Lill Lindfors

Maj Lillemor "Lill" Lindfors (born 12 May 1940) is a Swedish singer[1] who has performed in Scandinavia since the 1960s.

Lill Lindfors
Lindfors in 2012
Born
Maj Lillemor Lindfors

(1940-05-12) 12 May 1940
Helsinki, Finland
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active1960–present
Spouses
  • Peter Wester
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1969; div. 1974)​
  • Anders Byström
    ​
    (m. 1991)​
PartnerBrasse Brännström (1974–1984)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals

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.[2] 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 1966 Eurovision Song Contest.

She was the presenter of 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. The EBU was reportedly not pleased with the stunt.[3] 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
Lill Lindfors showing her gold record alongside Bo Setterling, Marcus Österdahl, Curt Pettersson & Ivan Nordström (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
[4]
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" ("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

References
  1. "Lill Lindfors". Discogs. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. "Muistojen bulevardi: San Antonio Rose" (in Finnish). Yle. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2023. syntyi Helsingissä suomenruotsalaiseen perheeseen, mutta muutti jo kahdeksanvuotiaana perheineen Ruotsiin
  3. O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007. ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
  4. "Lill Lindfors discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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