1961 SWEDEN EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - February 6, 1961

Official name - Eurovisionsschlagern, Svensk final 1961

Organising broadcaster - SR

Venue - Cirkus, Stockholm

Host - Jeanette von Heidenstam

Producer - Arne Arnbom

Musical directors - William Lind / Göte Wilhelmson

Orchestras - SR:s Underhållningsorkester & Kvintett Göte Wilhelmson 

Number of entries - 5

Winning entry - 'April, april'

Winning songwriters - Yngve Orrmell (Bo Eneby) / Bobbie Ericson

Winning orchestrator - Claes Rosendahl

Note 1 - Following Siw Malmkvist's victory in the pre-selection, she was replaced in the international contest in Cannes by Lill-Babs (Barbro Svensson), who performed 'April, april' in an orchestration by Mats Olsson

Note 2 - The combo versions were all arranged by Göte Wilhelmson and his four fellow musicians. Below, only the arrangers of the orchestra versions are given

Lill-Babs interpreting 'Stockholm' to the accompaniment of Göte Wilhelmson's quintet

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES

Song 1

Title – "Spela på regnbågen"

Rendition (orchestra version) – Lars Lönndahl

Rendition (combo version) – Lily Berglund

Lyrics – Britt Lindeborg

Composition – Britt Lindeborg

Studio arrangement – Gösta Theselius

(studio orchestra conducted by Gösta Theselius)

Live orchestration – Gösta Theselius

Score – 2nd place (ex aequo, 71 votes)

Song 2

Title – "Stockholm"

Rendition (orchestra version) – Lily Berglund

Rendition (combo version) – Lill-Babs

Lyrics – Eric Sandström

Composition – Bobbie Ericson

Studio arrangement – unreleased

Live orchestration – unknown

Score – 5th place (57 votes)

Song 3

Title – "Vårvinter"

Rendition (orchestra version) – Lill-Babs

Rendition (combo version) – Lars Lönndahl

Lyrics – Bobbie Ericson

Composition – Bobbie Ericson

Studio arrangement – unreleased

Live orchestration – unknown

Score – 2nd place (ex aequo, 71 votes)

Song 4

Title – "April, april"

Rendition (orchestra version) – Siw Malmkvist

Rendition (combo version) – Gunnar Wiklund

Lyrics – Yngve Örrmell (= Bo Eneby)

Composition – Bobbie Ericson

Studio arrangement – Claes Rosendahl

Live orchestration – Claes Rosendahl

Score – 1st place (78 votes)

Song 5

Title – "Vår i hjärtat (Att altid få vara hos dig)"

Rendition (orchestra version) – Gunnar Wiklund

Rendition (combo version) – Siw Malmkvist

Lyrics – Lennart Gröhn

Composition – Lennart Gröhn

Studio arrangement – unreleased

Live orchestration – unknown

Score – 4th place (58 votes)