Lilla stjärna

This was the source of some controversy between Babs and the composer of the song, Åke Gerhard; as neither she nor SR approved the lyrics and commissioned journalist and lyricist Gunnar Wersén [sv] –at the time an employee of Sveriges Radio TV– to rewrite the song as well as providing it with a new title "Lilla stjärna", without the knowledge or approval of Gerhard.

As a result of this, Gerhard in turn would not allow Babs to make a studio recording of what legally still was his work, albeit in considerably rewritten form.

The only existing audio recording of "Lilla stjärna" is consequently sourced from the television footage of Babs' live performance at Eurovision, which had its first commercial release as part of the Swedish CD compilation Rätt Låt Vann?!

[1] On 12 March 1958, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at AVRO Studios in Hilversum hosted by Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), and broadcast live throughout the continent.

Dressed in the Leksand national costume, Babs performed "Lilla stjärna" fifth in the running order on the evening, following Luxembourg's "Un grand amour" by Solange Berry and preceding Denmark's "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" by Raquel Rastenni.