Blåblus

Swedish rock and soul band. The band was formed in 1972, with Björn Skifs as singer and frontman. Blåblus has had great success over the years. When the group was launched internationally, they were named Blue Swede. Their international breakthrough came in 1974 with a cover of B.J. Thomas "Hooked on a Feeling" which came number one on the American Billboard list. The song was also featured in the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's debut film The Ruthless and later in the soundtrack to Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). The group also had a top 10 hit in the US with The Association's "Never My Love". The group got another hit with a potpourri of "I'm Alive" by Tommy James and the Shondells and "Hush" by Joe South. Björn Skifs left Blåblus in 1975 to pursue a career as a solo artist. The band continued to work with Jerry Williams (summer tour 1976), Ted Gärdestad (summer tour 1977), Brian Chapman (summer tour 1978) and more. After a number of years break, the band was started up again by the original guitarist Micke Areklew in 2011. In 2017, collaboration began with producer / songwriter Douglas Carr.