eurovision 1968
Claes-Göran Hederström
Claes-Göran Hederström represented Sweden at Eurovision 1968 in London with “Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej”, finishing 5th of 17.
- who
- Swedish singer
- born
- 20 October 1945, Danderyd Municipality, Sweden
- died
- 8 November 2022 (aged 77), Norrköping, Sweden
- contest
- 1968
- best result
- 5th, 1968
- music
- pop
- active
- from 1967
- sang for
- Sweden
Biography
Claes-Göran Hederström, who died in 2022, was a Swedish singer who first appeared on Swedish television in 1967. “Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej” finished fifth in London a year later.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Claes-Göran Hederström”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1968 London
“Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej”
5th of 17 Finished 5th of 17, with 15 points.
- Sung in
- Swedish
- Written by
- Peter Himmelstrand
- Conductor
- Mats Olsson
- Running order
- 8th of 17
- Age on the night
- 22
- Won that year
- Spain: Massiel, “La La La”
The story of Eurovision 1968: Colour, a borrowed singer and a one-vote finish
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