Friends was a Swedish pop band formed in 1999 through the reality television show "Friends på turné," created by Bert Karlsson for TV4. The group comprised Stefan Brunzell, Tony Haglund, Kristian Hermanson, Nina Inhammar, Kim Kärnfalk, and Peter Strandberg. They gained prominence by winning Melodifestivalen 2001 with "Lyssna till ditt hjärta," representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest with its English version, "Listen to Your Heartbeat," achieving fifth place. The band released several albums, including "Friends på turné" (1999) and "Listen to Your Heartbeat" (2001), before disbanding in 2002. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_%28Swedish_band%29?utm_source=openai))