Jag trodde änglarna fanns

1999 song
"Jag trodde änglarna fanns"
Song
LanguageSwedish, Norwegian
Released1999 (1999)
Songwriter(s)William Kristoffersen

"Jag trodde änglarna fanns" is a song written by William Kristoffersen [no], which was recorded as a vocal duet by Kikki Danielsson and Ole Ivars in 1999, becoming a major hit in Norway.

The song originally appeared on Danielsson's 1999 compilation album I mitt hjärta[1] and Ole Ivars' studio album Ole Ivars i 2000, also 1999. It was also released in Norway in 1999 as the B-side for the Ole Ivars single "I mitt hjärta brinner lågan", also a duet with Danielsson.[2]

In 2011, Danielsson re-recorded the song for her album Första dagen på resten av mitt liv.[3]

Other recordings

  • The song has been recorded by Claes Lövgrens on the 2002 album Rosor från himlen.[4] and Matz Bladhs in 2006. It was also recorded by Bengt Hennings on the 2009 album Låt kärleken slå till.[5] In 2013, Ole Ivars recorded the song with Lynn Anderson, in English as "You Are the Light of My Life".
  • In May 2017, the song was recorded by Kamferdrops in a more modern version[6] and on 12 May the same year it was released in Norway and Sweden. Kamferdrops made her first live appearance with the song at TV4:s Sommarkrysset on 10 June that year.[7]

Charts

Kamferdrops recording

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 33
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 2

References

  1. ^ Zendry Svärdkrona (19 March 2002). "Okänd norsk skiva av Kikki" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Musikk" (in Swedish). Ole Ivars. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Första dagen på resten av mitt liv" (in Swedish). Swedish Mediatadatabse. 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Rosor från himlen" (in Swedish). Swedish Mediatdatabase. 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Låt kärleken slå till" (in Swedish). Swedish Mediatdatabase. 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Hon är hemliga kvinnan bakom Kamferdrops: "Kikki är drottningen"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Kamferdrops - Jag trodde änglarna fanns - Sommarkrysset - med Lottodragningen - tv4.se". TV4. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Jag trodde änglarna fanns" (in Swedish). Norwegiancharts. 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Jag trodde änglarna fanns" (in Swedish). Swedishcharts. 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

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