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Bjorn
Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means " bear" (the animal). In Finnish and Finland Swedish, sometimes also in Swedish, the nickname Nalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn. Surname *Claus Bjørn, Danish author, historian, and television and radio broadcaster *Evert Björn, Swedish Olympic athlete *Hugo Björne, Swedish actor *Kristian Bjørn, Norwegian skier * Lars "Lasse" Björn, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player *Thomas Bjørn, Danish golfer Given name Acting * Björn Andrésen, Swedish actor and musician *Björn Bjelfvenstam, Swedish actor * Björn Granath, Swedish actor * Björn Gustafsson, Swedish comedian and actor * Björn Kjellman, Swedish actor and singer * Björn Skifs, Swedish singer and actor Art and music *Björn Afzelius, Swedish m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bjørn
Thomas Bjørn (born 18 February 1971) is a professional golfer from Denmark who plays on the European Tour. He is the most successful Danish golfer to have played the game having won fifteen tournaments worldwide on the European Tour. In 1997 he also became the first Dane to qualify for a European Ryder Cup team. He captained the winning European side at the 2018 Ryder Cup. Professional career Bjørn started his career playing on the Challenge Tour from 1993 to 1995. In 1995 he won four tournaments on the Challenge Tour to earn his card for his debut year on the European Tour in 1996. Bjørn made his breakthrough immediately winning his maiden tour title in his debut season at the Loch Lomond World Invitational. He became the first golfer from Denmark to win a tournament on the European Tour. He finished the 1996 season placed tenth on the Order of Merit. The follow up season in 1997 was steady with a number of top ten finishes without a win, however Bjørn did not have long to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjarne
Bjarne is a Nordic male name, a variant of Bjorn, and can refer to the following people: *Bjarne Andersson, a cross-country skier *Bjarne Berg-Sæther, a Norwegian politician *Bjarne Berntsen, a Norwegian football coach and former player *Bjarne Brøndbo, a rock singer *Bjarne Brustad, a violinist * B. S. (Bjarne Slot) Christiansen, a team-building coach *Bjarne Mørk Eidem, a Norwegian politician * Bjarne Fjærtoft, a Norwegian politician * Bjarne Flem, a Norwegian politician *Bjarne Goldbæk, a football player and sports pundit * Bjarne Guldager, a Norwegian Olympic sprinter * Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, the current Norwegian Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion * Bjarne Hansen, a comics artist * Bjarne Henriksen, a Danish actor *Bjarne Henry Henriksen, a Norwegian politician *Bjarne Iversen, a cross-country skier * Bjarne Jeppesen, a handball player *Bjarne Johnsen, a Norwegian gymnast *Bjarne Kallis, a Finnish politician *Bjarne Liller, a jazz musician *Bjarne Lyngstad, a Norwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Bjelfvenstam
Björn Bjelfvenstam (born 19 February 1929) is a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden. Bjelfvenstam began his acting career in the theater in Uppsala. He studied first with the Axel Witzanskys theater school from 1949-1950. Later, we worked at Malmö City Theater between 1953 and 1957 under Ingmar Bergman's leadership. He probably remains best-known for his supporting roles in the Bergman films ''Smiles of a Summer Night'' (1955) and '' Wild Strawberries'' (1957). Filmography * ''Trots'' (1952) * '' Secrets of Women'' (1952) * ''The Shadow'' (1953) * ''Dreams'' (1955) * ''Smiles of a Summer Night'' (1955) * '' Last Pair Out'' (1956) * '' Wild Strawberries'' (1957) * ''Rider in Blue ''Rider in Blue'' (Swedish: ''Ryttare i blått'') is a 1959 Swedish mystery thriller film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Annalisa Ericson, Gunnel Broström and Bengt Brunskog.Krawc p.557 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in S ...'' (1959) * ''Av hjärtans lust'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Andrésen
Björn Johan Andrésen (born 26 January 1955) is a Swedish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the 14-year-old Tadzio in Luchino Visconti's 1971 film adaptation of the 1912 Thomas Mann novella ''Death in Venice''. He also played a minor role in Ari Aster's 2019 folk horror film ''Midsommar''. Early life Andrésen's father has never been identified and his mother, Barbro Elisabeth Andrésen, took her own life when he was 10 years old. He was then brought up by his maternal grandparents. Part of his schooling was at a boarding school in Denmark. As a student Andrésen attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. Career Andrésen had only appeared in one film, '' En kärlekshistoria'' (1970), at the time he was cast in ''Death in Venice'', which gained him international recognition. Andrésen's role was as Tadzio, the beautiful young Polish boy with whom the film's older protagonist Gustav von Aschenbach (played by Dirk Bogarde) becomes obsessed. Film histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Björn
Lars Gunnar Raldo "Lasse" Björn (born 16 December 1931) is a retired ice hockey defenceman who played 217 games for the national team Tre Kronor. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won nine Swedish ice hockey championships with Djurgårdens IF between 1950 and 1963, making him the only player ever to have won that many championships. He participated at nine IIHF World Championship tournaments, winning gold in 1953 and 1957 and three bronze medals. He participated in three Winter Olympics, winning one bronze medal in 1952. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998. He is the maternal grandfather of retired player Douglas Murray, a Cornell University alumnus who played defense for the San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins, and 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. (fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razorlight
