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Det Börjar Verka Kärlek, Banne Mig
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "", written by Peter Himmelstrand, and performed by Claes-Göran Hederström. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SR), selected its entry through 1968. The entry finished 5th (out of 17) with 15 points, including 6 from , the highest number of votes awarded that year. Before Eurovision 1968 1968 was the selection for the 10th song to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the ninth time that (SR) used this system of picking a song. 2233 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in the in Stockholm on 9 March 1968, hosted by Magnus Banck and was broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio. At Eurovision Voting References {{Eurovision Song Contest 1968 1968 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 Eurovision Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio Aktiebolag, AB (; "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national publicly funded radio programming, radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a television licence, licensing fee, the level of which is decided by the Riksdag, Swedish Riksdag. As of 1 January 2019, the funds stem from standard taxation. No advertising is permitted. Its legal status could be described as that of a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation, quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization. History The company – which was founded as AB Radiotjänst ("Radio Service Ltd") by a consortium of newspaper companies, the Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå, TT news agency, and radio manufacturing interests on 21 March 1924 – made its first broadcast on 1 January 1925: a relay of High Mass from Saint James's Church, Stockholm, St James's Church in Stockholm. It was officially renamed Sveriges Radio in 1957. Sveriges Radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östen Warnerbring
Östen Warnerbring (22 November 1934 – 18 January 2006), also known as Östen med Rösten (lit. "Östen with the Voice"), was a Sweden, Swedish singer, musician, composer, and lyrics writer who mastered several musical genres. He started as a jazz musician but over the years, he became known as a singer of other popular music, such as schlager music, and of Swedish poetry put into music by himself. In 1967, he represented Sweden at Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song . In the 1970s, he became one of the first Swedish artists to use his native accent, of the province of Scania (Skåne) in the south of Sweden, also while singing. Early life Warnerbring was born in Malmö. His family lived near the race track Jägersro, and as a child, Warnerbring entertained the racing audience by playing the harmonica to them. During his childhood and as a young man he had a variety of jobs, working as a messenger boy at ''Sydsvenska Dagbladet'', as a tinsmith for a local roofing company, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries In The Eurovision Song Contest 1968
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, state with limited recognition, constituent country, or dependent territory. Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the United Nations. There is no universal agreement on the number of "countries" in the world, since several states have disputed sovereignty status or limited recognition, and a number of non-sovereign entities are commonly considered countries. The definition and usage of the word "country" are flexible and have changed over time. ''The Economist'' wrote in 2010 that "any attempt to find a clear definition of a country soon runs into a thicket of exceptions and anomalies." Areas much smaller than a political entity may be referred to as a "country", such as the West Country in England, "big sky country" (used in various contexts of the American West), "coal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden In The Eurovision Song Contest
Sweden has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 64 times since making its debut in , missing only three contests since then (, , and ). The current Swedish participating broadcaster in the contest is (SVT), which select its entrant through the national competition Melodifestivalen. Sweden has hosted the contest seven times: three times in Stockholm (, , ), three times in Malmö (, , ) and one time in Gothenburg (). At the , Sweden was one of the first five countries to adopt televoting. Sweden, along with , is the most successful country in the Eurovision Song Contest, with a total of seven victories. Sweden also has the most top-five results of the 21st century, with 13; in total, Sweden has achieved 27 top-five results in the contest. After finishing second with "" performed by Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson in , Sweden went on to achieve its seven victories with " Waterloo" by ABBA (), " Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by Herreys (), "" by Carola (), " Take Me to You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gå Och Göm Dig, Åke Tråk
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "", written by Peter Himmelstrand, and performed by Claes-Göran Hederström. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SR), selected its entry through 1968. The entry finished 5th (out of 17) with 15 points, including 6 from , the highest number of votes awarded that year. Before Eurovision 1968 1968 was the selection for the 10th song to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the ninth time that (SR) used this system of picking a song. 2233 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in the in Stockholm on 9 March 1968, hosted by Magnus Banck and was broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio. At Eurovision Voting References {{Eurovision Song Contest 1968 1968 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 Eurovision Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Wessman
Mona Wessman, born 24 March 1948 in Nora Parish in Sweden, is a Swedish singer. Her breakthrough came together with Nina Lizell and Claes-Göran Hederström in the '' Minishow'' TV show, which aired on Pentecost Saturday 1967. Her definitive breakthrough as a recording artist was '' Gå och göm dej, Åke Tråk'', participating at Melodifestivalen 1968, ending up third, and becoming a Svensktoppen hit peaking at third position. The same year, she toured the folkparks of Sweden together with Nina and Claes-Göran. Sven Lindahl wrote another of her more successful songs, '' Hambostinta i kortkort''. During the autumn of 1968, she toured with Lenne Broberg, Claes-Göran Hederström and Hipp Happy Band, consisting of Mats Westman, Lasse Sandborg, Stefan Möller and Bertil Bodahl. Scoring several Svensktoppen hits by the late 1960s, she also appeared in the 1968 film '' Åsa-Nisse och den stora kalabaliken''. She also participated at Melodifestivalen 1973 Sweden was represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thore Skogman
Elof Lars "Thore" Skogman (9 March 1931 – 9 December 2007) was a popular Swedish singer, songwriter, actor and entertainer. Skogman was born in Hallstahammar, Sweden. While working as an accountant and sales manager during the 1950s, he made his debut recording in 1955, devoted his full-time to singing by 1961, and came third in Sweden's national song contest Melodifestivalen in 1963. In the 1960s he wrote "Fröken Fräken" (literally: ''Miss Freckle'') that became one of his most successful hits. Skogman also wrote songs for other Swedish and Scandinavian artists. Skogman was a familiar and popular fixture in Swedish movies, TV and radio shows, opera and stage performances from the 1960s through the 1980s. Skogman died at a hospital in Gävle in 2007. ''Aftonbladet'', 10 December 2007. Selected discogra ...
