Stad i ljus is the most popular song when Swedes sing karaoke. This is what the top five look like, compiled by SR’s Kulturnytt:
It’s very Swedish, no less than 33 of the 50 most popular karaoke songs in Sweden this year are Swedish. Abba are the favorites with as many as five different songs on the karaoke list. But City in Light tops.
In the player above: See when aMinister for Labor Market and Integration Johan Pehrson sings a trude lute from Stad i ljus.
City in light – Tommy Körberg
Shallow – Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga
Dancing Queen – ABBA
Through Fire And Water – Sarek
I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys
Tell me where you stand – Carola Häggkvist, Zara Larsson
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
The Winds Whisper My Name – Roger Pontare
Eloise – The Heirs
King for a day – Magnus Uggla
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
I’m coming – Veronica Maggio
I Lie So Well – Linda Bengtzing
Baby – Justin Bieber, Ludacris
Wannabe – Spice Girls
Caught by a storm wind – Carola Häggkvist
Stranger – Carola Häggkvist
Hit me hard in the face – Thomas Stenström
Lay All Your Love on Me – ABBA
It hurts – Lena Philipsson
Mamma Mia – ABBA
Barbie Girl – Aqua
Wonderwall – Oasis
Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler
Mister Cool – Snook
Want You – Freestyle
Don’t feel sad for me Gothenburg – Håkan Hellström
…Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
Hands towards the sky – Petra Marklund
17 years – Veronica Maggio
Weak – Victor Leksell
Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
Summertimes – Golden Times
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
Nothing Stops Us Now (Tonight, Tonight) – Black Jack
Welcome in – Veronica Maggio
All Girls – Linda Bengtzing
Raggarrock (Boys playing pranks) – Björn Rosenström
Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams
Worst hit – Linda Bengtzing, Markoolio
Gimme Gimme Gimme – ABBA
An evening in June – Lasse Berghagen
Lose Yourself – Eminem
She dances on in life – Hov1
Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
Hold me Closer – Cornelia Jakobs
9 To 5 – Dolly Parton
The cat in the neighborhood – Einár
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! – ABBA