In the 1950s , Borg was a Swedish pop-queen . She made many recordings , first for '' Sonora '' , then for '' Knäppupp '' . In 1959 , it was decided that whichever song won in the Melodifestivalen she would travel to sing in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 in Cannes . In the final she reached a respectable 9th place . It was '' Augustin '' . In 1960 , she performed as Hasse Alfredson 's duet-partner in the comic '' Oj då kära nån '' and '' Märta Melin och Ture Tyrén '' and was awarded the honour of singing a duet with Evert Taube in two recordings of '' Invitation till Guatemala '' and '' Mary Strand '' . In 1961 , an LP recording was made where she interpreted '' Århundradets melodier '' ( " The tunes of the century " ) , including '' Hässelbysteppen '' , '' Min soldat '' and '' Sjösala vals '' . Her genre was traditional pop songs , with the , at the time , common leaning towards Italian ( '' La strada dell ' amore '' , '' Ciao ciao Bambina '' ) . She had attempted a more modern style with '' Frankenstein rock '' in 1957 but was eventually surpassed by younger , but less voice-strong singers , with greater appeal to a young audience . Stig Anderson , Björn Ulvaeus , and Benny Andersson gave her a final hit with the song '' Ljuva sextiotal '' , which stayed in the Swedish charts ( Svensktoppen ) for 20 weeks in 1969
Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Brita Borg