1962 SWEDEN EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - February 13, 1962

Official name - Eurovisionsschlagern, Svensk final 1962

Organising broadcaster - SR

Venue - Cirkus, Stockholm

Host - Bengt Feldreich

Producer - Kåge Sigurth

Musical directors - Egon Kjerrman / Göte Wilhelmson

Orchestras - SR:s Underhållningsorkester & Kvintett Göte Wilhelmson 

Backing vocalists - Four Hits (= Johnny Ekh / Pia Lang / Leppe Sundevall / Bo Söderman)

Number of entries - 6

Winning entry - 'Sol och vår'

Winning songwriters - Ulf Källqvist / Åke Gerhard

Winning orchestrator - Sven-Olof Walldoff

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

After Inger Berggren won the Swedish final, she was accompanied to the Eurovision Song Contest in Luxembourg by Egon Kjerrman, the MD of the pre-selection

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES

Song 1

Title – "Lolo Lolita"

Rendition (orchestra version) – Otto Brandenburg

Rendition (combo version) – Östen Warnerbring

Lyrics – Yngve Örrmell (= Bo Eneby)

Composition – Bobbie Ericson

Studio arrangement – Hans Wahlgren

(studio orchestra conducted by Hans Wahlgren)

Live orchestration – Hans Wahlgren

Score – 4th place (11,858 votes)

Song 2

Title – "Trollen ska trivas"

Rendition (orchestra version) – Östen Warnerbring

Rendition (combo version) – Mona Grain

Lyrics – Ulf Peder Olrog

Composition – Ulf Peder Olrog

Studio arrangement – unreleased

Live orchestration – unknown

Score – 6th place (4,001 votes)

Song 3

Title – "Anne-Li"

Rendition (orchestra version) – Carli Tornehave

Rendition (combo version) – Otto Brandenburg

Lyrics – Per Lindqvist

Composition – Per Lindqvist

Studio arrangement – unknown

Live orchestration – unknown

Score – 3rd place (13,401 votes)

Song 4

Title – "När min vän"

Rendition (orchestra version) – Monica Zetterlund

Rendition (combo version) – Carli Tornehave

Lyrics – Owe Thörnqvist

Composition – Owe Thörnqvist

Studio arrangement – Georg Riedel

(studio orchestra conducted by Georg Riedel)

Live orchestration – unknown

Score – 2nd place (74,077 votes)

Song 5

Title – "Sagans underbara värld"

Rendition (orchestra version) – Lily Berglund

Rendition (combo version) – Inger Berggren

Lyrics – Britt Lindeborg

Composition – Britt Lindeborg

Studio arrangement – Göte Wilhelmson

(studio orchestra conducted by Göte Wilhelmson)

Live orchestration – unknown

Score – 5th place (6,885 votes)

Song 6

Title – "Sol och vår"

Rendition (orchestra version) – Inger Berggren

Rendition (combo version) – Lily Berglund

Lyrics – Åke Gerhard

Composition – Ulf Källqvist

Studio arrangement – Hans Wahlgren

(studio orchestra conducted by Hans Wahlgren)

Live orchestration – Sven-Olof Walldoff

Score – 1st place (102,327 votes)