Editing Björn Skifs (section)

==Career==
Björn Skifs formed his first musical group, [[Slam Creepers]], in 1962. Slam Creepers split in 1969 and Skifs went on to form a new band, Blåblus (a farmer's or workman's shirt (blus, blouse) made from blue (blå, blue) fabric - a pun (blues)) in 1972. As the lead singer of [[Blue Swede]] (another pun - blue + suede), the band had a No. 1 hit on [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in 1974 with a cover of [[Mark James (songwriter)|Mark James]]'s "[[Hooked on a Feeling (song)|Hooked on a Feeling]]". 

Skifs embarked on a solo career after Slam Creepers broke up in 1969 and previously he had recorded the duet ''Med varann'' with [[Anni-Frid Lyngstad]] for his 1975 album ''Schiffz!''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bj%C3%B6rn-skifs-mn0000911269|title=Björn Skifs Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722124359/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bj%C3%B6rn-skifs-mn0000911269|archive-date=22 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Skifs appeared as The Arbiter on the original studio album for ''[[Chess (musical)|Chess]]'', released in 1984. A single and video, ''The Arbiter (I Know the Score)'', was released in 1985. Skifs also recorded several demos for the album, including ''[[One Night in Bangkok]]'', later performed by [[Murray Head]]. Skifs did not perform the role on stage (in the original London production the character was played by Tom Jobe).

[[Povel Ramel]] gave Skifs the [[Povel Ramel#Karamelodiktstipendiet|Karamelodiktstipendiet]] award in 1984. 

Skifs has represented Sweden twice in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]], in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1978|1978 contest]] and in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1981|1981 contest]]. In 2000, he hosted [[Melodifestivalen]], the Swedish heat of the Eurovision Song Contest, along with nine other presenters.

In 2002, he had a major hit with the song "Håll mitt hjärta" (Hold My Heart), which is a Swedish version of [[Peter Hallström]]{{'}}s song ''Same Ol' Story''. It stayed on [[Svensktoppen]] from 27 April 2003 until 8 January 2006, for a total of 142 weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/topplista.aspx?programid=2023&date=2003-04-27|title=Svensktoppen 2003-04-27|website=[[Svensktoppen]]|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/topplista.aspx?programid=2023&date=2006-01-08|title=Svensktoppen 2006-01-08|website=Svensktoppen|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref> In April 2020, Skifs performed at the Swedish live-show ''En kväll tillsammans'', broadcast on [[Sveriges Television|SVT]], which aimed to bring in money to the Swedish [[COVID-19]] risk groups. Skifs performed the song "Håll Mitt Hjärta" at the end of the show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.svtplay.se/video/26328442/en-kvall-tillsammans|title=En kväll tillsammans|date=11 April 2020|website=[[SVT Play]]|format=Forward to 2:32:03 in the video|url-status=live|access-date=19 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409035950/https://www.svtplay.se/video/26328442/en-kvall-tillsammans |archive-date=9 April 2020}}</ref>

Skifs was the opening act of the final of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]] on 11 May, performing "Hooked on a Feeling".<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=17 May 2024 |archive-date=2024-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512001249/https://bloggar.aftonbladet.se/schlagerbloggen/2024/05/bjorn-skifs-oppnar-eurovision-och-jag-alsakr-det-men-ar-besviken/ |date=10 May 2024 |title=Björn Skifs öppnar Eurovision och jag älskar det |url=https://bloggar.aftonbladet.se/schlagerbloggen/2024/05/bjorn-skifs-oppnar-eurovision-och-jag-alsakr-det-men-ar-besviken/ |website=Aftonbladet}}</ref>