Sten Torgny Söderberg (26 November 1944 – 5 August 2022) was a Swedish songwriter.
He was mainly known for working with
Lena Philipsson
Maria Magdalena Philipsson (born 19 January 1966), known by her stage name Lena Philipsson, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and media personality. She represented Sweden in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing fifth.
Career
Philipsson ...
and wrote
schlager songs such as "
100%", "Kärleken är evig" and "
Diggi-loo diggi-ley
"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 performed in Swedish by the trio of brothers Herrey's, representing . Lyrics were written by Britt Lindeborg, and the tune by Torgny Söderberg. It was produced by ...
".
Torgny Söderberg: Man måste tro på musikens kraft
, STIM
STIM, ''Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå'' (Swedish Performing Rights Society), is a Swedish collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publisher
A music publisher is a type of publisher that specializes in distribu ...
2 November 2009 "Diggi-loo diggi-ley", written with lyricist Britt Lindeborg, won the Swedish heats of Melodifestivalen 1984
Sweden held a national preselction named ''Melodifestivalen 1984'' to choose the entry for the Eurovision Song Contest the same year. The winner was the three brothers Herrey, consisting of Richard, Louis and Per. Their song was called "Diggi-L ...
and later in the same year, won the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
The Eurovision Song Contest 1984, the 29th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song "Si la vie est cadeau" by Corinne Hermes. Organised by t ...
for Sweden.
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1944 births
2022 deaths
Eurovision Song Contest winners
Swedish songwriters
People from Varberg
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