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After Dark is a Swedish drag act, consisting of Christer Lindarw and Lasse Flinckman. The group was founded in 1976, simultaneously as they, together with Roger Jönsson, opened their own night club in Stockholm, called After Dark Club. Since that time, they have become a major part of Swedish LGBT culture. The duo has also had international success, performing in Las Vegas and Lindarw was asked by Diana Ross to impersonate her at an awards show in the same city.
Eurovision Song Contest
The highlight of their career so far was their participation in Melodifestivalen 2004, the yearly Swedish song festival that selects the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Their song La dolce vita went straight from its qualifying heat to the final night, and there finished third. The single of the song went on to enjoy commercial success, and later that same year, in the autumn, they sat up a new drag show with the same name as the tune in Stockholm's main amusement park, the Gröna Lund.
In the fourth and last Melodifestivalen semifinal on February 24 2007, After Dark performed the song (Åh) när ni tar saken i egna händer. The act was in the Top 5 after the first voting, but ended up in the 5th place after the second voting and will not proceed to the finals. This time, Christer Lindarw's partner Lasse Flinckman did not participate. If the first part of the song name is spoken quickly (Åh när ni), it is pronounced "Onani" which is the swedish word for masturbation. There are few parts of the lyrics that cannot be interpreted as relating to masturbation. For example, "Tina, hon matar sig lugn. Hon pillar på knappen på sin varmluftsugn, glöm vispar och slevar här finns dip till tusen, använd fingret det gör susen". Roughly translated: "Tina, she satisfies her hunger. She touches the button on her oven. Forget whip and ladle, there is plenty of sauce, use your finger every time". The names used in the lyrics; Martin, Tina, Ernst and Bosse are all names of Swedish TV celebrities which, according to the swedish news source Aftonbladet, gave their consent. The song is however performed "elegantly, intellegently and with style" and can just as well be interpreted as being about home improvement.
External links
References
- "Så fräck är onanilåten", Aftonbladet, February 23. 2007
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