Barbados is a Swedish dansband, formed in 1992, who have had several Swedish chart successes. The band, with lead singer Magnus Carlsson, became widely known after their second place in Melodifestivalen 2000. The band has replaced lead singer twice. First Magnus Carlsson left the group in 2002 and later became a member of the group Alcazar. Mathias Holmgren, a former Fame Factory student was the new lead singer, but was in 2004 forced to leave the band. The third and latest lead singer, Chris Lindh, is also planning to leave the band in early 2007.
The band has participated four times in the Swedish preselection of the Eurovision Song Contest:
2000: “Se mig”, placed second |2001: “Allt som jag ser”, placed second |2002: “Världen utanför”, placed fourth |2003: “Bye, Bye”, placed tenth and last |
