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Tommy Körberg
Tommy Körberg sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1969 and 1988, for Sweden. The best result was 9th place in 1969, with “Judy, min vän”.
- who
- Swedish recording artist; musical and schlager singer
- born
- 4 July 1948, Norsjö, Sweden
- contests
- 1969, 1988
- best result
- 9th, 1969
- music
- schlager
- active
- since 1953
- sang for
- Sweden
Biography
Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor and musician, best known to English-speaking audiences as Anatoly, the Russian, in the musical Chess. Körberg sang for Sweden twice: “Judy, min vän” finished joint ninth in Madrid in 1969, and “Stad i ljus” joint twelfth in Dublin in 1988.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Tommy Körberg”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1969 Madrid
“Judy, min vän”
9th of 16 Finished 9th of 16, with 8 points.
- Sung in
- Swedish
- Written by
- Britt Lindeborg, Roger Wallis
- Conductor
- Lars Samuelson
- Running order
- 9th of 16
- Age on the night
- 20
- Won that year
- France, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom
The story of Eurovision 1969: Four winners and not enough medals
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1988 Dublin
“Stad i ljus”
12th of 21 Finished 12th of 21, with 52 points.
- Sung in
- Swedish
- Written by
- Py Bäckman
- Conductor
- Anders Berglund
- Running order
- 2nd of 21
- Age on the night
- 39
- Won that year
- Switzerland: Céline Dion, “Ne partez pas sans moi”
The story of Eurovision 1988: Céline Dion, by one point, on the last vote
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Melodifestivalen 1969
- Melodifestivalen 1988
Awards
- Cornelis Vreeswijk scholarship 2012
- Litteris et Artibus 2022
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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