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1972 In Sweden
Events from the year 1972 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister – Olof Palme Events *30 September – The Öland Bridge between mainland Sweden and Swedish Baltic Sea island of Öland is inaugurated. *On 28 November, Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Vasterbotten dies at age 64. She was the widow of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten (1906–1947), and mother of Crown Prince Carl Gustaf (future King of Sweden). Births * 20 January – Oscar Dronjak, guitarist * 17 February – Lars-Göran Petrov, singer and drummer ( Entombed and Morbid) * 23 March – Jonas Björkman, tennis player and coach * 29 April – Fredrik Kempe, songwriter and opera and pop singer * 19 May – Jenny Berggren, rock singer * 20 May – Andreas Lundstedt, singer and actor ( Alcazar) * 3 July – Henrik Fritzon, politician * 18 July – Fredrik Åkesson, guitarist * 3 August – Patrik Isaksson, singer and songwriter * 5 Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Berggren
Jenny Cecilia Petrén, (née Berggren; born 19 May 1972), professionally known as Jenny Berggren and Jenny from Ace of Base is a Swedish mezzo-soprano singer and former lead singer in the Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Since 1995, she has also been writing songs and performing solo. In 2010, she released her debut album '' My Story''. Life and career Early life Berggren was born in Gothenburg, the third of three children born to Göran Berggren, an X-ray technician, and Birgitta Berggren. She was raised in a Christian family in the Gothenburg suburbs. All three children took music lessons, and Berggren, along with her older sister Malin, practiced violin. Educated to become a teacher, Berggren studied classical music and sang for her church choir with her sister. Ace of Base During the late 1980s, the Berggren siblings, along with close friend, Ulf Ekberg, formed the techno band Tech Noir. The group eventually became Ace of Base. Berggren also attended university, with the int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 In Sweden
Events from the year 1888 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Oscar II of Sweden, Oscar II * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Robert Themptander, Gillis Bildt Events * 6 February – Gillis Bildt assumed the position of prime minister * 25 June – The Umeå city fire destroyed most of the city of Umeå * 30 September – Elizabeth Stride is murdered in Whitechapel in London. * The Iron Ore Line is opened. * The trade union Swedish Metalworkers' Union is formed. * The mursmäckas launched a strike in Stockholm to raise their salary. This attracted a great deal of attention because of their gender, and the newspapers called it The Women's Strike. * The Kvinnliga arbetarklubben, Women's Worker's Club, the first political club for women in Sweden, is founded by Elma Danielsson in Malmö. * The temperance activist Emilie Rathou became the first woman in Sweden to demand the right for women suffrage in a public speech. * The ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Cervin
Andreas Cervin (31 October 1888 – 14 February 1972) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Swedish team that won the all-around gold medal. Born to a priest, Cervin graduated in law from the University of Lund in 1914, and the same year began to work as a clerk in the Göta Court of Appeal. In 1918 he moved to the Municipal Court in Gothenburg, in 1935 became an alderman, and retired in 1955. Cervin was known for his fearless and straightforward character, and for his opposition to the Swedish Coalition Government during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... In the 1944 city mayor elections he collected twice more votes than his strongest opponent, Gösta Bäärnhielm, yet the Government dismissed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Dackell
Andreas Lars Dackell (born December 29, 1972) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He played for several seasons with Brynäs IF in the Swedish league Elitserien (SEL) and was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the sixth round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career In Ottawa he was well suited as a defence-minded forward, who scored few goals but played an important role on the penalty kill and when trying to keep leads. After acquiring Bill Muckalt from the New York Islanders the Senators traded Dackell due to his more expensive contract. He was traded to the Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ... during the 2001 draft for a seventh round pick. Dackell saw less success in Montreal than he had in Ottawa. During the 2004–05 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Alfredsson
Daniel Alfredsson (; born 11 December 1972) is a Swedish-Canadian former professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ... player. He spent 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), primarily with the Ottawa Senators. He also briefly played for the Detroit Red Wings before his retirement in 2014. Alfredsson was Captain (hockey), captain of the Senators, serving from 1999 to 2013. With the Senators, Alfredsson usually played on the first line, which was formerly nicknamed the "CASH" or 'Pizza' line with Centre (ice hockey), centre Jason Spezza and left winger Dany Heatley, before Heatley's trade to the San Jose Sharks. He had traditionally been the fourth forward on the ice in the role of pointman on Ottawa's powerplay. One of the league's top two-way ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesper Strömblad
