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Åke Gerhard

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Åke Gerhard (Utansjö, Ångermanland, 26 March 1921 - 20 August 2009) was a Swedish songwriter. His songs won the title for the first three years of Sweden's Melodifestival: In 1958 "Lilla stjärna" Little star sung by Alice Babs, in 1959 "Augustin" sung by Siw Malmkvist with lyrics by Harry Sandin (performed by Brita Borg at Eurovision) and in 1960 "Alla andra får varann" Everyone else gets each other with lyrics by Ulf Kjellqvist.[1]

References

  1. ^ Leif Thorsson. Melodifestivalen genom tiderna (2006), p. 12. Stockholm: Premium Publishing AB. ISBN 91-89136-29-2