Eloise (Arvingarna song)

"Eloise" is a Swedish-language song written by Gert Lengstrand [sv] and Lasse Holm and performed by Swedish dansband Arvingarna. It won the Melodifestivalen 1993 and finished 7th in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, where it represented Sweden.^[1] The country had been one of the favourites to win that year. The highest sets of points, 10, came from Belgium, Austria and Israel, adding up to a total of 89 points.^[2]

"Eloise"
Eurovision Song Contest 1993 entry
Country	Sweden
Artist(s)	Casper Janebrink Kim Carlsson Tommy Carlsson Lars Larsson
As	Arvingarna
Language	Swedish
Composer(s)	Lasse Holm
Lyricist(s)	Gert Lengstrand
Conductor	Curt-Eric Holmquist
Finals performance
Final result	7th
Final points	89
Entry chronology
◄ "I morgon är en annan dag" (1992)
"Stjärnorna" (1994) ►

The song text describes a man who wants to know if a woman called Eloise is more than a friend.

The single peaked at #7 at the Swedish singles chart. At Svensktoppen, the song stayed for 10 weeks with a second place as best result there.

Cover versions

• Swedish heavy metal band Black Ingvars covered the song on their 1995 album Earcandy Six.
• Sandins [sv] performed the song at Dansbandskampen 2008.
• Timo Räisänen performed the song during Melodifestivalen 2010.^[3]

See also

• "Elenore", 1968 song by American pop-rock group The Turtles, which Arvingarna covered on their 1992 album Coola killar.

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4]	7

External links

• "Eloise" at the Swedish singles chart