Maj Lillemor "Lill" Lindfors (born 12 May 1940) is a Swedish singer who has performed in Scandinavia since the 1960s. She and Svante Thuresson performed the song "Nygammal Vals" ("New, yet familiar waltz") as the Swedish entrants in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966.
Career Lindfors was born into a Swedish-speaking Finnish family in Helsinki, Finland, and she moved to Sweden with her family when she was eight years old. She made her debut as a revue actress in Uddevalla in 1960. The following year she made her first recording. 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 Eurovision Song Contest 1966.
She was the presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden, and was most famous for (seemingly) 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. The EBU was reportedly not pleased with the stunt.O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007. 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 won awards in Montreux.
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 they had a daughter Petronella. They were divorced in 1974. She was then in relationship with the actor Brasse Brännström from 1974 to 1984. Since 1991 she has been married to the director Anders Byström.
Discography
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!
YearAlbumPeak positions SWE1975"Fritt Fram"161976En sång att ta hem161978Du är det varmaste jag har21980Och människor ser igen341984Jag vill nå dig191986Om du var här271990Glädjor431997Utan gränser422002Ingen är så go' som du152004Lills bästa202006Här är den sköna sommaren122013Det bästa med Lill17
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" ("Killing Me Softly with His Song") 1978: "Om du nånsin kommer fram till Samarkand" 1978: "Tillsammans är ett sätt att finnas till" 1984: "Marias första dans"
See also List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters
References
External links
Eurovision 1966 Information Eurovision 1985 Information Ms. Lindfors's official website