Clas Håkan Jesper Strömblad (born 28 November 1972) is a Swedish musician who is the guitarist of the bands The Halo Effect, Dimension Zero and Cyhra, and formerly of In Flames and The Resistance. He is best known as the founder and former guitarist/drummer/keyboardist of the pioneering melodic death metal band In Flames, guitarist of the band Sinergy, bassist of Ceremonial Oath and drummer of HammerFall. In 2013, he joined MDM band Nightrage as a session guitarist. In 2004, Strömblad (along with Björn Gelotte) was ranked No. 70 out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of all time by ''Guitar World''. Early life Strömblad began playing music at age four, with a violin he played until age 12, when he no longer considered the violin a "cool" instrument to play and began playing guitar instead. Despite being left-handed, he learned to play the guitar with his right hand. Bands Ceremonial Oath (1990–1993) In 1990, Strömblad became the new bass player of the band once ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Iwers
Anders Iwers (born 6 October 1972) is a Swedish heavy metal musician and bassist of the bands Tiamat and Avatarium. He is the older brother of former In Flames bassist Peter Iwers. Iwers is a former member of the metal band Dark Tranquillity. He is also the former guitarist of bands Ceremonial Oath (also being the founder), Cemetary, Lacuna Coil, as well as a co-founder and former session musician for In Flames. He did photography on the albums ''A Moonclad Reflection'' and ''Yesterworlds'' by Dark Tranquillity. Discography Ceremonial Oath *''Wake the Dead'' (1990) – demo under Desecrator moniker *''Black Sermons'' (1990) – demo under Desecrator moniker *''Promo 1991'' (1991) Demo *''Lost Name of God'' (1992) *''The Book of Truth'' (1993) *''Carpet'' (1995) Cemetary *''Black Vanity'' (1994) *''Sundown'' (1996) Tiamat *''A Deeper Kind of Slumber'' (1997) *''For Her Pleasure'' (1999) EP *'' Skeleton Skeletron'' (1999) *''Judas Christ'' (2002) *''Prey'' (2003) *''Amanethes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörgen Jönsson
Ulf Peter Jörgen Jönsson (born 29 September 1972) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who last played for Färjestads BK of the Sweden, Swedish Swedish Hockey League, Elitserien. He has represented the Team Sweden 285 times, making him the record holder for most games played in the national team. Jörgen Jönsson is also the older brother of former NHL-star Kenny Jönsson, and the two played 68 games in North America together as teammates. Career Jönsson started his professional career in Rögle BK and has also played in the National Hockey League, NHL (for the New York Islanders and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim), but chose moving home after one season because he wanted to be with his family. Jönsson is a highly respected player in the Sweden men's national ice hockey team, Swedish national team. During his career, he was the captain of Team Sweden, unless Mats Sundin was available. On 11 February 2007, he played in his 273rd game for the national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dalmo
David Dalmo, born 1972, is a Swedish dancer, accessed 2010-05-19 world champion in Lindy Hop (1995), former member of and member of the Bounce Streetdance Company. David D has choreographed this on So You Think You Can Dance - Scandinavia: * Finale: Mynte Lagoni and Martin Gæbe ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Isaksson (singer)
Patrik Christian Isaksson (born 3 August 1972) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He competed in Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006 with the song " Faller du så faller jag" and again in 2008, with the song " Under mitt tunna skinn". In 2012, he competed in the Danish Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 with the song "Venter", a duet with Christian Brøns Christian Brøns Petersen (born 1977) is a Danish singer. In 2001, Christian took part in the first season of TV Danmark's reality television series '' Big Brother'', but withdrew in protest. Shortly after he signed with Spin Music releasing .... As of July 2020, Isaksson has released six studio albums. Discography Albums Singles References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Isaksson, Patrik 1972 births Living people Singers from Stockholm Swedish rock singers Swedish male singer-songwriters Swedish singer-songwriters Swedish-language singers Melodifestivalen contestants 21st-century Swedish singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Åkesson
Karl Fredrik Henrik Åkesson is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist. He is a current member of Opeth and is also active in Krux, Monsters of Metal, and Talisman. Biography Åkesson has been playing guitar since the age of 12. His early musical influences include Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Norum and George Lynch. Marcel Jacob, founder of Talisman, held auditions in 1992 to find a new guitar player after Jason Bieler left them to play with Saigon Kick; the 19-year-old Åkesson was selected for the position. He spent almost four years with Talisman and after five records decided to leave them for a heavier outfit. Åkesson, Mats Levén, John Levén, and Rickard Evensand formed a band called Eyeball who would later change their name to Southpaw. In 1998, Åkesson appeared on two albums: Southpaw's debut album and ''Naïve'' by Clockwise. He also recorded a version of Journey's classic "Send Her My Love" with Clockwise for a tribute album that was never releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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