Kärleken är
"Kärleken är" (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɕæ̂ːˌɭeːkɛn ˈæːr]; literally "[The] Love Is"; English title: "Eternal Love") is a Swedish-language ballad about love. It was written by Ingela Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren and Håkan Almqvist, and sung by Swedish pop and country singer Jill Johnson in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1998, where it won, gaining the right to compete for Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. It finished 10th with 53 points. It was the last Swedish entry in the contest to be sung in Swedish.
| "Kärleken är" | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1998 entry | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | Swedish |
| Composer(s) | Håkan Almqvist, Bobby Ljunggren |
| Lyricist(s) | |
| Conductor | |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 10th |
| Final points | 53 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Bara hon älskar mig" (1997) | |
| "Take Me to Your Heaven" (1999) ► | |
Although lyricist Ingela "Pling" Forsman did not comment on the background of the song when it won Melodifestivalen and competed at Eurovision, she has since confirmed that the lyrics indeed were inspired by the aftermath of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car accident in France in 1997. The chorus in Swedish translates as follows: "An angel flew by on her way to heaven, so free, but she left her smile here on earth – like a warming sun, like heavenly starlight, so that we can contemplate life and its events with a faith; love is..."