Arvingarna

Arvingarna is a Swedish dansband formed in Gothenburg in 1989.^[1] The group consists of Casper Janebrink (vocals and bass guitar), Lars Larsson (guitars, vocals and keyboards), Kim Carlsson (vocals and guitars) and Tommy Carlsson (drums and vocals).^[2] 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.

Arvingarna
Arvingarna performing in March 2019, from left to right: Tommy Carlsson, Lars Larsson, Casper Janebrink and Kim Carlsson
Background information
Origin	Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres	Dansband
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Sony
Members	Casper Janebrink Lars Larsson Kim Carlsson Tommy Carlsson
Website	arvingarna.nu

History

Arvingarna was founded in 1989, following the members earlier having played heavy metal, without any major successes.^[3] The band's name ("The heirs") 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.^[4]

The band has competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1993, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2019, 2021 and 2025.^[5]

In 2019 they participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "I Do", where they placed 7th in the final scoring 64 points.^[6] 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.^[7][8] 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.^[9]

Personnel

The members of the Arvingarna are:^[10]

• Casper Janebrink – vocals, bass (1989–present)
• Lars Larsson – guitars, vocals, keyboards (1989–present)
• Kim Carlsson – vocals, guitars (1989–present)
• Tommy Carlsson – drums, vocals (1989–present)

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		SWE [11]
1992	Coola killar	49
1993	Eloise	7
1994	Tjejer	9
1995	För alltid	14
1997	Nya spår	41
1998	Airplane	–
1999	Lime	13
2001	Diamanter	17
2005	#8	23
2007	Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree	42
2009	Underbart	35
2009	Arvingarna upp till dans	35
2009	Änglar och en massa kärlek	20
2019	I Do	4
2020	När snön faller ner	8
2021	Tänker inte alls gå hem[12]	2
2022	Klart det ska bli jul	1

Compilation albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		SWE [11]
2002	Collection	–
2007	All Included - Arvingarnas största hits från 1992-2007	26
2017	Våra allra bästa	14

Singles

Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
		SWE [11][13]
1996	Då & nu	38
1993	"Eloise"	10	Eloise
1995	"Bo Diddley"	21	För alltid
1997	"Pamela"	2	Nya spår
1999	"Det svär jag på"	39	Lime
2005	"Hon kommer med sommaren"	52	#8
2019	"I Do"	6	Melodifestivalen 2019
2020	"Säg att du är min"[14]	—	Tänker inte alls gå hem
2021	"Tänker inte alls gå hem"	24
	"Sommar igen"[15]	—
	"Som jag hade dig förut"	—[A]	Så mycket bättre
	"Soluppgång"[17]	—
	"Prinsessan"[18]	—
2022	"Dröm om December"	51	Klart det ska bli jul
	"Klart det ska bli jul"	54
	"Önska god jul till varann"	97
2024	"Då lackar det mot jul igen"	—[B]
	"Nu är det jul"	58 [20]
2025	"Ring Baby Ring"	52 [21]	Non-album single

Notes

1. "Som jag hade dig förut" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[16]
2. "Då lackar det mot jul igen" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[19]