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Svenne and Lotta

January 01, 1970

Svenne & Lotta (in some countries as Sven & Charlotte) was a pop duo composed of Svenne Hedlund and Lotta Hedlund. They met in 1967, when (along with future ABBA member Benny Andersson) Svenne Hedlund was the vocalist in the band Hep Stars and a black woman Charlotte Jean Walker, which was Lotta Hedlund's name at that time, toured in Sweden with the all-girl US R&B trio The Sherrys.

Svenne & Lotta
Svenne and Lotta perform at Stockholm Pride 2008 with the Hep Stars.
Background information
OriginSweden
GenresRock, pop
Years active1969–2014
LabelsOlga Records, Cupol, EMI, Polar Music, Sonet Records, Gazell Records, PolyGram, Universal
MembersSvenne Hedlund
Lotta Hedlund

History edit

It was at Jerry Williams' 'Hamburger börs' show that the couple met, after which they spent time together during the Swedish leg of Lotta's concert tour with the Sherrys. Upon Lotta's return to America, the pair missed each other that Lotta soon travelled back to Sweden; this time with her three children. Seeking parental approval, Lotta also brought her mother to meet Svenne.

With the Hep Stars' popularity diminishing, Lotta was brought in as a new member of the band, along with Benny's songwriting colleague, Björn Ulvaeus. This constellation released two studio albums on their own record label Romance Records, Compromise and Tillsammans. The new line-up didn't last long however, with Benny and Björn setting their sights on international stardom with their fiancées, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog. Aiming to follow in ABBA's victorious footsteps, Svenne and Lotta competed in the Swedish heats for the Eurovision Song Contest, Melodifestivalen 1975, with the song "Bang-A-Boomerang", but finished 3rd. The song however became their breakthrough in Scandinavia, and the duo became especially popular in Denmark. In the early 1980s they even took the unusual step of recording a Danish-language version of their Swedish hit "När Dagen Försvinner" (a cover of Alan Sorrenti's "Tu sei l'unica donna per me"), retitled "Når Dagen Forsvinder".

As artists on the Polar Music record label, owned by ABBA's manager Stig Anderson, Svenne & Lotta released various singles and albums produced by Benny and Björn. These mainly composed of covers of 1960s hits, later on their own material. Throughout the years they got more songs delivered by their producers, like "If We Only Had the Time" and "Roly Poly Girl", both previously recorded in Swedish by Björn and Benny as "Tänk om jorden vore ung" and "Kära gamla sol" respectively on their 1970 album Lycka. Most notable of all is arguably "Funky Feet", included on Svenne & Lotta's 1976 album Letters; originally written for ABBA's Arrival album, Benny and Björn felt it was too similar to the already-recorded "Dancing Queen"; one of two officially released recordings of the track; the other being Australian pop duo The Studs, who scored a Top 10 in Australia in 1977 with the song. In 1974 the group released a cover of ABBA's "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" as a single in Australia, backed with a version of "He Is Your Brother". The single was produced by ABBA's Björn and Benny and the duo subsequently also recorded a Swedish language version of the A-side, entitled "Kom ta en sista dans med mig", which became a major Svensktoppen hit in 1975.[1]

In 1980, Svenne and Lotta signed with Sonet Records and released three albums produced by Ola Håkansson, at the time lead singer with the band Secret Service. The albums featured material written by among others Håkansson, Peo Thyrén, Tim Norell and Alexander Bard, who also went on to find international success with Army of Lovers in the 1990s. From the early 1980s the couple resided in Sävsjö, Småland, and from the early 1990s they frequently toured Scandinavia, occasionally under the moniker The Hep Stars. After 2000, Sven teamed up with some other Swedish 1960s male singers as the act Idolerna (The Idols).

In 2000, the duo returned to Melodifestivalen, and they sang "Bara du och jag" with Swedish rappers Balsam Boys (Gustav Eurén and Stefan Deak). In 2005, they also made a special anniversary appearance in the show, performing "Bang-A-Boomerang" for 30 years after they first competed with the song.

Svenne and Lotta remained active and released records in Swedish, English, and Danish until their divorce in 2014.

