Monica Emma Josefin Nilsson, registered as ''Monica Emma Josefina Nilsson'' (22 March 1969 – 29 February 2016) was a Swedish

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and

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Biography

Born in

När När is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland, with 413 inhabitants in 2014. It comprises the same area as the administrative När District, established on 1January 2016. The När Lighthouse ...

, Gotland, Josefin Nilsson was the daughter of

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artist and songwriter Allan Nilsson. She founded the

Ainbusk Ainbusk ( Josefin Nilsson, Marie Nilsson Lind, Annelie Roswall and Birgitta Jakobsson) are a pop/folk vocal group from Gotland, Sweden. Formed in 1983, Ainbusk are best known for their single "Jag mötte Lassie" ("I Met Lassie") – frequently ...

group with her sister Marie Nilsson and two friends Annelie Roswall and Birgitta "Bittis" Jakobsson. They were noticed by

Benny Andersson Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, singer, composer and producer best known as a member of the musical group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess'', ''Kristina från Duvemåla'', and '' Mamma M ...

who wrote them two songs that were successful in Sweden. They released their first EP in 1990. In 1992, she received the Ulla Billquist scholarship, an award that encourages young artists. The following year, her first solo album, ''Shapes'' was written and produced by

Björn Ulvaeus Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (; born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, producer, a member of the musical group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals '' Chess'', '' Kristina från Duvemåla'', and ''Mamma Mia!'' He co-produced the films ...

and Benny Andersson of the

ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group ...

group and ranked 14th in Swedish sales. She played the role of Svetlana in the Swedish version of ''Chess'' in 2002 and participated in the Melodifestivalen (Swedish national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest) solo in 2005 and with her group Ainbusk in 2008. She released several albums with her band from 1993 to 2008 and was noticed in a few movies but had to take a break due to health problems. An Estonian-language cover version of Josefin Nilsson's "Surprise, Surprise" was made in 1995. It was named "Sa muutsid kõik" and performed by Estonian pop singer Nancy. In 2015, Benny Andersson wrote a new track that she recorded with Marie Nilsson but it was not released in digital version until four years later. In 2016, she gave a few concerts in Gotland with her sister Marie. Shortly after undergoing hip surgery, Josefin died in her home in Gotland, on 29 February 2016, a few weeks before her 47th birthday. In 2019, a documentary on the singer's life was broadcast on SVT and revealed the violence she had suffered from her former partner, who was not mentioned by name but soon revealed to be

Örjan Ramberg Ralf Örjan Valter Ramberg, né Rahmberg (26 February 1948), is a Swedish actor, born in Örgryte, Gothenburg. Biography Örjan Ramberg started his acting career in musicals with leading parts in the original Swedish stagings of '' Hair'' ( ...

,https://www.svt.se/kultur/svt-anmals-till-granskningsnamnden-for-josefin-nilsson-dokumentar (Swedish) 27 June 2019 the latter being the main cause of her state of health. The documentary revived the debate on domestic violence in Sweden.

Discography

Albums

*''Shapes'' (1993) #14 SWE

Singles

*"Heaven and Hell" (1993) #28 SWE *"High Hopes and Heartaches" *"Where the Whales Have Ceased to Sing" *"Surprise, Surprise" *"Med hjärtats egna ord" (2005) *"Jag saknar dig ibland" (2008)

Filmography

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nilsson, Josefin 1969 births 2016 deaths People from Gotland Swedish women singer-songwriters 20th-century Swedish women singers 21st-century Swedish women singers