"Lilla fågel blå" ("Little Blue Bird") is a song written and recorded by Swedish musician Staffan Hellstrand for his fourth album, Regn (1993).Information at Svensk mediedatabas
Hellström said the song was created when he tried to develop the musical ideas from the song "Hela himlen svart" from his previous album, Eld (1992).Arbetarbladet 12 July 2009 Historien bakom "Lilla fågel blå Song lyrics are about a youth friend of him who suffered from schizophrenia, but the opening words "Det kallas himlen ..." ("It's called heaven ...") has led to people believing the song is dedicated to a deceased person.
For the song, Hellstrand was given a Grammis award for "Song of the year 1993" and the song also won a Rockbjörnen award in the "Swedish song of the year 1993" category.
The single peaked at eight position at the Swedish singles chart. At Dansbandskampen 2009, the song was performed by the Highlights.
Charts Chart (1993) PeakpositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)92Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)Swedish singles chart positions8
References
External links Information at Svensk mediedatabas