Björn Skifs

The long recording career of Swedish singer/songwriter Björn Skifs spanned several decades, beginning in the 1960s and carrying on into the next century. His greatest success came in the mid- to late '70s when he scored a couple Swedish Top Five ("Firefly," 1976; "Lady," 1977) and Top Ten ("Härligt, Härligt Men Farligt, Farligt," 1978; "Det Blir Alltid Värre Framåt Natten," 1978) hits, not to mention his 1974 American chart-topper "Hooked on a Feeling," credited to the band Blue Swede (also known as Blåblus in Sweden). Born on April 20, 1947, in Vansbro, Sweden, Skifs began ...