"Dance in the Neon Light" in an English version of the Swedish language song "Dansa i Neon

Dansa i neon (song)

Dansa i neon is a Swedish language song, sung by Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson and finishing 5th at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1987. Dansa i neon was written by Tim Norell, Peo Thyrén and Ola Håkansson, and was first thought to have been performed by Lili & Susie...

" by Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson

Lena Philipsson

Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson is a Swedish singer and media personality.-Career:...

. She sang the song and finished 5th at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1987

Melodifestivalen 1987

Melodifestivalen 1987 was the selection for the 27th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 26th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1502 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV2 and was not broadcast on radio...

. During Melodifestivalen 2011 she performed the new version of her song with the Swedish metal band Dead by April

Dead by April

Dead by April is a Swedish metal band from Gothenburg, formed in February 2007. The band consists of Jimmie Strimell, Zandro Santiago, Marcus Wesslén and Alex Svenningsson. They released their self-titled debut album in May 2009. In 2010 the two guitarists, Pontus Hjelm and Johan Olsson, left the...

as special guest before the winner was announced. The song was released as a digital single on February 20, 2011. The song was originally written by Tim Norell, Peo Thyrén and Ola Håkansson, but was re-arranged by Pontus Hjelm and Jimmie Strimmel for the metal version.

Digital single