Björn Skifs is a Swedish singer, songwriter, actor and screenwriter. He began his music career in the early 1960s when he formed the group Slam Creepers who split in 1969. Three years later, he formed a new band, Blåblus, better known internationally as Blue Swede, which included Swedish Eurovision conductor Anders Berglund. They are best known for their 1974 US #1 single "Hooked on a Feeling", which gained later popularity thanks to the "Dancing Baby" meme from the TV series Ally McBeal and its inclusion in the film Guardians of the Galaxy. Skifs left the band in 1976 to pursue a solo career and recorded a duet with ABBA's Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
Two years later, he first represented his home country in the Contest with the song Det blir alltid värre framåt natten, finishing in 14th place. His second attempt came three years later with the song Fångad i en dröm, which finished in 10th place. Both times he performed last in the running order.
In 2000 he hosted Melodifestivalen and two years later he had a major hit with the song "Håll Mitt Hjärta" ("Hold My Heart") which is a Swedish version of André de Lang's song "Same Ol' Story". It stayed on the Swedish charts for a total of 142 weeks.
He returned to the Eurovision stage in 2024 to perform "Hooked on a Feeling" to open the grand final.
He announced his retirement from public life in July 2025 following a dementia diagnosis.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 | |||
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 Colm Wilkinson •  Jahn Teigen •  Ricchi e Poveri •  Seija Simola •  Gemini •  Joël Prévost •  José Vélez •  Co-Co •  Carol Vinci •  Jean Vallée •  Harmony •  Nilüfer & Nazar •  Ireen Sheer •  Caline & Olivier Toussaint •  Tania Tsanaklidou •  Mabel •  Baccara •  Izhar Cohen & Alpha Beta •  Springtime •  Björn Skifs
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| Born to Sing • Mil Etter Mil • Questo amore • Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus • Da li dou • Il y aura toujours des violons • Bailamos un vals • Bad Old Days • Vivre • L'amour ça fait chanter la vie • 't Is OK • Sevince • Feuer • Les jardins de Monaco • Charlie Chaplin • Boom Boom • Parlez-vous français? • A-Ba-Ni-Bi • Mrs. Caroline Robinson • Det blir alltid värre framåt natten
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | |||
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Marty Brem • Modern Folk Trio & Aysegül • Lena Valaitis • Jean-Claude Pascal • Hakol Over Habibi • Tommy Seebach & Debbie Cameron •  Seid Memic • Riki Sorsa • Jean Gabilou • Bachelli • Linda Williams • Sheeba • Finn Kalvik • Bucks Fizz • Carlos Paião • Emily Starr • Yiannis Dimitras •  Island • Peter, Sue & Marc • Björn Skifs
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| Wenn du da bist • Dönme Dolap • Johnny Blue • C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique • Halayla • Krøller eller ej • Lejla • Reggae OK • Humanahum • Y sólo tú • Het is een wonder • Horoscopes • Aldri i livet • Making Your Mind Up • Playback • Samson • Feggari Kalokerino • Monika • Io senza te • Fångad i en dröm
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