eurovision 1961
Lill-Babs
Lill-Babs represented Sweden at Eurovision 1961 in Cannes with “April, april”, finishing 14th of 16.
- who
- Swedish schlager singer
- born
- 9 March 1938, Järvsö församling, Sweden
- died
- 3 April 2018 (aged 80), Stockholms Hedvig Eleonora, Sweden
- contest
- 1961
- best result
- 14th, 1961
- music
- pop, soul
- active
- from 1954
- sang for
- Sweden
Biography
Lill-Babs, who died in 2018, was a Swedish singer, actor and television host whose career began in the early 1950s. “April, april” finished 14th in Cannes in 1961.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Lill-Babs”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1961 Cannes
“April, april”
14th of 16 Finished 14th of 16, with 2 points.
- Sung in
- Swedish
- Written by
- Bo Eneby, Bobbie Ericson
- Conductor
- William Lind
- Running order
- 7th of 16
- Age on the night
- 23
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Jean-Claude Pascal, “Nous les amoureux”
The story of Eurovision 1961: Sixteen countries, a garden on stage, and a love song with a secret
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