April, april
 "April, april" | |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1961 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Bobbie Ericsson |
| Lyricist(s) | Bo Eneby |
| Conductor | William Lind |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 14th |
| Final points | 2 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Alla andra får varann" (1960) | |
| "Sol och vår" (1962) ► | |
"April, april" is a song by Swedish singer Lill-Babs, that represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in Swedish.
The song was the winner of Melodifestivalen 1961, where it was performed by both Siw Malmkvist and Gunnar Wiklund. Sveriges Radio however decided that Lill-Babs would perform the song at the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden.
On the night of Eurovision, the song was performed seventh in the running order, following the Netherlands' Greetje Kauffeld with "Wat een dag" and preceding Germany's Lale Andersen with "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder". The song received 2 points, placing 14th in a field of 16. The song was succeeded as Swedish representative at the 1962 Contest by Inger Berggren with "Sol och vår".
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