Nygammal vals

"Nygammal vals"
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 entry
Country	Sweden
Artist(s)	Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson
Language	Swedish
Composer(s)	Bengt Arne Wallin
Lyricist(s)	Björn Lindroth
Conductor	Gert Ove Andersson
Finals performance
Final result	2nd
Final points	16
Appearance chronology
◄ "Absent Friend" (1965)
"Som en dröm" (1967) ►

"Nygammal vals" ("New, yet familiar, waltz") was the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. It was sung in Swedish by Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson, composed by Bengt Arne Wallin and written by Björn Lindroth. In Luxembourg they were joined on stage by the American jazz musician Sahib Shihab on flute.

Performing 10th on the night, following Austria's Udo Jürgens singing "Merci Chérie" and preceding Spain's Raphael with "Yo soy aquél", it finished 2nd with 16 points in a field of 18, making it Sweden's best showing in the Contest until ABBA won with "Waterloo" in 1974, which was sung in English.

It was succeeded as Swedish representative at the 1967 contest by Östen Warnerbring with "Som en dröm"

Preceded by "Annorstädes vals" by Ingvar Wixell	Melodifestivalen winners 1966	Succeeded by "Som en dröm" by Östen Warnerbring

Eurovision Song Contest 1966

Countries

Final (by final results)	Austria (winner) Sweden Norway Belgium Ireland Switzerland Yugoslavia Spain United Kingdom Germany Luxembourg Finland Portugal Denmark Netherlands France Monaco Italy

Artists

Final (by final results)	Udo Jürgens Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson Åse Kleveland Tonia Dickie Rock Madeleine Pascal Berta Ambrož Raphael Kenneth McKellar Margot Eskens Michèle Torr Ann Christine Madalena Iglésias Ulla Pia Milly Scott Dominique Walter Tereza Kesovija Domenico Modugno

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Merci, Chérie" "Nygammal vals" "Intet er nytt under solen" "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" "Come Back to Stay" "Ne vois-tu pas?" "Brez besed" "Yo soy aquél" "A Man Without Love" "Die Zeiger der Uhr" "Ce soir je t'attendais" "Playboy" "Ele e ela" "Stop - mens legen er go'" "Fernando en Filippo" "Chez nous" "Bien plus fort" "Dio, come ti amo"

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