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Lill-Babs
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Barbro Margareta Svensson (9 March 1938 – 3 April 2018), known by her stage name Lill-Babs, was a Swedish singer, actress and television host. From the early 1950s until her death in 2018, she was one of Sweden's best-known and most popular singers. She represented Sweden in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest in Cannes with the song "April, april". She was also well known for the song "Är du kär i mej ännu Klas-Göran?" ("Are You Still in Love with Me, Klas-Göran?").
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Barbro Margareta Svensson, known by the pseudonym Lill-Babs, was a Swedish singer, actor, television presenter, and autobiographer. Born in Järvsö, Sweden, on March 9, 1938, she began her work period in 1954. She performed in the genres of pop music and soul, using her voice as her primary instrument. She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961.
She died of heart failure due to natural causes on April 3, 2018. Her spouse was Lasse Berghagen, and she was previously married to Kjell Kaspersen. She had two children, Kristin Kaspersen and Malin Berghagen. She spoke and wrote in Swedish. Her name in her native language was Lill-Babs. She is described by the Dictionary of Swedish National Biography.
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Acting · Järvsö, Sweden
Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson was a Swedish singer, actress and television presenter. From the early 1950s until her death in 2018, she was one of Sweden's best known and popular singers.
Known for
- Lasse Berghagen - en blandning av sött och salt — Self (archive footage)2020
- Lasse Lönndahl - En idol och gentleman — Self2017
- Renées brygga — Herself2015
- Parneviks — Self2015
- Pluras Paradise — Self2015
- Beatles på Sverigeturné — Self2014
- Med ögon känsliga för grönt – Barbro Hörberg2014
- Moraeus Med Mera — Self - Guest2011
- Allt för Sverige — Self2011
- Så mycket bättre — Self2010
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1938
- Active to
- 2018
Discography
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Lill-Babs (Barbro Margareta Svensson, Järvsö, Sweden, 9 March 1938 - 3 April 2018) was a Swedish singer and actress. Lill-Babs was from the 1950s and until her death in 2018 one of Swedens best known singers. She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 in Cannes, and was also known for the song "Är du kär i mej ännu Klas-Göran?" Svensson made her first public performance at "Barnens dag" in Järvsö 1953. Soon after she atarted singing with Lasse Schönnings orchestra. <a href="http
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Key facts
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- Lill-Babs in 1961
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- Barbro Margareta Svensson
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Järvsö, Sweden
- Musical artist.death_place
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1953–2018
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Described at
Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson - BingoLottoWiki
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Margareta
- Family name
- Svensson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Spouse
- Kjell Kaspersen
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Native language
- Swedish
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 1961
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- CBS Records International
- Official website
- www.lill-babs.com
- Image
- Lill-Babs 2013.jpg
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- pseudonym
- Lill-Babs
- Commons category
- Lill-Babs
- date of birth
- 1938-03-09
- date of death
- 2018-04-03
- birth name
- Barbro Margareta Svensson
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Lill-Babs
- described by source
- Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- described at URL
- www.bingolottowiki.se/index.php/Barbro_%22Lill-Babs%22_Svensson
- date of burial or cremation
- 2018-05-28
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Early life and career
- Eurovision and later career
- Television
- Death and tributes
- Personal life
- Discography
- Albums
- Filmography
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Barbro Margareta Svensson (9 March 1938 – 3 April 2018), known by her stage name Lill-Babs, was a Swedish singer, actress and television host. From the early 1950s until her death in 2018, she was one of Sweden's best-known and most popular singers. She represented Sweden in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest in Cannes with the song "April, april". She was also well known for the song "Är du kär i mej ännu Klas-Göran?" ("Are You Still in Love with Me, Klas-Göran?").
==Early life and career== Lill-Babs was born Barbro Svensson in Järvsö, north of Stockholm. She lived with her parents, Ragnar and Britta Svensson, for nine years in a small cottage without running water. She first sang in a church at age 11. Her first public appearance was with a colleague of her father accompanying her on the accordion.
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