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Marie Bergman (born 21 November 1950) is a
Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
singer.''Biografi – Marie Bergman''
, Gazell Records AB, August 20, 2004 Between 1969 and 1972, she was a member in the pop group
Family Four Family Four were a Sweden, Swedish pop group who recorded during the 1960s and 1970s. They were made up of Berndt Öst, Marie Bergman, Agnetha Munther and Pierre Isacsson. They won Melodifestivalen twice, in Melodifestivalen 1971, 1971 with "Vita ...
, which represented Sweden at 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 ...
in 1971 and 1972. She started her solo career in 1974. She has during the years released 13 own-written records and 2
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albums and has received numerous awards. In 1994 she again represented Sweden at the Eurovision, this time with
Roger Pontare Fred Roger Pontare (born Roger Johansson; 17 October 1951) is a Swedish musician. He lives in Bjuråker in Hudiksvalls kommun. Pontare was born in Arjeplog Municipality, and is of Sami descent. He has represented Sweden twice in the Eurovisi ...
, setting a record as the singer who has represented Sweden at the ESC the most times. This was equalled by
Carola Häggkvist Carola Maria Häggkvist (; born 8 September 1966), commonly known simply as Carola, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s and has released albums ranging from pop and disco ...
in 2006. Marie has performed at the Roskilde Festival four times.


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* Swedish women singers 1950 births Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Sweden Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1971 Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1972 Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1994 Melodifestivalen winners Living people Singers from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish women singers Melodifestivalen contestants of 2015 Melodifestivalen contestants of 1994 Melodifestivalen contestants of 1971 {{Sweden-singer-stub