Lill Lindfors
Swedish jazz and schlager singer
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| Intro | Swedish jazz and schlager singer | ||||
| Places | Sweden | ||||
| is | Singer Actor | ||||
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music | ||||
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| Birth | 12 May 1940, Helsinki | ||||
| Age | 84 years | ||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||
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The details
Biography
Maj Lillemor "Lill" Lindfors, born 12 May 1940 in Helsinki, Finland is a Swedish singer who has performed in Scandinavia since the 1960s.
Career
She debuted as a revue actress in Uddevalla in 1960 and the following year as a recording artist. In the most recent decades, Lindfors has been known in Scandinavia for her "one-woman shows" in which she mixes music with a lot of comedy. She was one of the first artists who sang samba in Sweden, and she was also one of the first Swedish performers who did stand-up comedy in her shows.
- Eurovision Song Contest
Lindfors's performance of "Nygammal Vals ("New, yet familiar waltz") with Svante Thuresson took second place in the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest.
She was a presenter at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest in Gothenburg, Sweden, and was most famous for having a wardrobe malfunction live, during the contest, after passing through a part of the elaborate set. She later admitted it was a gag, but that it had not been rehearsed beforehand. According to author John Kennedy O'Connor's book The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History, the EBU was not pleased with this stunt. It remains one of the most iconic moments in the contest's history. She also performed "Musik ska byggas utav glädje" ("My Joy Is Building Bricks of Music") as the contest's major opener.
- Others
She has starred in several Swedish TV-shows which have been awarded in Montreaux.
In 1998, she became Sweden's Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF.
Personal life
Lindfors lives in Stockholm, Sweden. She married director Peter Wester in 1969 and had a daughter Petronella. They were divorced in 1973.
Discography
Lill Lindfors showing her gold record alongside other Swedish artists (3 May 1968)
Albums
- 1964: Adam och Eva (with Owe Thörnqvist)
- 1967: Påsen (with Anders Linder)
- 1967: Du är den ende
- 1968: Kom i min värld
- 1970: Albin & Greta (with Svante Thuresson)
- 1970: Vi har varann
- 1970: Mellan dröm och verklighet
- 1971: Sång
- 1973: Kom igen!
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE | ||
| 1975 | "Fritt Fram" | 16 |
| 1976 | En sång att ta hem | 16 |
| 1978 | Du är det varmaste jag har | 2 |
| 1980 | Och människor ser igen | 34 |
| 1984 | Jag vill nå dig | 19 |
| 1986 | Om du var här | 27 |
| 1990 | Glädjor | 43 |
| 1997 | Utan gränser | 42 |
| 2002 | Ingen är så go' som du | 15 |
| 2004 | Lills bästa | 20 |
| 2006 | Här är den sköna sommaren | 12 |
| 2013 | Det bästa med Lill | 17 |
Singles
(Selective)
- 1966: "Du är den ende" ("Romance")
- 1967: "En sån karl" ("Just Like a Man")
- 1967: "Hör min samba"
- 1968: "En man i byrån" ("If You Can Put That in a Bottle")
- 1968: "Teresa"
- 1969: "Mellan dröm och verklighet"
- 1970: "Axel Öhman" (duet with Svante Thuresson)
- 1973: "Månskugga"
- 1973: "Sången han sjöng var min egen"
- 1978: "Om du nånsin kommer fram till Samarkand"
- 1978: "Tillsammans är ett sätt att finnas till"
- 1984: "Marias första dans"
- "Lill Lindfors discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.