Lill Lindfors

Lill Lindfors
Lill Lindfors
	Lindfors in 2012
Born	Maj Lillemor Lindfors; 12 May 1940 (age 84); Helsinki, Finland
Occupations	Singer; songwriter; musician;
Years active	1960–present
Spouses	Peter Wester (m. 1969; div. 1974); Anders Byström (m. 1991);
Partner	Brasse Brännström (1974–1984)
Children	1
	Musical career
Genres	Jazz; schlager; folk;
Instrument	Vocals

Maj Lillemor "Lill" Lindfors (born 12 May 1940) is a Swedish singer^[1] who has performed in Scandinavia since the 1960s.

Career

Lindfors was born into a Swedish-speaking Finnish family in Helsinki, Finland, and she moved to Sweden with her family when she was eight years old.^[2] She made her debut as a revue actress in Uddevalla in 1960. The following year she made her first recording. In the most recent decades, Lindfors has been known in Scandinavia for her "one-woman shows" in which she mixes music with a lot of comedy. She was one of the first artists who sang samba in Sweden, and she was also one of the first Swedish performers who did stand-up comedy 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.

She was the presenter of the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest in Gothenburg, Sweden, and was most famous for having a wardrobe malfunction 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.^[3] 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 Stockholm, 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!

Year	Album	Peak positions
Year	Album	SWE ^[4]
1975	"Fritt Fram"	16
1976	En sång att ta hem	16
1978	Du är det varmaste jag har	2
1980	Och människor ser igen	34
1984	Jag vill nå dig	19
1986	Om du var här	27
1990	Glädjor	43
1997	Utan gränser	42
2002	Ingen är så go' som du	15
2004	Lills bästa	20
2006	Här är den sköna sommaren	12
2013	Det bästa med Lill	17

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

^ "Lill Lindfors". Discogs. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ "Muistojen bulevardi: San Antonio Rose" (in Finnish). Yle. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2023. syntyi Helsingissä suomenruotsalaiseen perheeseen, mutta muutti jo kahdeksanvuotiaana perheineen Ruotsiin
^ O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007. ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
^ "Lill Lindfors discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

External links

Preceded by Désirée Nosbusch	Eurovision Song Contest presenter 1985	Succeeded by Åse Kleveland
Preceded by Ingvar Wixell with "Absent Friend"	Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest (with Svante Thuresson) 1966	Succeeded by Östen Warnerbring with "Som en dröm"

[1] "Lill Lindfors". Discogs. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

[2] "Muistojen bulevardi: San Antonio Rose" (in Finnish). Yle. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2023. syntyi Helsingissä suomenruotsalaiseen perheeseen, mutta muutti jo kahdeksanvuotiaana perheineen Ruotsiin

[3] O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007. ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3

[swe-4] "Lill Lindfors discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

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Songs	"Absent Friend" "Alla andra får varann" "April, april" "Augustin" "Bara hon älskar mig" "Beatles" "Boogaloo" "Bra vibrationer" "Dag efter dag" "Dance You Off" "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig" "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" "Eloise" "En dag" "En gång i Stockholm" "Euphoria" "Fångad av en stormvind" "Fångad i en dröm" "Främling" "Give Me Your Love" "Härliga sommardag" "Hero" "Heroes" "Hold Me Closer" "I Can't Go On" "I morgon är en annan dag" "If I Were Sorry" "Invincible" "It Hurts" "Jennie, Jennie" "Judy, min vän" "Just nu!" "Kärleken är" "Las Vegas" "Lilla stjärna" "Listen to Your Heartbeat" ~~"Move"~~ "Never Let It Go" "Nygammal vals" "Popular" "Satellit" "Se på mej" "Sol och vår" "Som en dröm" "Som en vind" "Stad i ljus" "Stjärnorna" "Take Me to Your Heaven" "Tattoo" "This Is My Life" "Too Late for Love" "Undo" "Unforgettable" "Den vilda" "Vita vidder" "Voices" "La Voix" "Waterloo" "When Spirits Are Calling My Name" "The Worrying Kind" "You" "You're Summer"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Sweden did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Berta Ambrož Margot Eskens Madalena Iglésias Udo Jürgens Tereza Kesovija Åse Kleveland Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson Kenneth McKellar Domenico Modugno Ann-Christine Nyström Madeleine Pascal Raphael Dickie Rock Milly Scott Tonia Michèle Torr Ulla Pia Dominique Walter
Songs	"Bien plus fort" "Brez besed" "Ce soir je t'attendais" "Chez nous" "Come Back to Stay" "Dio, come ti amo" "Ele e ela" "Fernando en Filippo" "Intet er nytt under solen" "A Man Without Love" "Merci, Chérie" "Ne vois-tu pas ?" "Nygammal vals" "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" "Playboy" "Stop - mens legen er go'" "Yo soy aquél" "Die Zeiger der Uhr"

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