Family Four were a
Swedish
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pop group who recorded during the 1960s and 1970s. They were made up of
Berndt Öst,
Marie Bergman,
Agnetha Munther and
Pierre Isacsson
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. They won
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 ...
twice, in
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
with "Vita vidder" and in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
with "Härliga sommardag". They went on to represent Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
on these two occasions. They finished sixth in
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
and 13th in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
. They also represented their home country Sweden at the opening ceremony of the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
Both Marie Bergman and Pierre Isacsson went on to successful solo careers.
Discography
* ''1971'' (1971)
* ''Family Four's jul'' (1971)
* ''Picknick'' (1972)
* ''Family Four på Berns'' (1973)
* ''Family Four: Guldkorn'' (2000)
References
Swedish musical groups
Melodifestivalen winners
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Sweden
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1971
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1972
Melodifestivalen contestants of 1971
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