Knut Sven-Erik Magnusson (13 October 1942 – 22 March 2017) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

singer and musician known for being the lead singer of the band Sven-Ingvars that during their sixty-year history played many different types of popular music, and was at times regarded as a ''

dansband (; "dance band"), or in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish term for a band that plays ("dance band music"). ' is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired ...

.'' The band had its last tour during the summer of 2016 with their last show on 21 August that year in

Blekinge Blekinge (, old da, Bleking) is one of the traditional Swedish provinces (), situated in the southern coast of the geographic region of Götaland, in southern Sweden. It borders Småland, Scania and the Baltic Sea. It is the country's secon ...

. He died on 22 March 2017, of

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Magnusson, Sven-Erik 1942 births 2017 deaths Swedish male singers Swedish rock guitarists Swedish saxophonists Male saxophonists Swedish clarinetists Dansband singers Deaths from cancer in Sweden 20th-century saxophonists