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Dominique Dufaut

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20/Dec 2007 at 00:21

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EMI Sweden

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Festival favoriter

From 1958 to 1977

26 Eurovision classics covered in Swedish

By the second half of January, EMI Sweden will release a CD album entitled Festival Favoriter - Internationella hits paa svenska with 26 Swedish cover versions of Eurovision classics, from 1958 to 1977.

Leif Thorsson, once president of OGAE Sweden and author of the two editions of the book Melodifestivalen, was consulted to choose the tracks and this explains why, alongside well-known songs, collectors can find very rare material: "I approached the man responsible and he became really interested", Leif explains, "especially since it fitted well into the Festival Favoriter series released last January with MF-songs".  

The complete track list:

  1. Doris - Boom bang-a-bang
    1st for the United Kingdom in 1969 performed by Lulu
  2. Lars Lönndahl - I det blaa (Nel blu, dipinto di blu)
    3rd for Italy in 1958 performed by Domenico Modugno
  3. Carl-Erik Thörn - Säg vackra ord till mig (Say wonderful things to me)
    4th for the United Kingdom in 1963 performed by Ronnie Carroll
  4. Marie-Dieke - Om vaaren (Een beetje)
    1st for the Netherlands in 1959 performed by Teddy Scholten
  5. Alice Babs - Sov min älskling (Dors mon amour)
    1st for France in 1958 performed by André Claveau
  6. Bertil Englund - Ring-a-ding (Ring-a-ding girl)
    4th for the United Kingdom in 1962 performed by Ronnie Carroll
  7. Gunnar Thim - Säg att jag drömt (Net als toen)
    1st for the Netherlands in 1957 performed by Corry Brokken
  8. Gerd Persson & Tosse Bark - Sjung lilla faagel (Sing little birdie)
    2nd for the United Kingdom in 1959 performed by Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
  9. Carli Tornehave - Piove
    6th for Italy in 1959 performed by Domenico Modugno
  10. Lars Lönndahl - Tina och Marina (Zwei kleine Italiener)
    6th for Germany in 1962 performed by Conny Froboess
  11. Marie Dieke - Aah ifall jag vore du ändaa (Uh, jeg ville oenske jeg var dig)
    5th for Denmark in 1959 performed by Birthe Wilke
  12. Gerd Persson - Tom Pillibi
    1st for France in 1960 performed by Jacqueline Boyer
  13. Carli Tornehave  - Angelique
    5th for Denmark in 1961 performed by Dario Campeotto
  14. Kicki Oscarsson - Vi möts och skiljs (L'amour s'en va)
    5th for Monaco in 1963 performed by Françoise Hardy
  15. Bertil Englund - Tipi-tii
    7th for Finland in 1962 performed by Marion Rung
  16. Gitte Hænning - Det kan väl inte jag raa för (Poupée de cire, poupée de son)
    1st for Luxembourg in 1965 performed by France Gall
  17. Carl-Erik Thörn - Du är som  som skapad för mig (Uno per tutte)
     3rd for Italy in 1963 performed by Emilio Pericoli
  18. Anne-Lie Rydé & Sös Fenger - Drömdans (Dansevise)
    1st for Denmark in 1963 performed by Grethe & Jørgen Ingman
  19. Gunnar Wiklund - Merci chérie
    1st for Austria in 1966 performed by Udo Jürgens
  20. Gitte Hænning - La la la (Lyckolaaten)
    1st for Spain in 1968 performed by Massiel
  21. Marianne Kock - Simsalabim (Jack in the box)
    4th for the United Kingdom in 1971 performed by Clodagh Rodgers
  22. Pastellerna - Ler, ber och bönar (Beg, steal or borrow)
    2nd for the United Kingdom in 1972 performed by the New Seekers
  23. Rasmus - En bit av mig själv (Tu te reconnaîtras)
    1st for Luxembourg in 1973 performed by Anne-Marie David
  24. Emigranterna - Tom tom tom
    6th for Finland in 1973 performed by Marion Rung
  25. Gitte Hænning - Vi gratulerar (Congratulations)
    2nd for the United Kingdom in 1968
  26. Small Town Singers - Har jag kommit hem (De mallemolen)
    12th for the Netherlands in 1977 performed by Heddy Lester

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Mario Mir [44111]
Thu 20 Dec 2007 22:56:16

"Dansevise" is the best song of that period by far!


Jan Castricum [11576]
Thu 20 Dec 2007 21:22:07

Some of these versions I already had on vinyl and I never expected them to be released on CD.

Great job, Leif !


Alexandros Roussos [16979]
Thu 20 Dec 2007 01:24:30

Interesting!!!Sweden loves the ESC,that's why and ESC loves Sweden!!!


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