Carola Maria Häggkvist (; born 8 September 1966), also known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music. Some of her greatest hits include "Främling" (English: "Stranger") from 1983, "Tommy tycker om mig" ("Tommy likes me") from 1984, "Fångad av en stormvind" ("Captured by a Lovestorm") from 1991, "All the Reasons to Live" from 1992, "I Believe in Love" from 2001, "Genom allt" ("Through it all") from 2005 and "Evighet" ("Eternity") from 2006.