Albums discography edit

  • Songs We Sang 68 Hep Stars - Lotta not credited] (Olga Records, 1968)
  • Hep Stars På Svenska [Hep Stars - Lotta not credited] (Olga Records, 1969)
  • Hep Stars Bästa [Hep Stars - Lotta not credited] (Olga Records, 1970)
  • Compromise (Romance Records/CBS-Cupol, 1970)
  • Tillsammans (Romance Records/CBS-Cupol, 1971)
  • Oldies But Goodies (Polar Music, 1973) (Polydor Records, Germany, 1973)
  • Svenne & Lotta Med Hep Stars 1966-1968 (EMI, 1973)
  • Svenne & Lotta/2 (Polar Music, 1975)
  • Letters (Polar Music, 1976)
  • 20 Golden Hits [includes four tracks originally released as 'The Hep Stars'; "Holiday for Clowns", "A Flower in My Garden", "Let It Be Me" & "Speedy Gonzales"] (Polar Music, 1977)
  • Bring It On Home (Polar Music, 1978)
  • Rolls-Royce (Gazell/Sonet, 1980)
  • Det Är En Härlig Feeling (Gazell/Sonet, 1981)
  • Love in Colour (Sonet, 1983)
  • Från Cadillac Till Rolls-Royce [Hep Stars/Svenne & Lotta] (Sonet, 1991)
  • Nästan Bara På Svenska [Svenne & Lotta med Hep Stars] (EMI, 1992)
  • Oldies But Greatest (new versions of greatest hits, CMC, Denmark, 1995)
  • Oldies But Greatest 2 (new versions of greatest hits, CMC, Denmark, 1995)
  • The Very Best of Svenne & Lotta (new versions of greatest hits, Go On Deluxe, Denmark, 1996)
  • The Great Collection (new versions of greatest hits, double album, CMC, Denmark, 2000)
  • Tio Gyllene År Med Svenne & Lotta - 1973-1983 (Universal Music, 2002)
  • 20 Golden Hits (Universal Music, 2004)

Main singles discography edit

  • "Let It Be Me" ("Je t'appartiens") / "Groovy Summertime" [Hep Stars - Lotta not credited] (Olga Records, 1968)
  • "I sagans land" / "Tända på varann" [Hep Stars - Lotta not credited] (Olga Records, 1968)
  • "Holiday for Clowns" / "A Flower in My Garden" [Hep Stars - Lotta not credited] (Olga Records, 1968]
  • "Speleman" / "Precis som alla andra" [Hep Stars - Lotta not credited] (Olga Records, 1969)
  • "Speedy Gonzales" / "Är det inte kärlek säg?" ("Little Green Apples") [Hep Stars - Lotta not credited] (Olga Records, 1969)
  • "Speedy Gonzales" / "Let It Be Me" ("Je t'appartiens") [Hep Stars med Svenne & Lotta] (EMI, Denmark, 1969)
  • "Små små ord" / "Världen e' nog som den e'" (Romance Records, 1971)
  • "Peter Pan" / "Blunda lite grann och dröm" (Date Records, 1972)
  • "Sandy" / "Makin' Love" (Polar Music, 1973) (Polydor Records, Germany, 1973), (Laurie Records, US, 1974)
  • "Be My Baby" / "Ginny Come Lately" (Polar Music, 1973),
  • "Do You Want to Dance?" / "Just Ask Your Heart" (Polar Music, 1973)
  • "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" / "The Dreamer (Hush-A-Bye)" (Polar Music, 1973)
  • "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" / "He Is Your Brother" (Polar Music, 1974), (RCA Records, Australia, 1974), (MGM Records, US, 1974)
  • "Bang en boomerang" / "Kom ta en sista dans med mig" ("Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" (Polar Music, 1975)
  • "Bang-A-Boomerang" / "Roly Poly Girl" ("Kära gamla sol") (Polar Music, 1975), (Polydor Records, Germany, 1975), (IBC Records, Belgium, 1975), (Morningstar Records, US, 1976) - AUS #94[2]
  • "Extra Extra (Read All About It)" / "Changes" (Polar Music, 1976), (RCA Records, Australia, 1976)
  • "Funky Feet" / "Rocky" (Polar Music, 1976)
  • "Can't Stop Myself (From Loving You)" / "Where Were You" ("Har du glömt") (Polydor Records, Germany, 1979)
  • "All Day in Love" / "När dagen försvinner" ("Tu sei l'unica donna per me") (Gazell/Sonet, 1980)
  • "Don't Put Me Down" / "Queen of the Night" (Gazell/Sonet, 1980)
  • "Når Dagen Forsvinder" ("Tu sei l'unica donna per me") / "All Day in Love" (Gazell/Sonet, Denmark, 1980)
  • "Om jag fick leva om mitt liv" ("I'll Never Be the One") / "När jag behövde dig mest" ("Just When I Needed You Most") (Gazell/Sonet, 1981)
  • "Här är min symfoni" ("This Is My Symphony") / "Bara du" ("Only You") (Gazell/Sonet, 1982)
  • "Svenne & Lotta Medley Mix" (CMC Records, Denmark, 1994)[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ Scott, Robert (2002). ABBA: Thank You for the Music - The Stories Behind Every Song. Great Britain: Carlton Books Limited. p. 50. ISBN 978-1847323309.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 301. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Svenne & Lotta discography". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Svenne & Lotta". Discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

External links edit

  • Official Hep Stars/Svenne & Lotta home page
  • Svenne and Lotta discography at Discogs

January 01, 1970
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Svenne and Lotta news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Svenne amp Lotta in some countries as Sven amp Charlotte was a pop duo composed of Svenne Hedlund and Lotta Hedlund They met in 1967 when along with future ABBA member Benny Andersson Svenne Hedlund was the vocalist in the band Hep Stars and a black woman Charlotte Jean Walker which was Lotta Hedlund s name at that time toured in Sweden with the all girl US R amp B trio The Sherrys Svenne amp LottaSvenne and Lotta perform at Stockholm Pride 2008 with the Hep Stars Background informationOriginSwedenGenresRock popYears active1969 2014LabelsOlga Records Cupol EMI Polar Music Sonet Records Gazell Records PolyGram UniversalMembersSvenne HedlundLotta Hedlund Contents 1 History 2 Albums discography 3 Main singles discography 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIt was at Jerry Williams Hamburger bors show that the couple met after which they spent time together during the Swedish leg of Lotta s concert tour with the Sherrys Upon Lotta s return to America the pair missed each other that Lotta soon travelled back to Sweden this time with her three children Seeking parental approval Lotta also brought her mother to meet Svenne With the Hep Stars popularity diminishing Lotta was brought in as a new member of the band along with Benny s songwriting colleague Bjorn Ulvaeus This constellation released two studio albums on their own record label Romance Records Compromise and Tillsammans The new line up didn t last long however with Benny and Bjorn setting their sights on international stardom with their fiancees Anni Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog Aiming to follow in ABBA s victorious footsteps Svenne and Lotta competed in the Swedish heats for the Eurovision Song Contest Melodifestivalen 1975 with the song Bang A Boomerang but finished 3rd The song however became their breakthrough in Scandinavia and the duo became especially popular in Denmark In the early 1980s they even took the unusual step of recording a Danish language version of their Swedish hit Nar Dagen Forsvinner a cover of Alan Sorrenti s Tu sei l unica donna per me retitled Nar Dagen Forsvinder As artists on the Polar Music record label owned by ABBA s manager Stig Anderson Svenne amp Lotta released various singles and albums produced by Benny and Bjorn These mainly composed of covers of 1960s hits later on their own material Throughout the years they got more songs delivered by their producers like If We Only Had the Time and Roly Poly Girl both previously recorded in Swedish by Bjorn and Benny as Tank om jorden vore ung and Kara gamla sol respectively on their 1970 album Lycka Most notable of all is arguably Funky Feet included on Svenne amp Lotta s 1976 album Letters originally written for ABBA s Arrival album Benny and Bjorn felt it was too similar to the already recorded Dancing Queen one of two officially released recordings of the track the other being Australian pop duo The Studs who scored a Top 10 in Australia in 1977 with the song In 1974 the group released a cover of ABBA s Dance While the Music Still Goes On as a single in Australia backed with a version of He Is Your Brother The single was produced by ABBA s Bjorn and Benny and the duo subsequently also recorded a Swedish language version of the A side entitled Kom ta en sista dans med mig which became a major Svensktoppen hit in 1975 1 In 1980 Svenne and Lotta signed with Sonet Records and released three albums produced by Ola Hakansson at the time lead singer with the band Secret Service The albums featured material written by among others Hakansson Peo Thyren Tim Norell and Alexander Bard who also went on to find international success with Army of Lovers in the 1990s From the early 1980s the couple resided in Savsjo Smaland and from the early 1990s they frequently toured Scandinavia occasionally under the moniker The Hep Stars After 2000 Sven teamed up with some other Swedish 1960s male singers as the act Idolerna The Idols In 2000 the duo returned to Melodifestivalen and they sang Bara du och jag with Swedish rappers Balsam Boys Gustav