,861 inhabitants in 2005.- Sport :Leksand is famous for the Leksands IF ice hockey team. Leksand is also home to the Leksands Baseball and Softball Club, one of the oldest and more successful baseball clubs...
. At the final in Stockholm, it finished in 7th place with 56 points, 34 from juries and 22 from public (138,249 televotes).
Chart positions
The single was released in Sweden on March 13, 2006, debuting at #23 on the Swedish singles chartSverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....
three days later. It rose to #4 the next week and peaked at #2 during its fifth week on the charts. It stayed in the Swedish top 60 for a total of 20 weeks.
Svensktoppen
The song directly entered the fourth place at SvensktoppenSvensktoppen
Svensktoppen is a record chart at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. Svensktoppen airs once a week...
on 9 April 2006. A third place was the best result there. On 13 August 2006, Jag ljuger så bra made its 19th and last Svensktoppen visit.