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Siw Malmkvist
Siw Malmkvist sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1960 and 1969, for Sweden and Germany. The best result was 9th place in 1969, with “Primaballerina”.
- who
- Swedish schlager singer and actor
- born
- 31 December 1936, Landskrona, Sweden
- contests
- 1960, 1969
- best result
- 9th, 1969
- music
- schlager
- active
- since 1957
Biography
Siw Malmkvist is a Swedish schlager singer and actor, popular in Scandinavia and in West Germany, who sang for both. “Alla andra får varann” finished joint tenth for Sweden in London in 1960, and “Primaballerina” joint ninth for Germany in Madrid in 1969.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Siw Malmkvist”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1960 London
“Alla andra får varann”
10th of 13 Finished 10th of 13, with 4 points.
- Sung in
- Swedish
- Written by
- Åke Gerhard, Ulf Källqvist
- Conductor
- Thore Ehrling
- Running order
- 2nd of 13
- Age on the night
- 23
- Won that year
- France: Jacqueline Boyer, “Tom Pillibi”
The story of Eurovision 1960: London steps in, and a last-placed singer's daughter wins
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1969 Madrid
“Primaballerina”
9th of 16 Finished 9th of 16, with 8 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Hans Blum
- Conductor
- Hans Blum
- Running order
- 13th of 16
- Age on the night
- 32
- Won that year
- France, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom
The story of Eurovision 1969: Four winners and not enough medals
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Siw Malmkvist is part of.
- 1969 One empty place Thrown out, pulled out, stayed away
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Siw Malmkvist, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1969 One empty place
Five of the singers had been here before. Simone de Oliveira was back for Portugal, Louis Neefs for Belgium and Kirsti Sparboe, for the third time, for Norway. Two had changed flags: Siw Malmkvist, Sweden's singer in 1960, now sang for Germany, and Romuald, Monaco's in 1964, sang for Luxembourg.
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