Edin-Ådahl

Swedish Christian contemporary music band

Edin-Ådahl
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Pop, contemporary Christian music
Years active	1977–1994

Musical artist

Edin-Ådahl were a Swedish CCM band from 1977 to 1994, composed of brothers Bertil and Lasse Edin and Simon and Frank Ådahl.

The group was formed on June 10, 1978 when brothers Simon (born 1957) and Frank Ådahl (born 1960) started playing with Gävle brothers Lasse (born 1954) and Bertil Edin (born 1958).^[1]

The group are best known for their 1990 hit "Som en vind" (English: "Like a Wind"). It won the 1990 Melodifestivalen and went on to place sixteenth at the Eurovision Song Contest.^[2] The following year, the band placed second in the Melodifestivalen. Simon Ådahl participated in 1995 together with Lasse Edin. Another song, "Revival", rose to No. 3 on Sweden's radio charts.^[3]

Their English albums had similar production quality when compared to secular albums, but also poor distribution and "lousy lyrics".^[3]

Frank Ådahl was the voice of Simba in the Swedish version of the 1994 animated film The Lion King. Two of the brothers released solo albums on Refuge in 1985. Bertil Edin released Cross the Border, and Simon Ådahl I'm In Touch.^[3] Lasse Edin formed a band called The Outsiders in 1990.^[3]

Discography

Swedish releases

Edin-Ådahl, (Prim) 1980
Alibi, (CBS/Royal) 1982
Maktfaktor, (Royal) 1983
Tecken, (Prim) 1986
Big Talk, (Royal/Cantio) 1989
Into My Soul, (Cantio) 1990
Reser Till Kärlek, (Cantio) 1991
Kosmonaut Gagarins Rapport, (Viva) 1992
Minnen: 1980—1992, (Viva) 1994
Komplett, (Media Point) 2009

English releases

Alibi, (Refuge) 1983
X-Factor, (Refuge) 1984
Miracle, (Refuge) 1987
Big Talk, (Royal Music/Refuge) (1989)
Into My Soul, (Alarma World Music) (1990)
Revival, (Alarma World Music/Cantio) (1991)

References

^ "Tron ger musiken balans". DN.SE (in Swedish). 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
^ Svensktoppen - 1990
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 291–292. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.

Preceded by

Tommy Nilsson
with "En dag"

Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
1990

Succeeded by

Carola
with "Fångad av en stormvind"

Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest

Melodifestivalen

Participation

Artists

Songs

"Absent Friend"
"Alla andra får varann"
"April, april"
"Augustin"
"Bara hon älskar mig"
"Beatles"
"Boogaloo"
"Bra vibrationer"
"Dag efter dag"
"Dance You Off"
"Det blir alltid värre framåt natten"
"Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig"
"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"
"E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?"
"Eloise"
"En dag"
"En gång i Stockholm"
"Euphoria"
"Fångad av en stormvind"
"Fångad i en dröm"
"Främling"
"Give Me Your Love"
"Härliga sommardag"
"Hero"
"Heroes"
"Hold Me Closer"
"I Can't Go On"
"I morgon är en annan dag"
"If I Were Sorry"
"Invincible"
"It Hurts"
"Jennie, Jennie"
"Judy, min vän"
"Just nu!"
"Kärleken är"
"Las Vegas"
"Lilla stjärna"
"Listen to Your Heartbeat"
~~"Move"~~
"Never Let It Go"
"Nygammal vals"
"Popular"
"Satellit"
"Se på mej"
"Sol och vår"
"Som en dröm"
"Som en vind"
"Stad i ljus"
"Stjärnorna"
"Take Me to Your Heaven"
"Tattoo"
"This Is My Life"
"Too Late for Love"
"Undo"
"Unforgettable"
"Den vilda"
"Vita vidder"
"Voices"
"La Voix"
"Waterloo"
"When Spirits Are Calling My Name"
"The Worrying Kind"
"You"
"You're Summer"

Note: Entries scored out signify where Sweden did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Anastasiou Azúcar Moreno Beat Christos Callow and Wave Céline Carzo Toto Cutugno Lonnie Devantier Edin-Ådahl Egon Egemann Emma Kayahan Chris Kempers and Daniel Kovac Philippe Lafontaine Maywood Nucha Liam Reilly Rita Simone Stjórnin Ketil Stokkan Tajči Joëlle Ursull
Songs	"Bandido" "Brandenburger Tor" "Eitt lag enn" "Frei zu leben" "Fri?" "Give a Little Love Back to the World" "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim" "Há sempre alguém" "Hajde da ludujemo" "Hallo Hallo" "Horis skopo" "Ik wil alles met je delen" "Insieme: 1992" "Keine Mauern mehr" "Macédomienne" "Milas poli" "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus" "Quand je te rêve" "Shara Barkhovot" "Som en vind" "Somewhere in Europe" "White and Black Blues"