Kikki, Bettan & Lotta
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Kikki, Bettan & Lotta was a Swedish
-Norwegian
super trio
, active 2001-2004 and consisting Kikki Danielsson
, Elisabeth "Bettan" Andreassen
and Lotta Engberg
.
"Feels Like Home". It was the first time they sang together all three as a group. However, Kikki Danielsson
and Elisabeth Andreassen
had sung together in the band Chips
in the early 1980s, when they won Melodifestivalen 1982
with Dag efter dag
. On the other hand, Kikki competed with Bettan at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
when Kikki was representing Sweden, while Bettan won for Norway as a part of Bobbysocks
.
Kikki, Bettan & Lotta competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2002
, singing the song
Vem é dé du vill ha
(written by Thomas G:son
), finishing third in the Swedish final on March 1, 2002. On March 8, 2002 they released the album 20 år med oss - Vem é dé du vill ha
. The following year, the ladies entered the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix 2003
with Din hånd i min hånd (music again by G:son, lyrics by Bettan), finishing fourth.
On July 9, 2002 the trio appeared in Allsång på Skansen
. On July 14, 2002, they appeared in the celebration of Swedish crown princess Victoria's
25th birthday on Öland
.
Since 2002 they were also touring Sweden with their own three-star show, until 2004 when Kikki fell out for "personal reasons". Bettan and Lotta continued to tour for some time alone.
, Towa Carson
and Siw Malmkvist
, formed a similar group called Hanson, Carlson & Malmkvist to enter Melodifestivalen 2004
with the song "C'est la vie", which also is a song by G:son.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
-Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
super trio
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
, active 2001-2004 and consisting Kikki Danielsson
Kikki Danielsson
Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She is also famous for yodeling in some songs. Kikki Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until...
, Elisabeth "Bettan" Andreassen
Elisabeth Andreassen
Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen - also known as just "Bettan" - is a Swedish-Norwegian singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest....
and Lotta Engberg
Lotta Engberg
-External links:* *...
.
Carrier together
In November 2000, they sang together at the TV-aid En helg för världens barn, there they sang the songSong
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
"Feels Like Home". It was the first time they sang together all three as a group. However, Kikki Danielsson
Kikki Danielsson
Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She is also famous for yodeling in some songs. Kikki Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until...
and Elisabeth Andreassen
Elisabeth Andreassen
Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen - also known as just "Bettan" - is a Swedish-Norwegian singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest....
had sung together in the band Chips
Chips (band)
Chips was a Swedish country and pop group, formed in 1979 by Kikki Danielsson and Lasse Holm, and split in 1983.Chips finished 4th in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980 with the song "Mycke' mycke' mer", with Lars Westman, Lisa Magnusson, Mats Rådberg and Monica Silverstrand as background singers...
in the early 1980s, when they won Melodifestivalen 1982
Melodifestivalen 1982
Melodifestivalen 1982 was the selection for the 22nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 21st time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...
with Dag efter dag
Dag Efter Dag
"Dag efter dag" is a song in Swedish, with melody by Lasse Holm and text by Monica Forsberg. The pop and country group Chips won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1982 with the song, which was sung by Kikki Danielsson and Elisabeth Andreasson. Chips finished eighth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982...
. On the other hand, Kikki competed with Bettan at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Eurovision Song Contest 1985
The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The presenter was Lill Lindfors, and Norwegian duo Bobbysocks! was the winner of this Eurovision with the song "La det swinge"....
when Kikki was representing Sweden, while Bettan won for Norway as a part of Bobbysocks
Bobbysocks
For the 1950s teen rage see Bobby soxerBobbysocks! were a Norwegian pop duo consisting of Norwegian Hanne Krogh and Swedish-Norwegian Elisabeth Andreassen. They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "La det swinge" ....
.
Kikki, Bettan & Lotta competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2002
Melodifestivalen 2002
Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st 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 Växjö, Norrköping, Sundsvall, Falun and a...
, singing the song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
Vem é dé du vill ha
Vem é dé du vill ha
Vem é dé du vill ha is a pop song in Swedish, written by Thomas G:son and Calle Kindbom. With the song, Kikki, Bettan & Lotta competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2002, where the song finished 3rd...
(written by Thomas G:son
Thomas G:son
Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs...
), finishing third in the Swedish final on March 1, 2002. On March 8, 2002 they released the album 20 år med oss - Vem é dé du vill ha
20 år med oss - Vem é dé du vill ha
-Chart trajectory:-External links:*...
. The following year, the ladies entered the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix 2003
Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1960.The festival has produced three Eurovision winners and...
with Din hånd i min hånd (music again by G:son, lyrics by Bettan), finishing fourth.
On July 9, 2002 the trio appeared in Allsång på Skansen
Allsång på Skansen
Allsång på Skansen is a Swedish show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays between 8pm and 9pm. The audience is supposed to sing along with musical guests, to well-known Swedish songs. The show started in 1935 on a small scale - about fifty people in the audience...
. On July 14, 2002, they appeared in the celebration of Swedish crown princess Victoria's
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland is the heiress-apparent to the Swedish throne. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she will be Sweden's fourth queen regnant .-Early life:...
25th birthday on Öland
Öland
' is the second largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of 1,342 km² and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. The island has 25,000 inhabitants, but during Swedish Midsummer it is visited by up to 500,000 people...
.
Since 2002 they were also touring Sweden with their own three-star show, until 2004 when Kikki fell out for "personal reasons". Bettan and Lotta continued to tour for some time alone.
See also
In 2004, three other veteran Swedish singers, Ann-Louise HansonAnn-Louise Hanson
Ann-Louise Hanson is a Swedish singer and has been involved in the music industry for over 40 years.Many of her solo recordings from the 1960s feature Bruno Glenmarks Orkester and, following their marriage, Ann-Louise and Bruno Glenmark formed the group Glenmarks with Bruno's niece Karin and...
, Towa Carson
Towa Carson
Towa Carson , born on 31 March 1936 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, is a Swedish schlager singer. She debuted in 1954 and had the most success in the 1950s and 1960s, when she recorded many duets with Lasse Lönndahl...
and Siw Malmkvist
Siw Malmkvist
Siw "Siwan" Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist is a Swedish singer who is popular in Scandinavia and Germany...
, formed a similar group called Hanson, Carlson & Malmkvist to enter Melodifestivalen 2004
Melodifestivalen 2004
Melodifestivalen 2004 was the selection for the 44th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 43rd 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 Karlstad, Gothenburg, Umeå, Malmö and a...
with the song "C'est la vie", which also is a song by G:son.