Folkparksforum 1968 (BENNY & BJÖRN)

Filmed: end 1967

Shown in: Sweden

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Every year the Folkpark arrangers met artistes and managers to book upcoming tours at a Folkparksforum.  The one for 1968 was held in the last months of 1967.

This was the first time Hep Stars actually performed on the forum - they never needed to do that to get bookings, and they were, it seems, the only artist ever who got paid to perform here.

There is no report on who else was shown on TV, but in the text connected with the story (from a magazine) there's a picture of Frida together with Marianne Kock and Tom and Mick from The Maniacs (Tom being Tommy Körberg). The report that fouses on the forum says "Her collegue Anni-Frid Lyngstad, who broke through after winning Barnens Dag (The talent show) and performing at Hylands Hörna (a special programme called H-trafik rapport: Ikväll) was among the newcomers. As a solo-artist it will surely take her more time to come into the strong limelight, but as a singer with an orchestra she ought to be recognized".

It also tells that Björn was there (not the whole group) and he was mostly meeting the owners of the Folkparks.

Thanks to Peter Palmquist.

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