Kärleken är

Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Sweden "Kärleken är"


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year = 1998
country = Sweden
artist = Jill Johnson
as =
with =
language = Swedish
languages =
composer = Håkan Almqvist,
Bobby Ljunggren
lyricist = Ingela Forsman
conductor = Anders Berglund
place = 10th
points = 53
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1998se from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = Bara hon älskar mig
prev_link = Bara hon älskar mig
next = Take Me to Your Heaven
next_link = Take Me to Your Heaven (song)

"Kärleken är" (English translation: "Love Is") is a ballad in Swedish about love. It was written by Ingela Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren and Håkan Almqvist. The song was sung by Swedish pop and country singer Jill Johnson in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1998, where it won and competed for Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. It finished 10th with 53 points. The song text was inspired by the aftermath of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in a car accident in France in 1997.

ingle

The single "Kärleken är" was released on 20 March 1998. It peaked at #5 at the Swedish singles chart.

Track listing

# "Kärleken är" (radio version) - 3:00
# "Kärleken är" (instrumental version) - 3:00

List placings

Svensktoppen

"Kärleken är" was tested on the Sveriges Radio hitlist Svensktoppen, wherew it on 2 May 1998 entered the first place. On 23 May 1998 it sank down to a third place, and on 13 June 1998 the song was knocked out from Svensktoppen.

Tracks

"Kärleken är" was also tested on the Sveriges Radios hitlist Tracks. On 11 April 1998 the song entered the list. The song was on the Tracks list for eight rounds, with 6th place on 16 May 1998 as best result there.

English

Jill Johnson recorded the song on her 1998 album "När hela världen ser på", both in Swedish and in an English language version, where the song was named "Eternal Love".

External links

[http://www.hitparad.se/showitem.asp?interpret=Jill+Johnson&titel=K%E4rleken+%E4r&cat=s "Kärleken är" at the Swedish singles chart]