Date - March 9, 1968
Official name - Melodifestivalen 1968
Organising broadcaster - SR
Venue - Cirkus, Stockholm
Host - Magnus Banck
Producer - Olle Helander
Musical director - Mats Olsson
Orchestra - freelance orchestra
Number of entries - 10
Winning entry - 'Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej' Claes-Göran Hederström
Winning songwriter - Peter Himmelstrand
Winning orchestrator - Mats Olsson
The successful team of record company Electra, with singers Towa Carson, Claes-Göran Hederström, and Mona Wessman up front (from left to right), backed up by arranger / producer Mats Olsson (left) and songwriter Peter Himmelstrand
PARTICIPATING ENTRIES
Song 1
Title – "Du är en vårvind i april"
Rendition – Svante Thuresson
Lyrics – Bo-Göran Edling
Composition – Staffan Ehrling
Studio arrangement – Sven-Olof Walldoff
(studio orchestra conducted by Sven-Olof Walldoff)
Live orchestration – Sven-Olof Walldoff
Score – 2nd place (21 votes)
Song 2
Title – "Jag vill tro"
Rendition – Anna-Lena Löfgren
Lyrics – Britt Lindeborg
Composition – Britt Lindeborg
Studio arrangement – Mats Olsson
(studio orchestra conducted by Mats Olsson)
Live orchestration – Mats Olsson
Score – 6th place (5 votes)
Song 3
Title – "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej"
Rendition – Claes-Göran Hederström
Lyrics – Peter Himmelstrand
Composition – Peter Himmelstrand
Studio arrangement – Mats Olsson
(studio orchestra conducted by Mats Olsson)
Live orchestration – Mats Olsson
Score – 1st place (23 votes)
Song 4
Title – "Du vet var jag finns"
Rendition – Towa Carson
Lyrics – Peter Himmelstrand
Composition – Peter Himmelstrand
Studio arrangement – Mats Olsson
(studio orchestra conducted by Mats Olsson)
Live orchestration – Mats Olsson
Score – 3rd place (15 votes)
Song 5
Title – "Här kommer pojkar"
Rendition – Östen Warnerbring / Svante Thuresson
Lyrics – Östen Warnerbring
Composition – Sven Bergcrantz
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 5th place (13 votes)
Song 6
Title – "Fri hos dej"
Rendition – Britt Bergström
Lyrics – Patrice Hellberg
Composition – Marcus Österdahl
Studio arrangement – Marcus Österdahl
(studio orchestra conducted by Marcus Österdahl)
Live orchestration – Marcus Österdahl
Score – 9th place (1 vote)
Song 7
Title – "Jag ser en värld"
Rendition – Gunnar Wiklund
Lyrics – Bengt Sundström
Composition – Marcus Österdahl
Studio arrangement – Marcus Österdahl
(studio orchestra conducted by Marcus Österdahl)
Live orchestration – Marcus Österdahl
Score – 7th place (3 votes)
Song 8
Title – "Låt mej få va' ifred"
Rendition – Cecilia Stam
Lyrics – Patrice Hellberg
Composition – Marcus Österdahl / Curt Peterson
Studio arrangement – Marcus Österdahl
(studio orchestra conducted by Marcus Österdahl)
Live orchestration – Marcus Österdahl
Score – 7th place (3 votes)
Song 9
Title – "Du och jag och våren"
Rendition – Lars Lönndahl
Lyrics – Thore Skogman
Composition – Thore Skogman
Studio arrangement – Marcus Österdahl
(studio orchestra conducted by Marcus Österdahl)
Live orchestration – Marcus Österdahl
Score – 10th place (0 votes)
Song 10
Title – "Gå och göm dej, Åke Tråk"
Rendition – Mona Wessman
Lyrics – Peter Himmelstrand
Composition – Peter Himmelstrand
Studio arrangement – Mats Olsson
(studio orchestra conducted by Mats Olsson)
Live orchestration – Mats Olsson
Score – 3rd place (15 votes)
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