Eleanor Bodel (real name Bodil Ellinor Olsson) ( in

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, Sweden) is a Swedish pop singer who began performing in public in 1968 with the orchestra of

Bruno Glenmark Alf Göran Bruno Glenmark (born 17 March 1938 in Tomelilla, Sweden) is a Swedish musician, songwriter, band leader and singer. Music career During the 1960s, Glenmark toured Sweden with his own band and soloist Eleanor Bodel. With his wife An ...

and from 1969 as a solo artist. Of her hits, ''Sunday Will Never Be the Same'' (1968), '' One Way Ticket'' written by

Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collabo ...

(1969) and a cover of

Del Shannon Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one '' Billboard'' hit " Runaway". In 1999, he was ind ...

's ''

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'' (1969) remained in the Top Ten charts for several weeks and also reached number one. In 1969, she also topped the

Svensktoppen ''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 cha ...

charts for four weeks with the song ''Jag önskar att det alltid vore sommar'', a Swedish-language version of ''

It Might as Well Rain Until September "It Might as Well Rain Until September" is a 1962 song originally written for Bobby Vee by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. King recorded the demo version of the song and it became a hit for her. However, Vee's management baulked at releasing the so ...

''., composed by

Gerry Goffin Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the List of Billboard number-one ...

and

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and lyrics in Swedish partially written by herself. Bodel ended her pop career in 1972 and moved to

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, where she has worked with singer Maria Pereboom, better known as "Suzie," managed a restaurant and hospital organization room and was locally active with the Swedish

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Party and the Kultur för seniorer. Kultur och hälsa." ("Culture for Seniors. Culture and Health.") project.

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