Euren and Stefan Deak In 2005 they also made a special anniversary appearance in the show performing Bang A Boomerang for 30 years after they first competed with the song Svenne and Lotta remained active and released records in Swedish English and Danish until their divorce in 2014 Albums discography editSongs We Sang 68 Hep Stars Lotta not credited Olga Records 1968 Hep Stars Pa Svenska Hep Stars Lotta not credited Olga Records 1969 Hep Stars Basta Hep Stars Lotta not credited Olga Records 1970 Compromise Romance Records CBS Cupol 1970 Tillsammans Romance Records CBS Cupol 1971 Oldies But Goodies Polar Music 1973 Polydor Records Germany 1973 Svenne amp Lotta Med Hep Stars 1966 1968 EMI 1973 Svenne amp Lotta 2 Polar Music 1975 Letters Polar Music 1976 20 Golden Hits includes four tracks originally released as The Hep Stars Holiday for Clowns A Flower in My Garden Let It Be Me amp Speedy Gonzales Polar Music 1977 Bring It On Home Polar Music 1978 Rolls Royce Gazell Sonet 1980 Det Ar En Harlig Feeling Gazell Sonet 1981 Love in Colour Sonet 1983 Fran Cadillac Till Rolls Royce Hep Stars Svenne amp Lotta Sonet 1991 Nastan Bara Pa Svenska Svenne amp Lotta med Hep Stars EMI 1992 Oldies But Greatest new versions of greatest hits CMC Denmark 1995 Oldies But Greatest 2 new versions of greatest hits CMC Denmark 1995 The Very Best of Svenne amp Lotta new versions of greatest hits Go On Deluxe Denmark 1996 The Great Collection new versions of greatest hits double album CMC Denmark 2000 Tio Gyllene Ar Med Svenne amp Lotta 1973 1983 Universal Music 2002 20 Golden Hits Universal Music 2004 Main singles discography edit Let It Be Me Je t appartiens Groovy Summertime Hep Stars Lotta not credited Olga Records 1968 I sagans land Tanda pa varann Hep Stars Lotta not credited Olga Records 1968 Holiday for Clowns A Flower in My Garden Hep Stars Lotta not credited Olga Records 1968 Speleman Precis som alla andra Hep Stars Lotta not credited Olga Records 1969 Speedy Gonzales Ar det inte karlek sag Little Green Apples Hep Stars Lotta not credited Olga Records 1969 Speedy Gonzales Let It Be Me Je t appartiens Hep Stars med Svenne amp Lotta EMI Denmark 1969 Sma sma ord Varlden e nog som den e Romance Records 1971 Peter Pan Blunda lite grann och drom Date Records 1972 Sandy Makin Love Polar Music 1973 Polydor Records Germany 1973 Laurie Records US 1974 Be My Baby Ginny Come Lately Polar Music 1973 Do You Want to Dance Just Ask Your Heart Polar Music 1973 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do The Dreamer Hush A Bye Polar Music 1973 Dance While the Music Still Goes On He Is Your Brother Polar Music 1974 RCA Records Australia 1974 MGM Records US 1974 Bang en boomerang Kom ta en sista dans med mig Dance While the Music Still Goes On Polar Music 1975 Bang A Boomerang Roly Poly Girl Kara gamla sol Polar Music 1975 Polydor Records Germany 1975 IBC Records Belgium 1975 Morningstar Records US 1976 AUS 94 2 Extra Extra Read All About It Changes Polar Music 1976 RCA Records Australia 1976 Funky Feet Rocky Polar Music 1976 Can t Stop Myself From Loving You Where Were You Har du glomt Polydor Records Germany 1979 All Day in Love Nar dagen forsvinner Tu sei l unica donna per me Gazell Sonet 1980 Don t Put Me Down Queen of the Night Gazell Sonet 1980 Nar Dagen Forsvinder Tu sei l unica donna per me All Day in Love Gazell Sonet Denmark 1980 Om jag fick leva om mitt liv I ll Never Be the One Nar jag behovde dig mest Just When I Needed You Most Gazell Sonet 1981 Har ar min symfoni This Is My Symphony Bara du Only You Gazell Sonet 1982 Svenne amp Lotta Medley Mix CMC Records Denmark 1994 3 4 References edit Scott Robert 2002 ABBA Thank You for the Music The Stories Behind Every Song Great Britain Carlton Books Limited p 50 ISBN 978 1847323309 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 301 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Svenne amp Lotta discography RateYourMusic Retrieved 9 April 2019 Svenne amp Lotta Discogs Retrieved 9 April 2019 External links editOfficial Hep Stars Svenne amp Lotta home page Svenne amp Lotta Danish biography Svenne and Lotta discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Svenne and Lotta amp oldid 1170317432, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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