Göran Fristorp

{{Short description|Swedish singer and songwriter (1948–2024)}}

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Karl Göran Fristorp (26 May 1948 – 3 September 2024) was a Swedish singer and songwriter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gp.se/kultur-noje/noje-kultur/artisten-goran-fristorp-ar-dod.e9357938-990e-526a-a3a7-bdc39424fd4b|title=Artisten Göran Fristorp är död|date=3 September 2024|website=Göteborgs-Posten|accessdate=3 September 2024}} Fristorp along with Claes af Geijerstam as the duo Malta won Melodifestivalen 1973 with the song "Sommarn som aldrig säger nej".{{Cite website|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur/artisten-goran-fristorp-ar-dod/|title=Artisten Göran Fristorp är död|date=3 September 2024|website=Dagens Nyheter|accessdate=3 September 2024}} 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.{{Cite radio | url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/artisten-goran-fristorp-ar-dod-blev-76-ar|title=Artisten Göran Fristorp är död – blev 76 år|date=3 September 2024|accessdate=3 September 2024|via=Sveriges Radio}} Fristorp died on 3 September 2024, at the age of 76. https://www.dn.se/familj/dodsannonser/#/CaseInline/923435