Eurovision winning band's very different careers after contest from priest to kids' author
ALTHOUGH they were Eurovision winners, for one Swedish pop group - things ended up turning out very differently for each of the three members.
Herreys won the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1984 with thier song, Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley.
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The band consisted of three brothers - Per, Richard and Louis - all of whom embarked on very different careers after the band's demise.
Richard and Louis became the youngest Eurovision winners in history when they participated in the competition aged just 19 and 17.
Although all three were working as professional singers in the USA, their main source of success was back home in Sweden - where they continued to tour regularly throughout the 80s.
However, chart success was limited and they failed to achieve the same success as their Eurovision winning single.
Having largely done their own individual projects since the early 90s, all three brothers went on to enjoy VERY different careers.
For Louis, he spent two decades working as a bishop within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The 58-year-old described himself as a religious educator before more recently going down yet another career route.
Louis now works as a fitness trainer and has his own fitness company.
Unlike Louis, Richard at first remained in the performing industry with roles in various musicals and stage shows in Sweden in the 90s.
He is also the owner of Sweden's most popular karaoke bar, Golden Hits.
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Richard has also been a contestant on the Swedish version of Strictly Come Dancing before in 2018 he opted to go down the politics route with a parliamentary career.
He has been in office for the Moderate Party since 2022 and is the first Eurovision winner to work in the Swedish parliament.
Elsewhere, Per turned his attentions to writing becoming an acclaimed author.
He has written both longer novels as well as several popular children's books.
Since 2018, he has also worked as a lawyer at the Gothenburg Opera.
In 2023, the band reunited for a series of performances when they toured Sweden as part of an 80s throwback show.
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