| "Fångad av en stormvind" | ||||
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| Single byCarola | ||||
| from the album Carola Hits | ||||
| Language | Swedish | |||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
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| Songwriter | Stephan Berg | |||
| Producer | Stephan Berg | |||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 entry | ||||
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| Lyricist | Stephan Berg | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st | |||
| Final points | 146 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Som en vind" (1990) | ||||
| "I morgon är en annan dag" (1992) ► | ||||
| Official performance video | ||||
| "Fångad av en stormvind" onYouTube | ||||
"Fångad av en stormvind" (pronounced[ˈfɔ̂ŋːadɑːvɛnˈstɔ̂rːmˌvɪnd];lit. "Captured by a Storm Wind") is a song recorded by Swedish singerCarola, written and produced byStephan Berg. Itrepresented Sweden in theEurovision Song Contest 1991 held inRome, winning the contest, having previously wonthat year'sMelodifestivalen.
"Fångad av en stormvind" peaked at number three on theSwedish Singles Chart and number six on theNorwegian Singles Chart, while its English-language version "Captured by a Lovestorm" charted inAustria,Belgium (Flanders) andThe Netherlands.
"Fångad av en stormvind" was written and produced byStephan Berg and recorded byCarola.
In addition to the original Swedish-language version, she also recorded an English-language version of the song, "Captured by a Lovestorm", with the lyrics written by Richard Hampton.[1] The remix of both versions, called "Hurricane Remix", was done by Emil Hellman.[2]
On 31 March 1991, "Fångad av en stormvind" performed by Carola competed in the30th edition of theMelodifestivalen. It received 78 points - 32 points more than the runner-up song "Ett liv med dej" byTowe Jaarnek - winning the competition. As the festival was used bySveriges Television (SVT) to select their song and performer for the36th edition of theEurovision Song Contest, the song became theSwedish entry, and Carola the performer, for Eurovision.[3]
On 4 May 1991, the Eurovision Song Contest was held atCinecittà studios inRome hosted byRadiotelevisione italiana (RAI), and broadcast live throughout the continent. In her introductory video postcard, Carola sangFiordaliso's "Non voglio mica la luna". She performed "Fångad av en stormvind" eighth on the night, followingLuxembourg's "Un baiser volé" by Sarah Bray, and precedingFrance's "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" byAmina.Anders Berglund conducted the event's orchestra in the performance of the Swedish entry.[4]
At the close of voting, the song had received 146 points, the same number of points as the French entry. Both songs had received also the same number of twelve-point sets. However, Sweden was given the victory as it had received more ten-point votes than France, as that was the tie breaker procedure at the time.[5] That rule had been introduced in order to avoid a split victory, as it had happened at theEurovision Song Contest 1969. The 1991 contest was the first and the last time that procedure was used.
"Fångad av en stormvind" gave Sweden its third victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, following "Waterloo" byABBA in1974 and "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" byHerreys in1984. It was also the second time Carola represented Sweden, as she had taken part in the1983 contest with the song "Främling", which had finished third. She once again representedSweden in2006 with the song "Invincible", placing fifth.[5]
Robbert Tilli fromMusic & Media wrote, "Very reminiscent of one-time winnerBucks Fizz, the song is a typical example of a happy and cheerful first-prize tune."[6]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Sweden (GLF)[17] | Gold | 25,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
The Swedish heavy metal bandBlack Ingvars covered "Fångad av en stormvind" on their 1998 albumSchlager Metal.
In 2000,demoscene artist "Auricom" covered "Fångad av en stormvind" and named it "Fångad av en korvring".[citation needed]
In 2005, Chilean urban singerDJ Méndez performed the song at theAlla tiders Melodifestival, a festival to celebrate the 50 years ofMelodifestivalen. The song reached 9th place among 10 competitors.
| Preceded by | Eurovision Song Contest winners 1991 | Succeeded by "Why Me?" byLinda Martin |
