Melodifestival

Filmed	1 March 1969
Location	Cirkus Theatre, Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden
Broadcast	1 March 1969, SVT, Sweden
Released	This show has not been included on any officially released video or DVD
Notes	Frida entered the 1969 Melodifestivalen with 'Härlig är vår jord' (Benny was in the audience). The event was hosted by Pekka Langer. Tommy Körberg ended up winning the contest with 'Judy man vän' which had actually tied with Benny's composition "Hej clown". Only an audio recording exists of this performance. There is absolutely no footage in the Swedish TV archives. Final positions and points: 1. Judy min vän - Tommy Körberg (54 points) 2. Hej Clown - Jan Malmsjö (45 points) 3. Gång på gång - Sten Nilsson (13 points) 4. Härlig är vår jord - Anni-Frid Lyngstad (8 points) 5. Svenska flicka - Ann-Louise Hanson (8 points) 6. Sommarflicka - Svante Thuresson (4 points) 7. Du ger mig lust att leva - Lena Hansson (3 points) 8. Du ser mig inte - Inger Öst (1 points) 9. Du skänker mening åt mitt liv - Ola Håkansson (0 points) 10. L, som i älskar dig - Britt Bergström (0 points) Click here for a newspaper cutting showing each of the 10 Swedish participants. Translation: "On 29 March it is time for Eurovision again. Before that we have the Swedish finale on March 1 and have seen the ten Swedish singers who will compete on who will represent Sweden in Madrid. Here are the artistes: On to top line: Annifrid Lyngstad, Lena Hansson, Inger Öst, Jan Malmsjo and Ola Hakansson, The bottom line: Ann-Louise Hansson, Britt Bergström, Tommy Körberg, Sten Nilsson and Svante Thuresson."
Duration	(probably) around 3 minutes
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Pictures	Click on image for a larger view (NB. This is not necessarily a picture from the broadcast - although it might be, who knows?!):
Related Links	Melodifestival, 1973; Melodifestival, 1974; Melodifestival, 1975
Credits	Thanks to John Arild Stubberud, Carl Magnus Palm, Jozsef and Robin Andersson c/o ABBAMAIL Pictures c/o abba4everForum, Michael Price and L Lyngstad Blog.