Björn Skifs


Björn Nils Olof Skifs is a Swedish singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter.

Career

Björn Skifs formed his first musical group Slam Creepers in 1962. Slam Creepers split in 1969 and Skifs went on to form a new band, Blåblus made from blue fabric - a pun ) in 1972. As the lead singer of Blue Swede, the band had a No. 1 hit on Billboard Hot 100 in 1974 with a cover of Mark James's "Hooked on a Feeling".
Skifs embarked on a solo career after Slam Creepers broke up in 1969 and previously he had recorded the duet Med varann with Anni-Frid Lyngstad for his 1975 album Schiffz. Skifs appeared as The Arbiter on the original studio album for Chess, released in 1984. A single and video, The Arbiter , was released in 1985. Skifs also recorded several demos for the album, including One Night in Bangkok, later performed by Murray Head. Skifs did not perform the role on stage.
Povel Ramel gave Skifs the Karamelodiktstipendiet award in 1984.
Skifs has represented Sweden twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, both in the 1978 contest and in the 1981 contest. In 2000, he hosted Melodifestivalen, the Swedish heat of the Eurovision Song Contest, along with nine other presenters.
In 2002, he had a major hit with the song "Håll Mitt Hjärta", which is a Swedish version of Peter Hallströms song Same Ol' Story. It stayed on Svensktoppen from 27 April 2003 until 8 January 2006, for a total of 142 weeks. In April 2020, Skifs performed at the Swedish live-show En kväll tillsammans, broadcast on SVT, which aimed to bring in money to the Swedish COVID-19 risk groups. Skifs performed the song "Håll Mitt Hjärta" at the end of the show.

Discography

Albums

EP/Singles