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Sol Och Vår
Sweden was represented by Inger Berggren, singing "Sol och vår", in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962. Berggren was selected by a national final called ''Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final''. Another singer, Lily Berglund, also sung the song there. The song was written and composed by Ulf Källkvist and Åke Gerhard. At the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Luxembourg, Berggren came 7th out of 16. Melodifestivalen 1962 Melodifestivalen 1962 (known as Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final) was the selection for the fifth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the fourth time that this system of picking a song had been used. One singer performed the song with a large orchestra and one with a smaller orchestra. Seven songs were submitted to SVT for the competition, of which one was disqualified. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 13 February 1962, broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio. The winner was decided by postcard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inger Berggren
Inger Berggren (23 February 1934 – 19 July 2019) was a Swedish singer. Her biggest hits were "Sol och vår" and "Elisabeth serenad", both in 1962. Berggren was born in Stockholm. She began her vocal career with Thore Swanerud's orchestra, and later sang with Thore Ehrling, Simon Brehm, and Göte Wilhelmsson. Berggren represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 in Luxembourg with the song "Sol och vår Sweden was represented by Inger Berggren, singing " Sol och vår", in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962. Berggren was selected by a national final called ''Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final''. Another singer, Lily Berglund, also sung the song t ..." which was placed seventh. She was the mother of the actress Gunilla Röör. She died on 19 July 2019 at the age of 85. Filmography *1973 – '' Andersson's Kalle on Top Form'' *1984 – ''Sömnen'' References Further reading * External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Berggren, Inger 1934 births 2019 deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Zetterlund
Monica Zetterlund (born Eva Monica Nilsson; 20 September 1937 – 12 May 2005) was a Sweden, Swedish jazz Singing, singer and Actor, actress. Through her lifetime, she starred in over 10 Swedish film productions and recorded over 20 studio albums. She gained international fame through her collaborative album with Bill Evans, ''Waltz for Debby (1964 album), Waltz for Debby.'' Career Singer Zetterlund began by learning the classic jazz songs from radio and records, initially not knowing the language and what they sang about in English. Her hit songs included "" (Swedish cover of "Walkin' My Baby Back Home (song), Walking My Baby Back Home"; in Swedish a tribute to Stockholm town), "Visa från Utanmyra", "", "", "" ("Little Green Apples"), "" ("Waltz for Debby (song), Waltz for Debby"), "" ("Hit the Road Jack"), "", "", "" (cover of Sting (musician), Sting's "Moon Over Bourbon Street") and "", among many others. She also interpreted the works of such Swedish singer-songwrite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 In Swedish Television
This is a list of Swedish television related events from 1962. Events *13 February - Inger Berggren is selected to represent Sweden at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Sol och vår". She is selected to be the fifth Swedish Eurovision entry during Melodifestivalen 1962 held in Stockholm. Debuts *3 October - ''Hylands hörna'' (1962-1983) Television shows Ending this year Births Deaths See also *1962 in Sweden Events from the year 1962 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events Births * 6 March – Bengt Baron, swimmer. * 1 June – Mats Fransson, former handball player * 2 June – ... {{Sweden-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 In Swedish Music
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen By Year
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] |