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Lill Lindfors | |
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 Lindfors in 2013 | |
| Born | Maj Lillemor Lindfors (1940-05-12)12 May 1940 (age 85) Helsinki, Finland |
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| Years active | 1960–present |
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| Partner | Brasse Brännström (1974–1984) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
Musical artist | |
Maj Lillemor "Lill"Lindfors (born 12 May 1940) is aSwedish singer[1] who has performed inScandinavia since the 1960s. She andSvante Thuresson performed the song "Nygammal Vals" ("New, yet familiar waltz") as the Swedish entrants in the1966 Eurovision Song Contest.
Lindfors was born into aSwedish-speaking Finnish family inHelsinki,Finland, and she moved to Sweden with her family when she was eight years old.[2] She made her debut as arevue actress inUddevalla 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 ofcomedy. She was one of the first artists who sangsamba in Sweden, and she was also one of the first Swedish performers who didstand-up comedy in her shows.
Lindfors's performance of "Nygammal Vals" ("New, yet familiar waltz") withSvante Thuresson took second place in the1966 Eurovision Song Contest.
She was the presenter of the1985 Eurovision Song Contest inGothenburg, Sweden, and was most famous for having awardrobe 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. TheEBU 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.
She has starred in several Swedish TV shows which have won awards in Montreux.
In 1998, she became Sweden'sGoodwill Ambassador to UNICEF.
Lindfors lives inStockholm, 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.
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
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| 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 |
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| Preceded by | Eurovision Song Contest presenter 1985 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest (withSvante Thuresson) 1966 | Succeeded by |
