"Juliette & Jonathan" is a 1996 Swedish language

Swedish language

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 pop song

Pop music

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 that Lotta Engberg

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 sang when she competed in the Swedish

Sweden

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 Melodifestivalen 1996

Melodifestivalen 1996

Melodifestivalen 1996 was the selection for the 36th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 35th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1323 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...

, and finished 3rd. The song was written by Monica Forsberg

Monica Forsberg

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 and Torgny Söderberg

Torgny Söderberg

Sten Torgny Söderberg is a Swedish songwriter. He has worked a lot together with Lena Philipsson and written schlager songs such as 100%, Kärleken är evig and Diggi-loo diggi-ley. Diggi-loo diggi-ley won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1984 and even the Eurovision Song Contest 1984.- References :...

. Even Lena Philipsson

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 has recorded this song, and she released it on her 2006 album

Album

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 "Lady Star

Lady Star

Lady Star was released on April 7 2006 and is an album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson.-Track listing:#Juliette & Jonathan#Det är här jag har mitt live#Stanna här hos mej#Vindarnas väg#Fly Me over the Rainbow#Jag sänder på min radio...

". At first, it was thought that Lena Philipsson should sing this song at Melodifestivalen 1996

Melodifestivalen 1996

Melodifestivalen 1996 was the selection for the 36th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 35th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1323 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...

. "Juliette & Jonathan" is a song whose text is about love

Love

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, but has an anti-racist

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 theme

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. The song text is about Juliette and Jonathan, two people from different backgrounds who fall in love with each other. According to the song text, love doesn't know any borders or color of skin.

The single peaked at #51 at the Swedish singles chart.

At Svensktoppen

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, the song stayed for 5 weeks, 20 April-18 May 1996, with a 3rd place as best result there.

The song won the 1996 Second Chance Contest

OGAE Second Chance Contest

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Cover versions

This song has been covered (titled "Juliet ja Joonatan") by the Finnish

Finland

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 singer Anna Eriksson on her 1997 album

Album

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 Anna Eriksson. The Lena Philipsson version is on her 2006 album Lady Star

Lady Star

Lady Star was released on April 7 2006 and is an album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson.-Track listing:#Juliette & Jonathan#Det är här jag har mitt live#Stanna här hos mej#Vindarnas väg#Fly Me over the Rainbow#Jag sänder på min radio...

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Lotta Engberg version chart performance

Sweden Top 60
Week	29 March 1996	5 April 1996
Position	51	59

External links

• "Juliette & Jonathan" at the Swedish singles chart.