Thorleif Torstensson (26 June 1949 – 10 January 2021) was a Swedish singer,

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and

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ist. He was the lead singer of the danceband

Thorleifs Thorleifs was a Swedish dansband, formed in 1962 in Norrhult, Kronoberg County, Sweden and led by Thorleif Torstensson. The band sings in Swedish and many other languages, and released some albums in German. It also took part in Melodifestiv ...

from its inception in 1962. Torstensson along with Thorleifs took part in

Melodifestivalen 2009 Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Sweden, Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen. Five heats were ...

with the song " Sweet Kissin' in the Moonlight". He took part as a celebrity contestant on Kändisdjungeln which was broadcast on

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in 2009. Torstensson died on 10 January 2021, after a week of care of in a

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hospital, from

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* * 1949 births 2021 deaths Swedish saxophonists Swedish guitarists Male guitarists Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden Swedish male singers 20th-century saxophonists Melodifestivalen contestants of 2009 {{Sweden-bio-stub