Åse Kleveland

Two Scandinavian countries did unusually well in 1966, since directly behind the Swedish runner-up was Norway on an impressive third place, with the equally jazzy "Intet er nytt under solen" with Åse Kleveland. And by an unusual quirk of fate, Åse would also be the one to follow fellow competitor Lill Lindfors as a Eurovision host, when she hosted the 1986 contest from Bergen.Starting out as a classical guitarist, she became a politically engaged protest singer and ended up representing Norway in the Eurovision, but her CV is far from done with that. Apart from being the host who sang "And soon we will now who'll be the best, in the Eurovision Song Contest" in 1986, she has been the Minister of culture in Norway, the head of the Swedish movie institute and met a young Emil at a rest stop in Karlstad.She recently released her first album in 44 years, and of course we get to listen to some of the songs.Legend: Åse KlevelandSong: Intet er nytt under solen (Norway 1966)Host: Emil LöfströmContact: emil@schlagervannerna.seInstagram Facebookhttp//www.eurovisionlegends.se Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Eurovision Legends is the biggest podcast about the Eurovision Song Contest. Emil Löfström invites songwriters, artists and other important people from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest for a warm and lighthearted conversation about their Eurovision adventures and careers. How did the songs originate, what happened behind the scenes, who ought to have won the contest and what did the song demos sound like? This and much more in this award-nominated podcast that goes out globally over the internet and on British broadcast radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.