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Lill-Babs
12+ albums
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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. She was "discovered" when she sang in the radioshow "Morgonkvisten in 1954, Simon Brehm liked her and took her to Stockholm were she made her professional singing debut at the restaurant "Bal Palais". She released her first music album in 1954, a grammophone record with two songs Min mammas boogie and Svar till "Ung och kär". Simon Brehm was Svenssons manager until his death in 1967, it was Brehm who gave Svensson her stage name Lill-Babs a play with words as a connection to the older and at that time much more known singer Alice Babs. Lill-Babs made her television debut in 1957 and her first folkparksshow with her own name in 1958. She visited every folkpark in Sweden during her years. In 1959, Lill-Babs performed Stikkan Andersons song "Är du kär i mej ännu Klas-Göran?", the song became a major hit. She made her theater debut in 1958 in the play "Fly mig en greve" at Nöjeskatten theater. She also appeared in the films "Svenska Floyd" and "En nolla för mycket". Lill-Babs represented Sweden in
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