Arvingarna
Arvingarna is a Swedish dansband formed in Gothenburg in 1989. The group consists of Casper Janebrink, Lars Larsson, Kim Carlsson and Tommy Carlsson. At Melodifestivalen 1993, they performed the song '"Eloise", which won, allowing Arvingarna to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in Millstreet Co. Cork in May that year, where the song finished 7th.
History
Arvingarna was founded in 1989, following the members earlier having played heavy metal, without any major successes. The band's name refers to the group member's parents, who also were active in dansbands. Arvingarna plays a form of dansband music that is it inspired by pop music and rock music, and has also being described as a boyband.The band has competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1993, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2019, 2021 and 2025.
In 2019 they participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "I Do", where they placed 7th in the final scoring 64 points. The band returned two years later and participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "Tänker inte alls gå hem" taking part in the first heat on 6 February 2021 where they qualified directly for the finale. The finale was held on 13 March 2021 at the Annexet in Stockholm. Arvingarna finished 9th in the final with a total of 44 points.
Personnel
The members of the Arvingarna are:- Casper Janebrink – vocals, bass
- Lars Larsson – guitars, vocals, keyboards
- Kim Carlsson – vocals, guitars
- Tommy Carlsson – drums, vocals
Discography