Drängarna
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Background information | |
Origin | Sweden |
Genres | Rock, Pop, Dansband |
Years active | 1995 |
Website | drangarna |
Drängarna (The Farmhands) is a Swedish rock-pop/dansband that was formed in 1995, with group members are Yala Gunter, Sunna Robert, Lasse i Torp () and Olav i Fossen (). Drängarna now consists of Johan i Backen () on vocals, Sunna Robert () on violin and vocals, and Olav i Fossen on the accordion.
"Vill du bli min fru" was their most well-known song in 1995. The single sold around 35,000 copies and the album sold around 100,000 copies. Other hit songs include "Kung över ängarna" and "Snickerboa".[1]
In September 2006, they released their album Himlen kan vänta, with hit songs "Raggaren", "Såpornas kung", and "Ei saa peittää".
They participated in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Piga och dräng".[2]
Legal issues[]
Drängarna's greatest hit song, "Vill du bli min fru", was subject to some controversy in 2002, when it was decided by the Supreme Court of Sweden that an eight-bar violin part was plagiarized from a song by the group Landslaget. This was the first copyright infringement case tried in Sweden. As a result, Drängarna's label Regatta was forced to pay damages and courtroom costs.
Discography[]
Singles[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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SWE | |||
"Piga och dräng" | 2020 | 11 | Non-album single |
References[]
- ^ "Drängarna stämda för stöld av åtta takter". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Nöjesbladet avslöjar: Kultbandet till Mello". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
External links[]
- Swedish musical groups
- Melodifestivalen contestants
- Swedish musical group stubs