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Ewa Maria Roos Sevenheim (born 12 June 1949 in
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) is a
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singer and actress. Roos started her career at the age of thirteen when she won a talent search by the radio show ''Landet runt''. She won a lead singer place in the orchestra Bosse Lidéns orkester; she was so young that she needed permission from childcare services to sing at nights and evenings. She recorded her first record called ''Polly'' the same year. In 1963, she won a talent competition hosted by ''
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'', and she represented Sweden in a singing competition in Riccone, Italy. She sang the song "I valet och kvalet", which was written by Owe Thörnqvist. In 1968, she entered fourth place on
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with the song "Tre små ord och jag förlåter", the same year she had her big breakthrough with the song "Vilken härlig dag". After that followed hit singles "Amors pilar", "Ole Okay", "Ding dång jag hör bröllopsklockor" and "Sjung bort bekymren". She was the very first guest in the televised ''
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'' in 1979. She also acted in several revue shows, among them along with Hagge Geigert at Lisebergsteatern in Gothenbyrg in 1970, and has also ventured in to theater with the role of Dolly Tate in '' Annie Get Your Gun'' at the
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. She participated in
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along with
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with their song 'Rena Rama Ding Dong'. The song qualified for the Andra Chansen round, however lost to Clara Klingenström's song and was thus eliminated.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roos, Ewa Living people 1949 births Swedish women singers Swedish musical theatre actresses People from Borås Melodifestivalen contestants