Fröken Fräken

"Fröken Fräken"
Single by Sven-Ingvars
A-side"Fröken Fräken"
B-side"Min gitarr"
Released1964
RecordedPhilips
Genrepopular music
Songwriter(s)Thore Skogman

"Fröken Fräken" is a song written by Thore Skogman and recorded by Sven-Ingvars, who released it as a single in 1964.[1] Their version charted at Svensktoppen for six weeks between 21 November 1964 and 9 January 1965,[2][3] peaking at first position.

Thore Skogman recorded the song on 10 November 1963, and released it in December 1965 on the EP featuring Pop opp i topp.[4]

The song also became successful outside Sweden, with recordings in Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, French, English, Icelandic and Dutch, as "Sophietje",[5] by the popular dutch artist Johnny Lion.[6]

In 2008, the song was performed at Dansbandskampen by Scotts, who included it on their 2008 album På vårt sätt 2008.[7]

Charts

Chart (1964–1965) Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 1

References

  1. ^ "Fröken fräken" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1964. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. ^ Svensktoppen - 1964
  3. ^ Svensktoppen - 1965
  4. ^ "Svensk mediedatabas". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  5. ^ "T.Skogman Discography at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Muziekencyclopedie - Johnny Lion" (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  7. ^ "På vårt sätt". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Sven-Ingvars – Fröken Fräken". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 June 2020.



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