Lill-Babs represented Sweden in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest with the song " April , april " . It had been performed by Siw Malmkvist in the national final , but Lill-Babs was selected to perform the song in Cannes . She participated in Melodifestivalen three times in 1960 , 1961 ( her own two songs did not win ) and in 1973 without winning . In 1969 , she participated in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix without winning . Soon after Eurovision , she launched a career in West Germany , where she acted in several films . She also released two English-language solo singles for the United States market
1961 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1961
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