Fröken Fräken
| "Fröken Fräken" | |
|---|---|
Single by Sven-Ingvars | |
| A-side | "Fröken Fräken" |
| B-side | "Min gitarr" |
| Released | 1964 |
| Format | grammophone record |
| Recorded | Philips |
| Genre | popular music |
| Songwriter(s) | Thore Skogman |
Fröken Fräken is a song written by Thore Skogman, and recorded by Sven-Ingvars, who released it as a single in 1964[1] Their version charted at Svensktoppen for six weeks between 21 November 1964[2]-9 January 1965,[3] peaking at first position.
Thore Skogman recorded the song on 10 November 1963, and released it in December 1965 on the EP featuring Pop opp i topp.[4]
The song also became successful outside Sweden, recordings in Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, French, English, Icelandic and Dutch as "Sophietje"[5] med den folkkäre holländske artisten Johnny Lion.[6]
In 2008 the song was performed at Dansbandskampen by Scotts, who also included it on their 2008 album På vårt sätt 2008.[7]
Chart trajectory
| Chart (1964–1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
Norway | 1[8] |
References
^ "Fröken fräken" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1964. Retrieved 23 April 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Svensktoppen - 1964
^ Svensktoppen - 1965
^ "Svensk mediedatabas". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
^ "T.Skogman Discography at Discogs". Retrieved 24 January 2012.
^ "Muziekencyclopedie - Johnny Lion" (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2012.
^ "På vårt sätt". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
^ "Fröken Fräken". Norwegiancharts. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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