Den vilda (meaning "The wild one") is a winter-related song by Swedish band One More Time, written by Peter Grönvall [sv]. It won the Melodifestivalen 1996 and hence became the Swedish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, held in Oslo, Norway.[1]

"Den vilda"
Eurovision Song Contest 1996 entry
Country	Sweden
Artist(s)	Maria Rådsten Nanne Grönvall Peter Grönvall
As	One More Time
Language	Swedish
Composer(s)	Peter Grönvall
Lyricist(s)	Nanne Grönvall
Conductor	Anders Berglund
Finals performance
Final result	3rd
Final points	100
Entry chronology
◄ "Se på mej" (1995)
"Bara hon älskar mig" (1997) ►

The song was performed as the 23rd and last entry in the contest. At the close of the voting it had received 100 points and placed 3rd out of 23 entries. It also peaked at #7 on the Swedish Singles Chart.[2]

One More Time also recorded an all-English version of the song under the title "The Wilderness Mistress".

Dansaðu vindur

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"Dansaðu vindur" is a 2013 adaptation of the song and is interpreted by Eivør Pálsdóttir (alternatively Eivör Pálsdóttir) from the Faroe Islands. It uses the music of "Den vilda" with new lyrics in Icelandic. It became a hit in the winter of 2013 in Iceland. The single is taken from the 14-track Icelandic compilation album Frostrósir – Heyr himnasmiður with contributions by a number of well-known artists. [3]

Charts

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