The Hootenanny Singers are a popular folk group from Västervik, Sweden, founded in 1961. The group included Björn Ulvaeus, who later became a member of ABBA. Other band members were Johan Karlberg, Tonny Rooth and Hansi Schwarz. The group was named "The Northern Lights" for a US-released LP in 1966.
Ulf Thorbjörn Dageby is a Swedish rock musician, singer and songwriter. Dageby is mostly known for his role in the leftist "rock orchestra" and theater ensemble Nationalteatern. At the 18th Guldbagge Awards he won the Special Achievement award.
Gasolin' were a Danish rock band from Christianshavn, Copenhagen, formed by Kim Larsen, Franz Beckerlee, and Wili Jønsson in 1969. Their first drummer was the late Bjørn Uglebjerg. He was replaced by Søren Berlev in 1971. At their formation, the guitar playing of Franz Beckerlee was inspired by Jimi Hendrix and the vocals and lyrics of Larsen were inspired by Bob Dylan, while the rhythm playing of Jønsson and Berlev owed much to The Beatles. However, they would soon develop their own musical style. The pop sensibility of Kim Larsen, the artistic attitude of Franz Beckerlee and the musical competence of Wili Jønsson would prove to be a recipe for success. Gasolin's lyrics were generally written by the entire group, often with the assistance of their friend Mogens Mogensen.
Vi ska bara leva klart is the debut album by Swedish pop group Raymond & Maria, released on August 18, 2004.
#8 was released in 2005 and is the tenth studio album by Swedish dansband Arvingarna. The album peaked at number 23 on the Swedish Albums Chart.
Amerika is a Jazz album by Bo Kaspers Orkester, released in 1996 under Sony Music Entertainment. It charted in Sweden and in Norway (5th position on the albums chart Amerika was the third album released by the Swedish Pop-Rock band and was recorded at Cosmos Studios.
Karen Lykkehus was a Danish actress. She worked on the stage at the Det Ny Theater from 1928 to 1930 and Frederiksberg Theater. Lykkehus entered film in 1933 in De blaa drenge in which she starred alongside singer Liva Weel.
Kikkis bästa was released on February 27, 2008, and is a double compilation album by Kikki Danielsson. It peaked at #15 at the Swedish album chart.
Ole Monty was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1937 and 1976.
Alf Åke Robertson was a Swedish country singer and composer who produced 50 albums and about 150 songs during his lifetime, and scoring album successes in Sweden. He died on 24 December 2008 after a spell of serious illness.
Thorleifs was a Swedish dansband, formed in 1962 in Norrhult, Kronoberg County, Sweden and led by Thorleif Torstensson. The band sings in Swedish and many other languages, and released some albums in German. It also took part in Melodifestivalen 2009 with the song "Sweet Kissin' in the Moonlight" but did not proceed into the finals.
Schytts is a Swedish dansband, established in 1962 as Public Killers before changing their name the upcoming year. The name Schytts was taken from their founding drummer Yngve Schytt. Their major breakthrough came in 1973, with the song "Aj, aj, aj", which appeared on their debut studio album Hålligång 1, released the same year.
Leif Bloms was a dansband in Växjö in Sweden. scoring chart successes at the Swedish album chart during the mid-late 1970s. On 31 December 1995 the band was disbanded after singing and playing together for almost 40 years. Starting with the 1981 album Håll dig kvar, the band's singer was Mona Gustafsson, who wrote the band's 1992 song "Dej ska jag älska all min tid" which won the 1992 Hänt song contest in Älvsjö. After the band was disbanded, Mona Gustafsson, Patrik Ahlm and René Saulesco founded another dansband, Mona G:s orkester.
Tack & farväl was released on 14 November 2012 and is a Thorleifs double compilation album in connection to the band disestablishment the same year. The opening track, Déjà vu, was new-written by Thomas G:son. That song was originally written for Melodifestivalen 2008., where Thorleifs were originally intended to participate.
Våra bästa år is a 2007 Thorleifs double compilation album. Seven of the songs were new back then. Outside Sweden, special versions of the album were released in Denmark, Finland and Norway. On the album charts, it peaked at 24th position in Denmark, and 7th position in Sweden.
Thorleifs Hit Collection is a 2002 Thorleifs double compilation album. At the album charts, it peaked at 42nd position in Sweden.
All Included is an Arvingarna compilation album, originally supposed to be released on 18 April 2007 before the release was postponed one week, to 25 April 2007.
Jag kommer hem igen till jul is a 2002 Peter Jöback Christmas album, consisting of both classic and modern Christmas songs. On the album charts, it topped in Sweden by late 2002. In late 2003, it reentered the charts including a new single, "Gå inte förbi", a duet with Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø. The album also peaked number four on the Norwegian Albums Chart.
Håkan boma ye! was released on 5 December 2014, and is a Håkan Hellström live album. It was recorded during his concert at Ullevi in Gothenburg in Sweden on 7 June 2014, and was subsequently released as CD and LP.
Thor-Erics was a dansband in Hyssna, Sweden. The band was established in 1963 and performed for last time on 27 December 1999. The band appeared at TV in Sweden and Norway several times. Nick Borgen performed with the band by the late 1970s and early 1980s.
