Kjell Ingemar Öhman (3 September 1943 – 5 November 2015) was a notable Swedish

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and

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s, and of

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s, among them ''Notknäckarna'', ''

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'' (1994–2010), ''Hasse och hans vänner'' and ''Café Luleå''. Öhman appeared in more than 3000 albums and worked with musicians, among them ''The Telstars'',

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, Simons,

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, Rune Gustafsson, Hans Backenroth and

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. In 2006 Öhman received the Jan Johansson Scholarship.

Discography

*2012: ''The Duke''

References

External links

Kjell Öhman on Allsång på Skansen's website (written in 2008)Notice of death

In memoriam
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