Invincible (Carola Häggkvist song)
"Invincible" is the name of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest entry for Sweden, sung by Carola Häggkvist. Being one of the favourites to win, it ended up finishing 5th out of 24.
| "Invincible" | ||||
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| Single by Carola Häggkvist | ||||
| from the album Från nu till evighet | ||||
| Released | 23 March 2006 (Europe) | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Europop | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
| Label | Universal Music | |||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry | ||||
| Country | Sweden | |||
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| As | Carola | |||
| Language | English | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 4th | |||
| Semi-final points | 214 | |||
| Final result | 5th | |||
| Final points | 170 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Las Vegas" (2005) | ||||
| "The Worrying Kind" (2007) ► | ||||
Carola performed the song in the Swedish national final in the Swedish language, under the name "Evighet" ("Eternity"). It scored 2nd place by the judges, but was a runaway winner by public votes, therefore booking Carola a place in Athens, where Eurovision was to be held.
In the singles chart, the Swedish-language version peaked at #1 in Sweden and #8 in Norway, and the English-language version peaked at #29 in Sweden.
The Swedish-language version also entered Svensktoppen on 30 April 2006 and reached 5th place, where it stayed for the two following weeks. After that it fell, being at Svensktoppen for five weeks in total. Nonetheless, the song became a huge hit in Scandinavia, and was performed at many of the Swedish top shows that year.
A cover version by Tomas Andersson Wij in 2007 was in the Swedish Trackslistan. It has also been covered in afrikaans, as 'n Ewigheid by both Juanita du Plessis and Hi-5.
The BBC used an instrumental version of the song for their coverage of the 2006 European Athletics Championships, held in Gothenburg, Sweden.