Chips (band)

Swedish pop band

Chips

Origin| Sweden
Genres|

* Country
* country pop
* pop
* schlager

Years active| 1979–1983
Labels| Mariann

Musical artist

Chips was a Swedish country group formed in Sweden in 1979.

## History

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Chips finished 4th in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980 with the song "Mycke' mycke' mer", with Lars Westman, Lisa Magnusson, Mats Rådberg and Monica Silverstrand (back then Barwén) as background singers. After Melodifestivalen 1980, Britta ”Tanja” Johansson also became a member. In 1980, the album Chips was released and shortly after this, Elisabeth Andreasson became a member. Just some weeks after this, they toured the former West Germany.

Under a new name Sweets 'n Chips, which they used since a dansband also said they owned the right for the name Chips, the group competed at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1981, and finished second with the song "God morgon". A little bit later the group was reduced to two members, Danielsson and Andreasson, although Holm stayed as songwriter.

Chips won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1982, with the song "Dag efter dag". They represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 in Harrogate in the United Kingdom, there they finished 8th.

After the 1982 Swedish Melodifestivalen success, the album Having a Party was released, and sold around 100,000 copies in Sweden. They toured the northern parts of Europe and had a successful 1982. However, the group split in 1983, due to limited success outside Sweden and Norway, and also because both members had solo careers.[1]

## Discography

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* Chips (1980)
* Having a Party (1982)

## Svensktoppen songs

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* "Mycké, mycké mer" (1980)[2]
* "High School" (1980)[2]
* "God morgon" (1981)[3]
* "Här kommer solen" (1982)[4]
* "Dag efter dag" (1982)

## Personnel

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Principal members

* Kikki Danielsson – vocals (1979–1983)
* Lasse Holm – vocals, piano (1979–1983)
* Britta Johansson – vocals (1980–1981)
* Elisabeth Andreassen – vocals (1980–1983)

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Björn Skifs
with "Fångad i en dröm"

|  Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
1982  | Succeeded by

Carola
with "Främling"

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Chips

* Britta Johansson
* Elisabeth Andreasson
* Kikki Danielsson
* Lasse Holm

Studio albums|

* Chips (1980)
* Having a Party (1982)

Compilation albums|

* 20 bästa låtar (1997)

Melodifestivalen songs|

* "Mycke' mycke' mer" (1980)
* "God morgon" (1981)
* "Dag efter dag" (1982)

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* e

Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest

National selection: Melodifestivalen

Participation|

* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Artists|

* ABBA
* Afro-dite
* The Ark
* Arvingarna
* Alice Babs
* Robin Bengtsson
* Anna Bergendahl
* Inger Berggren
* Lars Berghagen
* Marie Bergman
* Christer Björkman
* Brita Borg
* Carola
* Chips
* Kikki Danielsson
* The Dolls
* Edin-Ådahl
* Lotta Engberg
* Malena Ernman
* Fame
* Family Four
* Forbes
* Frans
* Friends
* Ted Gärdestad
* Claes-Göran Hederström
* Herreys
* Lasse Holm
* Benjamin Ingrosso
* Cornelia Jakobs
* Jan Johansen
* Jill Johnson
* KAJ
* Tommy Körberg
* Tomas Ledin
* Lill-Babs
* Lill Lindfors
* Loreen
* John Lundvik
* Siw Malmkvist
* ~~The Mamas~~
* Marcus & Martinus
* Sanna Nielsen
* Tommy Nilsson
* The Nova
* One More Time
* Charlotte Perrelli
* Lena Philipsson
* Roger Pontare
* Eric Saade
* Björn Skifs
* Martin Stenmarck
* Robin Stjernberg
* Svante Thuresson
* Monica Törnell
* Tusse
* Östen Warnerbring
* Ingvar Wixell
* Måns Zelmerlöw
* Monica Zetterlund

Songs|

* "Absent Friend"
* "Alla andra får varann"
* "April, april"
* "Augustin"
* "Bara bada bastu"
* "Bara hon älskar mig"
* "Beatles"
* "Boogaloo"
* "Bra vibrationer"
* "Dag efter dag"
* "Dance You Off"
* "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten"
* "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig"
* "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"
* "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?"
* "Eloise"
* "En dag"
* "En gång i Stockholm"
* "Euphoria"
* "Fångad av en stormvind"
* "Fångad i en dröm"
* "Främling"
* "Give Me Your Love"
* "Härliga sommardag"
* "Hero"
* "Heroes"
* "Hold Me Closer"
* "I Can't Go On"
* "I morgon är en annan dag"
* "If I Were Sorry"
* "Invincible"
* "It Hurts"
* "Jennie, Jennie"
* "Judy, min vän"
* "Just nu!"
* "Kärleken är"
* "Las Vegas"
* "Lilla stjärna"
* "Listen to Your Heartbeat"
* ~~"Move"~~
* "Never Let It Go"
* "Nygammal vals"
* "Popular"
* "Satellit"
* "Se på mej"
* "Sol och vår"
* "Som en dröm"
* "Som en vind"
* "Stad i ljus"
* "Stjärnorna"
* "Take Me to Your Heaven"
* "Tattoo"
* "This Is My Life"
* "Too Late for Love"
* "Undo"
* "Unforgettable"
* "Den vilda"
* "Vita vidder"
* "Voices"
* "La Voix"
* "Waterloo"
* "When Spirits Are Calling My Name"
* "The Worrying Kind"
* "You"
* "You're Summer"

Note: Entries scored out signify where Sweden did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Countries|

| Final|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland
* Germany
* Ireland
* Israel
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

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Disqualified|

* Greece

Artists|

| Final|

* Aska
* Bardo
* Brixx
* Chips
* Bill van Dijk
* Doce
* The Duskeys
* Kojo
* Lucía
* Mess
* Neco
* Nicole
* Stella
* Svetlana
* Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan
* Avi Toledano
* Anna Vissi
* Arlette Zola

|

Disqualified|

* Themis Adamantidis

Songs|

| Final|

* "Adieu"
* "Amour on t'aime"
* "Bem bom"
* "Ein bißchen Frieden"
* "Cours après le temps"
* "Dag efter dag"
* "Él"
* "Halo, halo"
* "Hani?"
* "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
* "Hora"
* "Jij en ik"
* "Mono i agapi"
* "Nuku pommiin"
* "One Step Further"
* "Si tu aimes ma musique"
* "Sonntag"
* "Video-video"

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Disqualified|

* "Sarantapente kopelies"

## Citations

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1. ^ Hanna Othman (20 April 2015). "Eurovisionen år 1982" (in Swedish). Svenska yle. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
2. ^ a b "Svensktoppen 1980" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1980. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
3. ^ "Svensktoppen 1981" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1981. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
4. ^ "Svensktoppen 1982" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1982. Retrieved 14 March 2012.

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