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Om himlen och sterlen
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Wikipedia article
"'Om himlen och sterlen'" (Swedish for: 'About Heaven and sterlen') is a popular song composed by Scanian Swedish singer-songwriter Michael Saxell from Ystad in 1991. The lyrics are largely autobiographical; the story of a man who moved to North America from the sterlen region in southeastern Scania at a young age and returned to his homeland later in life. Michael Saxell lived in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada from 1975 to 1991.
Michael Saxell wrote the song in the early 1990s and it has since been recorded by many Swedish artists including,[http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/002031905 Information] at Svensk mediedatabas Jan Malmsj,[http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001509662 Information] at Svensk mediedatabas sten Warnerbring,[http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/002108999 Information] at Svensk mediedatabas Lasse Stefanz,[http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/000170087 Information] at Svensk mediedatabas Danne Strhed[http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001505898 Information] at Svensk mediedatabas and Wizex[http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001505916 Information] at Svensk mediedatabas as well as by the songwriter himself.[http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/002109008 Information] at Svensk mediedatabas
The song has been described as the new Scanian anthem by Swedish music journalist Christer Olsson.
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Category:1991 songs
Category:Regional songs
Category:Swedish songs
Category:Swedish-language songs
Category:Scania
Category:European anthems
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