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1959 In Swedish Television
This is a list of Swedish television-relatedevents from 1959. Events *29 January - Siw Malmkvist is selected to represent Sweden at the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on Wednesday 11 March 1959 at the in Cannes, France, and hosted by French television presenter Jacqueline Joubert. Organised by the European B ... with her song " Augustin". She is selected to be the second Swedish Eurovision entry during Melodifestivalen held at Cirkus in Stockholm. Debuts Television shows Ending this year Births Deaths See also * 1959 in Sweden {{Sweden-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Television
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: *Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) *Swedish Open (squash) *Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malm� ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siw Malmkvist
Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist (born 31 December 1936) is a Swedish schlager singer and actress popular in Scandinavia and West Germany. She had a number one hit in West Germany in 1964 with "''Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht''" (''"Lovesickness Is Not Worthwhile"''), and on 18 July 1964 she became the first Swede to have a hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, when "Sole Sole Sole", a duet with Italian singer Umberto Marcato, entered the chart, peaking at No. 58. Early life Malmkvist was born in Landskrona, Skåne County, the youngest child of Sigrid and Albert Malmkvist. She had eight siblings, and her early childhood was marked by World War II; although Sweden was a neutral country, the risk of invasion was felt acutely in Landskrona, located only 22 km from the Danish capital on the other side of Öresund. Albert Malmkvist was called up as a soldier. Career In 1955, the 18-year-old Malmkvist won a talent show, which resulted in her being hired as a singer by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1959
The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on Wednesday 11 March 1959 at the in Cannes, France, and hosted by French television presenter Jacqueline Joubert. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTF), the contest, originally known as the (English: Grand Prix of the Eurovision Song Contest 1959), was held in France following the country's victory at the with the song "", performed by André Claveau. In total eleven countries participated in the contest, with making its first appearance and the returning after their absence the previous year. , however, decided not to participate after competing in all former editions. The winner was the with the song "", performed by Teddy Scholten, composed by Dick Schallies and written by Willy van Hemert. This was the Netherlands' second victory in the contest, having also won in , and also marked the first time a country had won the contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustin (song)
Sweden was in their second Eurovision Song Contest represented by Brita Borg with the song "Augustin". The winning song was elected in the Swedish national final: Melodifestivalen 1959. Eight semi-finals were held on the radio. During the semi-finals, Sveriges Radio decided that the winning song would represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. The singer for Cannes had already been selected. Before Eurovision ''Säg det med musik: Stora Schlagertävlingen'' ''Säg det med musik: Stora Schlagertävlingen'' (retroactively often referred to as ''Melodifestivalen 1959'' was the national final for the song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. It was held on 29 January 1959 and was the first time that this system of picking a song was being used. Format Already before the national final, it had been decided that Brita Borg would represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. However, different artists were chosen to present the songs competing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 In Sweden
Events from the year 1959 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events *The Lycksele Zoo established Popular culture Film *26 January – ''Fröken Chic'' released *13 November – ''Raggare!'' released Births *8 January – Björn Jilsén, handball player. *9 January – Tommy Holmgren, football player *27 January – Göran Hägglund, politician *24 April – **Ronnie Båthman, tennis player **Johan Petri, theatre director, dramatist, and theatre scholar *22 May – Lotta Falkenbäck, figure skater. *23 May – Daniel Alfredson, film director *14 June – Håkan Södergren, ice hockey player *3 July – Jens Nordqvist, sprint canoer. *29 July – Jöran Hägglund, politician *16 August – Gunilla Röör, actress *23 August – Christina Herrström, screenwriter *30 October – Glenn Hysén, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |