Ingela Forsman

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Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, born August 26, 1950 in Essinge, Sweden, is a Swedish lyricist in popular music and schlager music. Between 1981 and 2006, 29 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: Bra vibrationer (1985), Se på mig (1995) and Kärleken är (1998). She has also written the text to psalm number 862 in the Swedish hymn book, Blomningstid, and two children's books. She has also written the song Håll om mig, which Nanne Grönvall sang when she finished 2nd in Melodifestivalen 2005. Her older sister first called her 'Pling', and she is now commonly referred to as 'Pling Forsman'. Her first public performance was on the Swedish children's radio show Barnens Brevlåda in 1954. [1]

[edit] Songs in Melodifestivalen written by Ingela Forsman

1981 - Men natten är vår - placed 5th
1983 - Bara en enda gång - placed 5th
1984
- Kall som is - placed 4th
- Tjuvarnas natt - shared 5th place
1985
- Bra vibrationer - winner for Kikki Danielsson
- 1 + 1 = 2 - eliminated in first voting round
- Jag vet hur det känns - placed 5th
1986 - ABCD - eliminated
1987
- När morgonstjärnan brinner - placed 3rd
- Det finns en morgondag - eliminated
1988
- Nästa weekend - eliminated
- Om igen - placed 2nd
1989
- Du (öppnar min värld) - placed 4th
- Nattens drottning - shared 5th place
1993 - Närmare dig - unplaced
1994 - Det vackraste - placed 2nd
1995 - Se på mig - winner
1998 - Kärleken är - winner
2000 - När jag tänker på imorgon - shared 2nd place
2001 - Ingemansland - placed 4th
2004
- Min kärlek - placed 2nd
- Efharisto - eliminated in second chance round
2005 - Håll om mig - placed 2nd
2006
- Etymon - eliminated in semifinal
- En droppe regn - eliminated in second chance round
- Jag ljuger så bra - placed 7th