220px, Fristorp in 2022
Karl Göran Fristorp (26 May 1948 – 3 September 2024) was a Swedish singer and songwriter.
Fristorp along with
Claes af Geijerstam
Claes Olof af Geijerstam (; born 6 February 1946), nicknamed Clabbe (), is a Swedish musician, radio personality and DJ who is mostly famous for his talent of rapid speech and his many years as a radio DJ.
He is also known for his role as jury ...
as the duo
Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...
won
Melodifestivalen 1973
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 with the song "You're Summer", composed by Monica Dominique and Carl-Axel Dominique, with lyrics by Lars Forssell, and performed by Malta (band), Nova and the Dolls. The Swedish partici ...
with the song "Sommarn som aldrig säger nej". They then represented Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1973
The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the 18th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song " Après toi" by Vicky Leandros. Organised by the European ...
in
Luxemburg placing fifth. Fristorp was the pre-act for the Dutch group
Ekseption
Ekseption was a Dutch rock band active from 1967 to 1989, playing mostly-instrumental progressive rock and Classical crossover, classical rock. The central character in the changing roster, and the only band member present on every album, was con ...
during their German tour between 1974 and 1975. Fristorp died on 3 September 2024, at the age of 76.
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1948 births
2024 deaths
Swedish singers
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