Tuesday, 5 January 1971

1960 SWEDEN EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - February 2, 1960 (semi-final: December 28, 1959)
Official name - Eurovisionsschlagern, Svensk final 1960
Organising broadcaster - SR
Venue - Cirkus, Stockholm
Hosts - Thore Ehrling / Jeanette von Heidenstam
Producer - Arne Arnbom
Musical directors - Thore Ehrling / Göte Wilhelmson
Orchestras - SR:s Underhållningsorkester & Kvartett Göte Wilhelmson 
Number of entries - 8 (4 in final)
Winning entry - 'Alla andra får varann'
Winning songwriters - Åke Gerhard / Ulf Källqvist
Winning orchestrator - unknown

Note 1 - Following Östen Warnerbring's victory in the pre-selection, he was replaced for the international contest in London by Siw Malmkvist, who performed 'Alla andra får varann' in an orchestration by Gösta Theselius

Note 2- Göte Wilhelmson's combo was not part of the set-up in the semi-final, where all songs were only performed in an orchestral version; the combo versions in the final were all arranged by Göte Wilhelmson and his three fellow musicians. Below, only the arrangers of the orchestra versions are given

Inger Berggren released a single with her two final songs

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES (FINAL)

Song 1
Title – "Underbar, så underbar"
Rendition (orchestra version) – Inger Berggren
Rendition (combo version) – Östen Warnerbring
Lyrics – Per Lindqvist
Composition – Per Lindqvist
Studio arrangement unknown
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 2nd place (76 votes)

Song 2
Title – "Nancy, Nancy"
Rendition (orchestra version) – Britt Damberg
Rendition (combo version) – Mona Grain
Lyrics – Åke Gerhard
Composition – Sune Borg
Studio arrangement – Leif Kronlund
(studio orchestra conducted by Leif Kronlund)
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 4th place (56 votes)

Song 3
Title – "Alla andra får varann"
Rendition (orchestra version) – Östen Warnerbring
Rendition (combo version) – Inger Berggren
Lyrics – Åke Gerhard
Composition – Ulf Källqvist
Studio arrangement – Leif Kronlund
(studio orchestra conducted by Leif Kronlund)
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 1st place (85 votes)

Song 4
Title – "Alexander"
Rendition (orchestra version) – Mona Grain
Rendition (combo version) – Britt Damberg
Lyrics – Åke Gerhard
Composition – Åke Gerhard
Studio arrangement – Gunnar "Hacke" Björksten
(studio orchestra conducted by Hacke Björksten)
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 3rd place (67 votes)

ELIMINATED SONGS

Eliminated song 1
Title – "Vårens första flicka"
Rendition – Tommy Jacobson
Lyrics – Åke Gerhard
Composition – Gunnar Hoffsten
Studio arrangement – unreleased
Live orchestration – unknown

Eliminated song 2
Title – "Flicka med positiv"
Rendition – Bertil Englund
Lyrics – Eric Sandström
Composition – Bobbie Ericson
Studio arrangement – Pierre Westerman
(studio orchestra conducted by Pierre Westerman)
Live orchestration – unknown

Eliminated song 3
Title – "En kyss"
Rendition – Lill-Babs
Lyrics – Fritz-Gustav Sundelöf
Composition – Albert Stenbock
Studio arrangement – unreleased
Live orchestration – unknown

Eliminated song 4
Title – "Res med mig (Til Marseille)"
Rendition – Lars Lönndahl
Lyrics – Eric Sandström
Composition – Bobbie Ericson
Studio arrangement – unreleased
Live orchestration – unknown

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