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Blue Swede (Swedish: Blåblus) were a Swedish rock band fronted by Björn Skifs which was active between the years 1973–1979. Blue Swede released two albums of cover versions, including a rendition of "Hooked on a Feeling", which brought them international chart success.
Blue Swede recorded B. J. Thomas' song in 1973, but based its rendition of the song on a 1971 version released by British pop eccentric Jonathan King, which created the "ooga-chaka ooga-chaka...
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Jul 24, 2012 · From Wikipedia: Blue Swede was a Swedish rock band from the early- to mid-1970s that succeeded with a few singles which were covers of other artists' material. The band was first...
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Jul 27, 2023 · Blue Swede released "Hooked on a Feeling" in Sweden in May 1973 and in the United States in February 1974. The song reached number-one in the U.S. for one week in April 1974 and stayed in the...
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Blue Swede was a Swedish rock band fronted by Björn Skifs which was active between 1973-1975. Blue Swede released two albums of cover versions, including a rendition of “Hooked on ...
Swedish hitmakers from the mid-'70s who topped the American charts with "Hooked on a Feeling." Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1970s. Formed. 1973 in Stockholm, Sweden. Genre. Pop/Rock.
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The glam-rock band Blue Swede existed for just a few years in the mid-’70s, but that was long enough to score a No. 1 US hit in 1974 with their cover of “Hooked on a Feeling,” a staple of college parties for decades to come.
