Gustaf Peter Lundblad (26 August 1950 – 22 December 2015) was a Swedish singer and songwriter, well known for his 1986 song ''
Ta mig till havet''. Lundblad started his career in the band 'The most Remarkable Nailband' where Lasse Tennander appeared as songwriter. Later they started the band 'Duga' but Tennander left the band quickly. In 1978, Lundblad and Torbjörn wrote and recorded the song ''
Who Will Comfort Toffle?
''Who Will Comfort Toffle?'' is the second picture book in the Moomin series by Tove Jansson. It was first published in 1960. It was first translated into English by Kingsley Hart.
Plot
The lonely Toffle leaves his home to look for friends, e ...
'' which also is a children's book written by
Tove Jansson
Tove Marika Jansson (; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from ...
. Together with Agneta Olsson, Lundblad competed in
Melodifestivalen 1983
Sweden used a national preselction called ''Melodifestivalen 1983'' to select an entry for the 28th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Winner, being the first participant ever to get maximum points from all of the eleven juries, was the 17- ...
with the song ''Vill du ha mig efter gryningen''.
Lundblad died of
prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancerous tumor worldwide and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality among men. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system that sur ...
,
on 22 December 2015, aged 65.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
Aftonbladet.seOfficial website
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20th-century Swedish male singers
Swedish songwriters
Swedish-language singers
1950 births
2015 deaths
Melodifestivalen contestants
21st-century Swedish male singers
Deaths from prostate cancer
Harvest Records artists