1973 Entry
Malta — You Are Summer (You Never Tell Me No)
Representing Sweden at the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest .
Malta was a Swedish pop duo consisting of Claes af Geijerstam and Göran Fristorp. In 1973, they had to change their band name to the Nova in order to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 due to potential confusion with the country Malta. They performed the song "You're Summer" in Luxembourg, which achieved 5th place in the contest, with 94 points.
Claes Olof af Geijerstam, nicknamed Clabbe, is a Swedish musician, radio personality and DJ who is mostly famous for his talent of rapid speech and his many years as a radio DJ.
Karl Göran Fristorp was a Swedish singer and songwriter. Fristorp along with Claes af Geijerstam as the duo Malta won Melodifestivalen 1973 with the song "Sommarn som aldrig säger nej". They then represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxemburg placing fifth. Fristorp was the pre-act for the Dutch group Ekseption during their German tour between 1974 and 1975. Fristorp died on 3 September 2024, at the age of 76.
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Points received
- 9
Switzerland - 8
Finland - 8
Norway - 7
Spain - 7
United Kingdom - 6
Luxembourg - 6
Netherlands - 6
Yugoslavia - 5
Germany - 5
Ireland - 5
Israel - 5
Italy - 5
Monaco - 4
Belgium - 4
France - 4
Portugal