Tanabata Matsuri has sold GOLD in Sweden! :) Good job, everyone!
That means 10,000+ singles sold.
Here's an August article from a major Swedish newspaper, about the origin of the song:
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Swedish at the Top in Japan( article )Maybe the link in the article helped the single sell more in Sweden. We can always hope it finally got the attention of the right Swedish audience (which, yes, is the teenagers who dig Hasse).
It also pleases me that not only did they (JE) go for country, but they used Arash's songwriter too. I still believe that popish country/ethno is the way to go for Tegomass in Sweden.
Finally, big thanks to Marita who provided the info about the single selling gold and the link to the article! :)
(And, yes, I still have those singles I was planning to sell. Might get around to it eventually. Don't have time/energy right now. Sorry.)
ETA:
I'd say Tanabata Matsuri (Sommaren på Bjäre) was probably inspired by these two Hasse Andersson hits:
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