John Björn Sture Kjellman (born 4 June 1963), is a Swedish actor and singer. Kjellman was born in Östra Grevie,

Scania Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conte ...

. He played roles in

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

movies like ''

Klassfesten ''Klassfesten'' ("The Class Reunion") is a 2002 Swedish comedy/drama film written and directed by Måns Herngren and Hannes Holm. The film stars Björn Kjellman, Cecilia Frode, Inday Ba, Henrik Hjelt, Lisa Lindgren and Ulf Friberg. The film was ...

'' and '' Livet är en schlager'', in which he plays a

Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song ...

-obsessed transvestite who is brother to

Helena Bergström Helena Kristina Bergström Nutley (born 5 February 1964) is a Swedish actress and film director. From an acting family, she began her career in 1982. She has appeared on the stages of the Royal Dramatic Theatre (''Dramaten'') and the Stockho ...

's character, who takes part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in the movie. Kjellman participated in

Melodifestivalen 2006 Melodifestivalen 2006 was the selection for the 46th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 45th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five heats had taken place to select the ten songs for the fina ...

with the song "

Älskar du livet "Älskar du livet" is a song written by Anders Glenmark and Niklas Strömstedt, and performed by Björn Kjellman at Melodifestivalen 2006, where it progressed from the semifinal in Gothenburg to the final at the Stockholm Globe Arena. It finishe ...

", 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.Så försökte Björn Kjellman lura SVT – stjärnans plan
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Selected filmography

* '' The Guardian Angel'' (1990) * ''Pelle Svanslös'' (1997) * ''

Vägen ut ''Breaking out'' (Swedish title: ''Vägen ut'') is a Swedish drama/comedy film from 1999, starring Björn Kjellman, Shanti Roney, Peter Haber, Viveka Seldahl and Michael Nyqvist. Story The film is about stage actor Reine who quits his job be ...

'' (1999) * '' Livet är en schlager'' (2000) * ''

'' (2002) * ''

Behind Blue Skies ''Behind Blue Skies'' ( sv, Himlen är oskyldigt blå) is a 2010 Swedish drama film directed by Hannes Holm. Cast * Bill Skarsgård - Martin * Peter Dalle - Gösta * Josefin Ljungman - Jenny * Amanda Ooms - Siv * Björn Kjellman - Nils * Adam ...

'' (2010) * ''

Nobel's Last Will ''Nobel's Last Will'' ( sv, Nobels testamente) is a 2012 Swedish drama film directed by Peter Flinth. Cast * Malin Crépin as Annika Bengtzon * Björn Kjellman as Anders Schyman * Leif Andrée as Spiken * Kajsa Ernst as Berit Hamrin * Erik Jo ...

'' (2012) * '' Fallet'' (2017)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kjellman, Bjorn 1963 births Living people People from Vellinge Municipality Swedish male actors Swedish male singers Melodifestivalen contestants Swedish television personalities Best Actor Guldbagge Award winners