Family Four
Encyclopedia
Family Four were a Swedish
pop group who recorded during the 1960s and 1970s. They were made up of Berdnt Öst, Marie Bergman
, Agnetha Munther and Pierre Isacsson. They won Melodifestivalen
twice, in 1971
with "Vita vidder" and in 1972
with "Härliga sommardag". They went on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
on these two occasions. They finished sixth in 1971
and 13th in 1972
.
Both Marie Bergman and Pierre Isacsson went on to successful solo careers.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pop group who recorded during the 1960s and 1970s. They were made up of Berdnt Öst, Marie Bergman
Marie Bergman
Marie Bergman , 1950 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer. Between 1969 and 1972, she was a member in the pop group Family Four, which represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 and 1972. She started her solo career in 1974. She has during the years released 13 own-written records and 2...
, Agnetha Munther and Pierre Isacsson. They won Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
twice, in 1971
Melodifestivalen 1971
Melodifestivalen 1971 was the selection for the 12th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 11th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1164 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. There were five semifinals during the Hylands hörna programme....
with "Vita vidder" and in 1972
Melodifestivalen 1972
Melodifestivalen 1972 was the selection for the 13th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 12th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Approximately 1000 songs were submitted to Sveriges Radio for the competition...
with "Härliga sommardag". They went on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
on these two occasions. They finished sixth in 1971
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision Song Contest and the first held in Dublin, Ireland. The new voting system that was introduced in this Eurovision did have one big problem: some juries gave fewer points out than others...
and 13th in 1972
Eurovision Song Contest 1972
The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition series. Monaco was unable to host this year's Eurovision as they were unable to provide the resources. They approached French TV, who agreed to produce the contest, but only if the contest was staged in France and not the planned Monte Carlo...
.
Both Marie Bergman and Pierre Isacsson went on to successful solo careers.
Discography
- 1971 (1971)
- Family Four's jul (1971)
- Picknick (1972)
- Family Four på Berns (1973)
- Family Four: Guldkorn (2000)