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
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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