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Lars Lönndahl
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel", and is therefore related to the name Laurence and Lauren. A homonymous Etruscan name was borne by several Etruscan kings, and later used as a last name by the Roman Lartia family. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown. Notable people *, bishop of Linköping (1236–1258) *, bishop of Linköping (1292–1307) *Lars (archbishop of Uppsala) (1255–1267) *Lars Kristian Abrahamsen (1855–1921), Norwegian politician * Lars Ahlfors (1907–1996), Finnish Fields Medal recipient * Lars Amble (1939–2015), Swedish actor and director *Lars Herminius Aquilinus, ancient Roman consul *Lars Bak (born 1980), Danish road bicycle racer *Lars Bak (computer programmer) (born 1965), Danish computer programmer *Lars Beckman (born 1967), Swedish politician *Lars Bender (born 1989), Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Wiklund
Lars Gunnar Wiklund (17 August 1935 – 29 September 1989) was a Swedish singer. He scored several Svensktoppen hits, and participated in Melodifestivalen four times. Early life Lars Gunnar Wiklund was born on 17 August 1935 in Luleå, Sweden, as the first child of Ellen and Sven Wiklund. Discography * ''Gunnar Wiklund'' (1960) * ''32´29 minuter med Gunnar Wiklund'' (1966) * ''Gunnar Wiklund sjunger Jim Reeves'' (1970) * ''Minnenas melodier'' (1979) Famous Gunnar Wiklund songs *''Minns du den sommar'' ''(Greenfields)'' *'' Regntunga skyar'' *'' Vi ska gå hand i hand'' (''Dunja, du'') *''Han måste gå'' (1960, previously recorded by Cacka Israelsson in 1959, a Swedish cover of Jim Reeves' '' He'll Have to Go'', 1959) *''Mest av allt'' *''Kan jag hjälpa att jag älskar dig ännu'' *''Man ska visa lite ömhet mot varandra'' *''Snart så kommer åter ljusa tider'' *''Akta dig för indianerna'' *''Nu tändas åter ljusen i min lilla stad'' *''Glöm din dröm'' *''I en röd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Österdahl
Marcus Österdahl (born 27 January 1943) is a Swedish musical director and entrepreneur. The Telstars In 1963, Österdahl was one of the founder members of The Telstars, a pop-jazz group consisting of some of the most sought after session musicians in Sweden. They were the "house-band" in the monthly TV-Show Drop-In backing most artists in the show and were also the support act for The Beatles on their first tour of Sweden in 1963. Musical career After leaving The Telstars in 1966, Österdahl mainly devoted his talent and time to working as an independent arranger/producer for the major record companies. Many well-known Swedish acts were accompanied by Marcus Österdahl's Choir & Orchestra, with about 30 tracks reaching number one on the charts. Among Österdahl's hits as an arranger is "Du är den ende", the title track from singer Lill Lindfors' 1967 gold album. That same year, Marcus Österdahl composed, together with producer Curt Pettersson and lyricist Patrice Hell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towa Carson
Birgit Rose-Marie Anlert (née Carlsson, born 31 March 1936), known professionally as Towa Carson, is a Swedish schlager singer. She debuted in 1954 and had the most success in the 1950s and 1960s, with hits such as ''"De tre klockorna"'' (Swedish version of "The Three Bells", which peaked at No. 4, ''"Spara sista dansen för mig"'' ("Save the Last Dance for Me"), which also peaked at No. 4, and her biggest hit "''Jag måste ge mig av''" (Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On", Swedish lyrics by Peter Himmelstrand) which peaked at No. 3. She recorded many duets with Lasse Lönndahl, the most successful being ''"Visa mig hur man går hem"'' (Irving King's "Show Me the Way to Go Home") which peaked at No. 12. 25 of her songs have charted on Svensktoppen. She has participated in the Swedish song contest Melodifestivalen (which serves as a national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest) in 1967 (''"Du vet var jag finns"'', third place) and in 1968 (two songs: ''" Alla har g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen (; ) 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;. 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 seven List of Eurovision Song Contest winners, Eurovision winners and 26 top-five placings for . The winner of Melodifestivalen has been chosen by panels of jurors since its inception. Since 1999, the juries have been joined by a public televoting, telephone vote which has an equal influence over the outcome. The competition makes a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
