in 1984 came törnell lp "mica", which in addition to the hit song "vintersaga" by ted ström, also included her own songs "heden" and "känslan i maj", which was very successful (the latter came in 1989 also in the instrumental version of putte wickman and ivan renliden). she had then changed to the record company air music, led by sture borgedahl, and was in the mid-1980s along with adolphson-falk one of that company's most important artists. [12] she also participated in a couple of songs on ströms own albums in the middle of the 1980s. in 1984 came a new album, "fri", including for example the title track "fri", written by monica herself, and "nio liv". in 1985 she also sang the song "hav utan hamn" of lasse wellander's album "full hand" and a duet with per gessle in the song "rickie lee" on his solo album "scener". she also participated in the anc gala at scandinavium in gothenburg at the end of november the same year. [13]