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List Of Melodifestivalen Presenters
This list includes those who have acted as presenters of Melodifestivalen. In 1986, there were two presenters for the first time, while in 2000, 2004, 2005 and 2006, various people presented the shows. Presenters Presenters who formerly competed at Eurovision Presenters who also presented Eurovision See also * List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters * List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest presenters The Junior Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition, held every year by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 2003. This page is a list of people who have acted as presenters of the contest. Since the contes ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Melodifestivalen presenters Lists of television presenters Lists of Swedish people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959. In the early 2000s, the competition was the most popular television program in Sweden;Television in Sweden Sweden.se (30 September 2005). Retrieved on 20 October 2006. it is also broadcast on radio and the Internet. In 2012, the heats averaged 3.3 million viewers, and over an estimated four million people in Sweden watched the final, almost half of the Swedish population. The festival has produced six [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Lindahl
Sven Gustaf Lindahl (born 25 June 1937, in Stockholm) is a Swedish journalist, songwriter, radio and television presenter. As a teenager, he played in a boogie-woogie band. After leaving school, he worked briefly as a welding apprentice in Luton and later studied at an iron foundry in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield, but eventually came to study journalism at Poppius Journalistskola before he started working at the local newspaper Västerort. Lindahl has presented the radio show Svensktoppen for Sveriges Radio. Lindahl has hosted Melodifestivalen, twice in 1963 and 1966. In addition Lindahl commented for Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, 1964 and the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest. Since 1969 Lindahl has been a member of SKAP (Swedish composers of popular music). References 1937 births Living people Musicians from Stockholm Swedish television personalities Swedish radio personalities Swedish songwriters Swedish journalists {{sweden-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennart Hyland
Otto Lennart Hyland (24 September 1919 – 15 March 1993), was a Swedish TV-show host and journalist and one of the most popular and renowned TV personalities in the history of Swedish television. His biggest success as an entertainer was unquestionably the show ''Hylands hörna'' ("Hyland's corner"), that aired from 1962 on Sveriges Television. Initially, it was a radio show at Sveriges Radio, but due to its success and popularity, the production was moved to Sveriges Television in 1962 where it aired until 1983. During its 21-year run, it became a veritable institution of Swedish popular entertainment. Early life Hyland was born on 24 September 1919 in Tranås, Säby Parish, Sweden, the son of Otto Hyland, a merchant, and Maja Moback. Career Hyland worked as a journalist at ''Tranås-Posten'' in 1937, at ''Karlskoga Tidning'' from 1938 to 1943, and at ''Barometern'' from 1943 to 1945. He worked as a host and reporter at the Radiotjänst (named Sveriges Radio from 1957) from 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 1971
Sweden did not compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, as a protest against that four countries shared the victory the preceding year. They were, however, back for the 1971 contest. Five semi-finals, with the same three competitors in all of them, were held in the popular TV show ''Hylands hörna''. The group Family Four won all of the semi-finals, and therefore sung all the songs in the final. The song "Vita vidder", written and composed by Håkan Elmquist, won and represented Sweden at ESC, held in Dublin. Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 1971 Melodifestivalen 1971 was the selection for the 12th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 11th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1164 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. There were five semi-finals during the ''Hylands hörna'' programme, hosted by Lennart Hyland. Family Four, Tommy Körberg and Sylvia Vrethammar performed one song in each semi-final. Family Fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 1970
Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959. In the early 2000s, the competition was the most popular television program in Sweden;Television in Sweden Sweden.se (30 September 2005). Retrieved on 20 October 2006. it is also broadcast on radio and the Internet. In 2012, the heats averaged 3.3 million viewers, and over an estimated four million people in Sweden watched the final, almost half of the Swedish population. The festival has produced six [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekka Langer
Pekka is a Finnish male given name. It was most popular around the middle of the 20th century. As of 2013 there were more than 100,000 people registered with this name in Finland. The nameday is the 29th of June in the Finnish tradition and the 25th of June on the orthodox calendar. It originated as a variation of the name Peter (''Pietari''). Notable people with this name include: * Pekka-Eric Auvinen (born 1989), perpetrator of the Jokela school shooting in 2007 * Pekka Haavisto (born 1958), Finnish politician and minister * Pekka Harttila (born 1941), Finnish diplomat and a lawyer * Pekka Heino (television presenter) (born 1961), Sweden television host and presenter * Pekka Heino (singer) (born 1976), Finnish metal singer * Pekka Himanen (born 1973), Finnish philosopher * Pekka Huhtaniemi (born 1949), Finnish diplomat * Pekka Koskela (born 1982), Finnish speed skater * Pekka Kuusisto (born 1976), Finnish violinist * Pekka Lagerblom (born 1982), Finnish footballer * Pekka T. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 1969
