Fångad av en stormvind

"Fångad av en stormvind" (pronounced [ˈfɔ̂ŋːad ɑːv ɛn ˈstɔ̂rːmˌvɪnd]; lit. "Captured by a Storm Wind") is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Carola Häggkvist. It was written and produced by Stephan Berg. The song is the best known as Sweden's winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 held in Rome, Italy, with 146 points.

"Fångad av en stormvind"
Single by Carola Häggkvist
from the album Carola Hits
Released1991
GenreSwedish schlager
Length3:00
Label
Songwriter(s)Stephan Berg
Producer(s)Stephan Berg
Carola Häggkvist singles chronology
"Every Beat of My Heart"
(1990)		 "Fångad av en stormvind"
(1991)		 "Stop Tellin' Me Lies"
(1991)
Eurovision Song Contest 1991 entry
Country
Language
Conductor
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
146
Entry chronology
◄ "Som en vind" (1990)
"I morgon är en annan dag" (1992) ►

"Fångad av en stormvind" peaked at number three on the Swedish Singles Chart and number six on the Norwegian Singles Chart, while its English-language version "Captured by a Lovestorm" charted in Austria, Belgium (Flanders) and The Netherlands.

Critical reception

Robbert Tilli from Music & Media wrote, "Very reminiscent of one-time winner Bucks Fizz, the song is a typical example of a happy and cheerful first-prize tune."[1]

Eurovision Song Contest

Carola earned the right to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 after convincingly winning Melodifestivalen 1991. Her entry received 78 points, 32 points more than the runner-up song "Ett liv med dej" by Towe Jaarnek.[2]

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, which was held in Rome, Italy, Carola performed eighth, following Luxembourg's Sarah Bray with "Un baiser volé", and preceding France's Amina with "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison". At the end of the voting procedure, Sweden and France had 146 points each, and had received the same number of twelve-point sets. However, Sweden was given the victory as it had received more ten-point votes than France, as that was the procedure at the time.[3] That rule had been introduced in order to avoid a split victory, as it had happened at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969. The 1991 contest was the first and the last time that procedure was used.

Carola gave Sweden its third victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, following ABBA with "Waterloo" in 1974 and Herreys with "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" in 1984. It was also the second time Carola represented Sweden in Eurovision: she had taken part in the 1983 contest with the song "Främling", which had finished third. She once again represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Invincible", placing fifth.[3]

Other versions

In addition to the original Swedish-language version, Carola also recorded an English-language version of the song, "Captured by a Lovestorm", with the lyrics written by Richard Hampton.[4] The remix of both versions, called "Hurricane Remix", was done by Emil Hellman.[5]

Track listing

Charts
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 15
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 37
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[10] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 65
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 3

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[14] Gold 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

The Swedish heavy metal band Black Ingvars covered "Fångad av en stormvind" on their 1998 album Schlager Metal.

In 2000, demoscene artist "Auricom" covered "Fångad av en stormvind" and named it "Fångad av en korvring". This version of the song was later used in the site OMFGDOGS.

In 2005, Chilean urban singer DJ Méndez performed the song at the Alla tiders Melodifestival, a festival to celebrate the 50 years of Melodifestivalen. The song reached 9th place among 10 competitors.

See also

References
  1. Tilli, Robbert (25 May 1991). "Spotlight: Carola" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 15. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. "Melodifestivalen 1991". Sveriges Television Archives (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. "Eurovision Song Contest 1991". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. "Carola – Fångad Av En Stormvind (Vinyl, 7", Single)". Discogs. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. "Carola – Captured by a Lovestorm (Vinyl, 12")". Discogs. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. "Carola – Captured by a Lovestorm" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. "Carola – Captured by a Lovestorm" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 25. 22 June 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 27. 9 July 1991. p. 40. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  10. "Carola – Captured By A Lovestorm" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  11. "Carola – Captured by a Lovestorm" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  12. "Carola – Fångad av en stormvind". VG-lista. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  13. "Carola – Fångad av en stormvind". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  14. "Carola Häggkvist – Fångad av en stormvind: Certificat" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
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