"En tuff brud i lyxförpackning" is a song written by Simon Brehm, Sven Paddock and Gösta Stevens, and originally recorded by Lill-Babs. Her version was released in August 1961[1] with the film Svenska Floyd.[2]
The song also appeared on the 1976 Lill-Babs compilation album Gamla godingar (6).[3]
Anne-Lie Rydé also recorded the song on her 1983 eponymous album.,[4] and her version was also released as a B-side for the single Segla på ett moln the same year.[5]
In 2010, the song was recorded by Petter on the album Samlar ut den.[6] during the 2010 edition of Så mycket bättre. Petter's version peaked at the No. 24 position on the Sverige charts in 2010.[7]
In 2013, the song was recorded by Swedish band the Drifters on the album Jukebox.[8]
In 2018, the singer Petra Marklund, also known September, performed a cover of the song as the interval act in the second semifinal of Melodifestivalen, Sweden's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest.