Maj Lillemor "Lill" Lindfors (born 12 May 1940) is a

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singer who has performed in

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since the 1960s.

Career

She was born in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

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, and made her debut as a

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actress in

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in 1960. The following year she made her first recording. In the most recent decades, Lindfors has been known in Scandinavia for her "

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s" in which she mixes music with a lot of

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. She was one of the first artists who sang ''

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'' in Sweden, and she was also one of the first Swedish performers who did

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in her shows. ;Eurovision Song Contest Lindfors's performance of " Nygammal Vals" ("New, yet familiar waltz") with Svante Thuresson took second place in the

1966 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" by France Gall. Or ...

. She was the presenter of the

1985 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by Herreys. Organised by the Europ ...

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, Sweden, and was most famous for having a

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live, during the contest, after passing through a part of the elaborate set. She later admitted it was a gag, but that it had not been rehearsed beforehand. The EBU was reportedly not pleased with the stunt.O'Connor, John Kennedy. ''The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History''. Carlton Books, UK. 2007. It remains one of the most iconic moments in the contest's history. She also performed " Musik ska byggas utav glädje" ("My Joy Is Building Bricks of Music") as the contest's major opener. ;Others She has starred in several Swedish TV shows which have won awards in Montreux. In 1998, she became Sweden's Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF.

Personal life

Lindfors lives in

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, Sweden. She married director Peter Wester in 1969 and they had a daughter Petronella. They were divorced in 1974. She was then in relationship with the actor Brasse Brännström from 1974 to 1984. Since 1991 she has been married to the director Anders Byström.

Discography

Albums

*1964: ''Adam och Eva'' (with Owe Thörnqvist) *1967: ''Påsen'' (with Anders Linder) *1967: ''Du är den ende'' *1968: ''Kom i min värld'' *1970: ''Albin & Greta'' (with Svante Thuresson) *1970: ''Vi har varann'' *1970: ''Mellan dröm och verklighet'' *1971: ''Sång'' *1973: ''Kom igen!''

Singles

(Selective) *1966: " Du är den ende" ("Romance") *1967: " En sån karl" ("Just Like a Man") *1967: "Hör min samba" *1968: " En man i byrån" ("If You Can Put That in a Bottle") *1968: "Teresa" *1969: "Mellan dröm och verklighet" *1970: "Axel Öhman" (duet with Svante Thuresson) *1973: "Månskugga" *1973: "Sången han sjöng var min egen" ("Killing Me Softly with His Song") *1978: "Om du nånsin kommer fram till Samarkand" *1978: "Tillsammans är ett sätt att finnas till" *1984: "Marias första dans"

References

External links

Eurovision 1966 InformationEurovision 1985 InformationMs. Lindfors's official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindfors, Lill 1940 births Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1966 Finnish emigrants to Sweden 20th-century Finnish women singers Melodifestivalen contestants Melodifestivalen winners Singers from Helsinki Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Sweden 20th-century Swedish women singers Swedish-language singers