Razorlight are an English indie rock band, formed in 2002 in London by lead singer and guitarist Johnny Borrell. Along with Borrell, the current line-up of the band is composed of founding members Björn Ågren on guitar and bassist Carl Delemo, as well as drummer Andy Burrows. This lineup is a reunion of the lineup from the band's second and third albums. The band have gone through several line-up changes, with Borrell remaining the sole permanent member. They released three studio albums before splitting up in 2014. The band reformed in 2017 and released the album ''Olympus Sleeping'' in 2018. They are best known for the singles " Golden Touch" and "America", the latter of which was a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart in 2006. History Formation and early years (2002–2003) The band was formed in 2002 by Johnny Borrell, after having performed across London with the likes of The Libertines as a solo acoustic singer-songwriter. It is often reported that Borrell was a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Ågren
Razorlight are an English indie rock band, formed in 2002 in London by lead singer and guitarist Johnny Borrell. Along with Borrell, the current line-up of the band is composed of founding members Björn Ågren on guitar and bassist Carl Delemo, as well as drummer Andy Burrows. This lineup is a reunion of the lineup from the band's second and third albums. The band have gone through several line-up changes, with Borrell remaining the sole permanent member. They released three studio albums before splitting up in 2014. The band reformed in 2017 and released the album ''Olympus Sleeping'' in 2018. They are best known for the singles " Golden Touch" and "America", the latter of which was a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart in 2006. History Formation and early years (2002–2003) The band was formed in 2002 by Johnny Borrell, after having performed across London with the likes of The Libertines as a solo acoustic singer-songwriter. It is often reported that Borrell was a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Afzelius
Björn Svante Afzelius (27 January 1947 – 16 February 1999 ) was a Swedish singer-songwriter and guitar player. He was an outspoken socialist, known for his support for Olof Palme. His songs are about love, politics and joys and sadness in life. Career Björn Svante Afzelius was born on 27 January 1947 in Huskvarna, Jönköping County. His father Svante Arnold Afzelius (1923–1976) was an engineer and his mother Ulla Afzelius (1926–1971) was a housewife. His only sibling is his brother Bengt (b. 1952) who is a music teacher. He came into contact with music from a very young age, because his mother and her side of the family were largely into music. In 1970, Afzelius formed the progg group Hoola Bandoola Band together with Mikael Wiehe. Wiehe and Afzelius became very close friends and worked together long after Hoola Bandoola had dissolved in 1975. Afzelius released his first solo album in 1974, his last one in 1999. Some of his most popular songs are "Ikaros", "Tusen bita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Skifs
Björn Nils Olof Skifs (; born 20 April 1947) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter. Career Björn Skifs formed his first musical group, Slam Creepers, in 1962. Slam Creepers split in 1969 and Skifs went on to form a new band, Blåblus (a farmer's or workman's shirt (blus, blouse) made from blue (blå, blue) fabric - a pun (blues)) in 1972. As the lead singer of Blue Swede (another pun - blue + suede), the band had a No. 1 hit on ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1974 with a cover of Mark James's "Hooked on a Feeling". Skifs embarked on a solo career after Slam Creepers broke up in 1969 and previously he had recorded the duet ''Med varann'' with Anni-Frid Lyngstad for his 1975 album ''Schiffz!''. Skifs appeared as The Arbiter on the original studio album for ''Chess'', released in 1984. A single and video, ''The Arbiter (I Know the Score)'', was released in 1985. Skifs also recorded several demos for the album, including '' One Night in Bangkok'', later performed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Kjellman
John Björn Sture Kjellman (born 4 June 1963), is a Swedish actor and singer. Kjellman was born in Östra Grevie, Scania. He played roles in Swedish movies like ''Klassfesten'' and '' Livet är en schlager'', in which he plays a Melodifestivalen-obsessed transvestite who is brother to Helena Bergström's character, who takes part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in the movie. Kjellman participated in Melodifestivalen 2006 with the song "Älskar du livet", and reached the final where it ended up 9th. He played the iconic Pelle in SVT 1997 Julkalender ”Pelle Svanslös”. He took part in Stjärnorna på slottet in 2020, broadcast on SVT. Expressen Retrieved 14 December 2020 Selected filmograph ...
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Kristian Bjørn
Kristian Bjørn (22 August 1919, in Alvdal – 1 April 1993) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He finished ninth in the 50 km race at the 1948 Winter Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He represented . He is the father of Torgeir Bjørn
Torgeir Bjørn (born 9 March 1964) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier.
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Hugo Björne
Hugo Björne (4 February 1886 – 14 February 1966) was a Swedish film and theater actor. Biography Ernst Hugo Alexis Björne was born in Varberg in Halland, Sweden. He made his stage debut in 1907 and belonged to the acting company of Hjalmar Selander until 1911 when he moved to the theater company of Einar Fröberg where he worked until 1914. Björne was involved at Svenska Teatern in Stockholm (1914–1925), at Vasateatern (1925–1926), at Oscarsteatern (1926–1932) and later at Vasateatern under the direction of Gösta Ekman (1932–1936). After 1946, he became committed to the Dramaten. He made his film acting debut in 1913, starring in silent movies. Later, Björne would be better known as a supporting actor. He was quite productive, participating in more than 130 films where he often portrayed rather anonymous characters such as judges, professors and doctors. Personal life Hugo Björne was married to actress Gerda Lidholm (1891–1979) . He died a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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