Sparvöga
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Sparvöga is a 1989
single by Swedish
artist Marie Fredriksson
, known internationally from the duo Roxette
. The single was not originally part of an album, but was written for the TV-series Sparvöga, which in turn was based on Ann-Charlotte Alverfors's book by the same name. The single was released in March of 1989, and the next month peaked at number six on the Swedish charts. As such it was Fredriksson's highest charting single ever until the release of "Där du andas
" in 2008, that reached the number one spot.
The Swedish
word "sparvöga" literally means "sparrow
-eye", but is used figuratively to describe particularly sharp human eyes, similar to the English
hawk-eye.
1989 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
single by Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
artist Marie Fredriksson
Marie Fredriksson
is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and pianist, best known for forming one half of the pop duo Roxette, which she created together with Per Gessle in 1986...
, known internationally from the duo Roxette
Roxette
Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle . Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act from the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!...
. The single was not originally part of an album, but was written for the TV-series Sparvöga, which in turn was based on Ann-Charlotte Alverfors's book by the same name. The single was released in March of 1989, and the next month peaked at number six on the Swedish charts. As such it was Fredriksson's highest charting single ever until the release of "Där du andas
Där du andas
"Där du andas" is the theme song for the movie Arn - Riket vid vägens slut , the second part of the trilogy written by Jan Guillou. The song debuted at #1 on the Swedish singles chart....
" in 2008, that reached the number one spot.
The Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
word "sparvöga" literally means "sparrow
Sparrow
The sparrows are a family of small passerine birds, Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a genus of the family, Passer...
-eye", but is used figuratively to describe particularly sharp human eyes, similar to the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
hawk-eye.