Göran Folkestad (born 1952) is a Swedish songwriter and singer. He is professor of music pedagogy at
Malmö Academy of Music.
Göran Folkestad
, Lund University. Retrieved 30 May 2010 He has competed three times in 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 ...
during the 1980s, with the songs:
*1984: "Sankta Cecilia
Saint Cecilia ( la, Sancta Caecilia), also spelled Cecelia, was a Roman virgin martyr and is venerated in Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches, such as the Church of Sweden. She became the patroness of music and musicians, ...
" 2nd (duet with Lotta Engberg, under the surname of ''Pedersen''.
*1985: "Eld och lågor" 3rd
*1987: "Sommarnatt", unplaced (The song was sung by Robert Wells)
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
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1952 births
Living people
Melodifestivalen contestants
Swedish male singers
Swedish songwriters
Academic staff of Lund University
Singers from Stockholm