Carli Tornehave (born 26 August 1932, in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
), is a Swedish singer and actor.
He has participated at
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 ...
six times; in
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
he performed ''Anneli'' and ''När min vän'', in
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...
he performed ''Twist till menuett'' and ''
En gång i Stockholm
In the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, Sweden was represented by Monica Zetterlund, a popular jazz singer. Her song, written by Bobbie Ericsson and Beppe Wolgers, was called "En gång i Stockholm". Carli Thornehave also sung the winning song at the ...
''. The song "En gång i Stockholm" won the contest, but
Monica Zetterlund
Monica Zetterlund (born Eva Monica Nilsson; 20 September 1937 – 12 May 2005) was a Sweden, Swedish jazz Singing, singer and Actor, actress. Through her lifetime, she starred in over 10 Swedish film productions and recorded over 20 studio ...
was appointed to represent Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
in London.
In
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, he performed ''Monte Carlo'' and ''Härliga söndag'' ending on second and eighth place respectively.
Famous Carli Tornehave songs
*''Hård stad'' (''
Rough Road'' by
Lee Hazlewood
Barton Lee Hazlewood (July 9, 1929 – August 4, 2007) was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s ...
) – 1961
*''Angelique''
*''Den enda i världen''
*''En natt i Moskva''
*''Lykkeliten''
*''Gotländsk sommarnatt''
*''Monte Carlo''
*''När min vän kommer tillbaka'' (with
Monica Zetterlund
Monica Zetterlund (born Eva Monica Nilsson; 20 September 1937 – 12 May 2005) was a Sweden, Swedish jazz Singing, singer and Actor, actress. Through her lifetime, she starred in over 10 Swedish film productions and recorded over 20 studio ...
)
*''Under ekars djupa grönska''
*''Mexican Shuffle''
Filmography
*1961 – ''
Åsa-Nisse bland grevar och baroner
Åsa-Nisse is a Swedish literary character created by Stig Cederholm. The character first appeared in the weekly magazine Tidsfördrif in 1944, and later in a series of 20 films, produced between 1949 and 1969. In 1960 it also became a comic seri ...
''
*1962 – ''
Raggargänget''
*1964 – ''
Wild West Story''
*1965 – ''
För vänskaps skull'' as the singer
*1968 – ''
Sarons ros och gubbarna i Knohult''
*1978 – ''
Dante - akta're för Hajen!''
References
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1932 births
20th-century Swedish male singers
Melodifestivalen contestants
Singers from Stockholm
Living people