Sweden chose their entrant for Eurovision Song Contest 1969 through Melodifestivalen 1969. A tie occurred between two songs, but after additional voting, the song "Judy, min vän" with Tommy Körberg was selected. It was written by Roger Wallis and Britt Lindeborg. The other song, "Hej clown" was written by Lasse Berghagen and later ABBA member Benny Andersson. At ESC, held in Madrid, Tommy finished 9th out of 16. Most points came from Sweden's neighbours, Norway and Finland. Sharing the 9th place was Germany, represented by the Swedish singer Siw Malmkvist, who had also represented Sweden in 1960. She did, however, not get any points from Sweden. Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 1969 Melodifestivalen 1969 was the selection for the 11th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 10th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 2,402 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 1 March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Banck
Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wider popularity in the Middle Ages among various European people who lived in Stykkishólmur in their royal houses, being introduced to them upon being converted to the Latin-speaking Catholic Christianity. This was especially the case with Scandinavian royalty and nobility. As a Scandinavian forename, it was extracted from the Frankish ruler Charlemagne's Latin name "Carolus Magnus" and re-analyzed as Old Norse ''magn-hús'' = "power house". People Given name Kings of Hungary * Géza I (1074–1077), also known by his baptismal name Magnus. Kings of Denmark * Magnus the Good (1042–1047), also Magnus I of Norway King of Livonia * Magnus, Duke of Holstein (1540–1583) King of Mann and the Isles * Magnús Óláfsson (died 1265) Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 1968
In the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, Sweden was represented by Claes-Göran Hederström with the song "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig", written and composed by Peter Himmelstrand. It finished 5th (out of 17) with 15 points, including 6 from Norway, the highest number of votes awarded that year. Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 1968 Melodifestivalen 1968 was the selection for the 10th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the ninth time that this system of picking a song had been used. 2233 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television, SVT for the competition. The final was held in the Cirkus (Stockholm), Cirkus in Stockholm on 9 March 1968, hosted by Magnus Banck and was broadcast on SVT1, Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio. At Eurovision Voting References External linksESCSweden.com(in Swedish)Information site about Melodifestivalen [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 1967
The Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was Östen Warnerbring and the song "Som en dröm", composed by Curt Pettersson and Marcus Österdahl and written by Patrice Hellberg. The national selection was for the first time called "Melodifestivalen", a name that remains to this day. Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 1967 Melodifestivalen 1967 was the selection for the ninth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the eighth time that this system of picking a song had been used. Approximately 1,800 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television, SVT for the competition. The final was held in the Cirkus (Stockholm), Cirkus in Stockholm on 24 February 1967, hosted by Maud Husberg and broadcast on SVT1, Sveriges Radio TV but it was not broadcast on radio. At Eurovision The entry finished 8th out of 17. Voting References External links ESCSweden.com(in Swedish)Information site about Melodifestivalen [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 1966
Sweden competed in Eurovision Song Contest 1966 with the song "Nygammal vals" performed by Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson. It was written by Bengt-Arne Wallin and Björn Lindroth. Much thanks to Scandinavian neighbours, Sweden took their best placement so far in ESC this year, held in Luxembourg, with 16 points and a 2nd place. Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 1966 Melodifestivalen 1966 (known as the Svensk sångfinal) was the selection for the eighth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Cirkus in Stockholm on 29 January 1966. It was the seventh time that this system of picking a song had been used. 898 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. Regional juries selected the winning song. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 29 January 1966, hosted by Sven Lindahl and was broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio. At Eurovision Voting References External linksESCSweden.com(in Swedish)Info ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitta Sandstedt
Birgitta is the Swedish and Icelandic form of the Irish Gaelic female name ''Brighid''. Brighid or Brigid was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, and its English form is Bridget. Birgitta and its alternate forms Birgit and Britta became common names in Scandinavia because of St. Bridget of Sweden.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. (1990). A dictionary of first names. Oxford University Press. People named Birgitta *Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303 – 23 July 1373), Swedish Roman Catholic saint *Princess Birgitta of Sweden (born 1937), elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf *Birgitta Durell (1619-1683), Swedish industrialist *Birgitta Jónsdóttir (born 1967), Icelandic politician *Birgithe Kühle (1762-1832), Dano-Norwegian editor *Birgitta Moran Farmer (1881-1939), American miniature painter *Birgitta Haukdal (born 1979), Icelandic singer *Birgitte Winther (1751-1809), Danish opera singer *Birgitta Hillingsø (born 1940), Danish antiques dealer and godmother of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
