Karl Ewert Alvar Ljusberg (7 May 1945 – 1 October 2021) was a Swedish

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, ballad singer, entertainer, and the fictitious

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's president from 1989 until his death. He lived in Hällekis.

Career

During his career as a professional artist from 1971 he collaborated with many prominent ballad singers, for example Sid Jansson, Cornelis Vreeswijk, and Billey Shamrock. He also acted in the National Swedish Touring Theatre's ''Joe Hill'' and in the musical '' Jesus Christ Superstar.'' He created several records throughout the years, from ''Goknul'' 1972 to ''Tack för kaffet'' 2003. Ljusberg also created records with Bengt Sändh, Iggesundsgänget, and his brother Arne Ljusberg. Most of his fame among the TV-audience came from his part as the storyteller in ''Har du hört den förut?'' (1983–1996) together with Margareta Kjellberg. Many of his texts are written in ''härjedalska'' (an umbrella term for northern dialects and languages spoken in

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). Ewert Ljusberg was assigned president of

in 1989. He performed a show annually at the festival Storsjöyran in

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, where he gave a speech on Saturday night at midnight. Ljusberg gave, as president, birth to Jamtelagen, a counterpart to Jantelagen.

Discography

* 1972 – ''Goknul!'' * 1975 – ''Och inte kallar jag det att gråta...'' * 1977 – ''Possokongro'' (with Iggesundsgänget) * 1978 – ''Huvva för e' hippä! * 1979 – ''U' hunnsmjôlsposson'' (with Arne Ljusberg) * 1981 – ''Guds bästa barn'' * 1983 – ''Skamgrepp'' (with Bengt Sändh) * 1984 – ''Lån' mä tänder'' (with Arne Ljusberg) * 1985 – ''Spökmatrosens sånger'' * 1986 – ''Splitternya visor – Nils Ferlin'' (with Bernt Johansson) * 1992 – ''Spotlight – Ewert Ljusberg'' * 1995 – ''Raw Roots'' (with Torgny "Kingen" Karlsson) * 1998 – ''Boca Louca Nights'' (recorded in

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) * 2003 – ''Tack för kaffet'' * 2006 – ''Ewert – livs levande'' * 2006 – ''Ljusbergs väg'' * 2008 – ''Songs for Beauties and Beasts'' *2019 – ''Bär mig i ditt hjärta''

Filmography

* 1975 – ''Ställ krav på din arbetsmiljö!'' * 2002 – ''

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'' (in Swedish) *2018 – '' Tror du jag ljuger'' (TV-series)

Prizes and awards

* 1989 –

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* 2003 – Nils Ferlin-Sällskapets troubadour prize * 2006 – Cornelis Vreeswijk grant * 2008 – Ulf Peder Olrog grant

References

External links

Ewert Ljusberg's website
* Norrländsk uppslagsbok, Volume 3, 1995 * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ljusberg, Ewert 1945 births 2021 deaths Micronational leaders Swedish television hosts People from Härjedalen