Camilla Henemark (born 23 October 1964), also known as La Camilla, is a

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singer, actress, political spokesperson and former fashion model.

Biography

Henemark was born in

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, to a Nigerian father and a Swedish mother. She started her modeling career in her teens and later had her own

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. Henemark started her career in music in 1985 by joining

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in his Barbie project as Katanga. That project morphed into the group

Army of Lovers Army of Lovers is a Swedish dance- pop group which formed in 1987 and had a number of hits in Europe throughout the 1990s. Some of their biggest successes include the song "Crucified", which was a big hit in Europe, charting 31 weeks in the Eu ...

, and soon La Camilla (as she is best known) became the face of the group. After two albums (and at least one public fight) with the group, she left and began a solo career. She released several singles that failed to achieve commercial success, and recorded at least one album that was never released (called ''Temper''). Henemark then rejoined Army of Lovers in 1995 for their ''Les Greatest Hits'' album, in 2000 for their ''Le Grand Docu-Soap'' and in 2013 reunion album ''Big Battle of Egos'', working with them on some of their most recent recordings until being fired and replaced by another former female member,

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. Besides music, Henemark has had an active career in TV and movies, and is an active supporter of the

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. She is currently single but was married to film director Anders Skog, and had a long-term relationship with pop star and music video director Stakka Bo (

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). She likes

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and

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, and is well known for her liberal views on sex,

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, and life. On 3 November 2010 the Swedish newspaper ''

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'' published excerpts from a book about the Swedish King

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, ''Den motvillige monarken'' ("The Reluctant Monarch"), claiming that he had a year-long love affair with Henemark in the late 1990s. She has been diagnosed with

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by excessive amounts of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that are pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and otherwise age-inap ...

(ADHD) and

Asperger syndrome Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's, is a former neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in Interpersonal relationship, social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted and re ...

Discography

Albums

Singles

Acting credits

Film

*1997 Eva & Adam - cameo *1998 Teater *2000 Sex, lögner & videovåld - herself *2000 Livet Är En Schlager - cameo *2001 Jarrett (Encounters) - Chairman at EU Summit

Theatre

*1995 Fyra Friares Fiaskon *2001 White Christmas

TV

*1994 Sjunde Himlen (7th Heaven) - host *1997 Kenny Starfighter (mini series) - nurse *1997 Så ska det låta - herself *2000 Vita Lögner (White Lies, one episode) - co-host *2003 Big Brother (Swedish version) - guest

Music videos

*1991 Army of Lovers - "Crucified" - chorus *1992 Entombed - "Strangers Aeons" - guest *1992 La Camilla - "Everytime You Lie" - Lead singer

References

External links

*
The Neverland Project Featuring La Camilla
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