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Barbados is a Swedish dansband, formed in 1992, who have had several Swedish chart successes. The band, with lead singer Magnus Carlsson, became widely known after their second place in Melodifestivalen 2000. The band has replaced lead singer three times. First Magnus Carlsson left the group in 2002 and later became a member of the group Alcazar. Mathias Holmgren, a former Fame Factory student was the new lead singer, but was forced to leave the band in 2004. Chris Lindh replaced him, before leaving the band in 2007. The current lead singer is Björn Lagerström.[1]

Barbados
Background information
Origin	Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres	Dansband
Years active	1992–present

The band won its first Grammis Award in February of the year 2000.[2]

Melodifestivalen

The band has participated in the Melodifestivalen music contest four times:

• 2000: Se mig, placed second
• 2001: Allt som jag ser, placed second
• 2002: Världen utanför, placed fourth
• 2003: Bye, Bye, placed tenth and last

Both lead singer Mathias Holmgren and Magnus Carlsson have participated in Melodifestivalen as solo singers.

Discography

With Magnus Carlsson

• 1994: Barbados
• 1997: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
• 1998: Nu kommer flickorna
• 1999: Belinda
• 1999: Rosalita
• 2000: Kom hem
• 2000: When the Summer is Gone
• 2002: Världen utanför

With Mathias Holmgren

• 2003: Hela himlen

With Chris Lindh

• 2005: Stolt

Collections

• 2001: Collection 1994-2001
• 2003: Rewinder
• 2005: The Best of Barbados
• 2009: Upp til dans (Expressen)[3]

References

External links

• Official website

Preceded by Anna Eriksson	OGAE Second Chance Contest winner 2001	Succeeded by David Bisbal

На других языках

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[de] Barbados (Band)

Barbados ist eine Band aus Schweden, die sich 1992 in Göteborg formiert hatte. Die Gruppe spielt in der Hauptsache Dansbandspop, eine in Schweden populäre und teils auch in Deutschland bekannte Musikrichtung (beispielsweise durch die Band Vikinger).

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- [en] Barbados (band)

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[es] Barbados (banda)

Barbados es una banda de música popular sueca que consiguió varios éxitos. La banda, con su líder Magnus Carlsson, llegó a ser conocida después de su segundo lugar en el Melodifestivalen 2000. El grupo ha cambiado de cantante dos veces. Magnus Carlsson dejó el grupo en 2002 para convertirse en miembro de Alcazar. Mathias Holmgren, concursante de la versión sueca de "Operación triunfo" lo sustituyó, pero en 2004 abandonó la banda. El último cantante ha sido Chris Lindh, que planea dejar la banda en 2007.

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