Svante Thuresson (7 February 1937 – 10 May 2021) was a Swedish jazz musician. He started his career as a drummer before joining the band

Gals and Pals Gals and Pals was a Swedish vocal group founded in 1962 by Lasse Bagge. The group was active until 1967. The ensemble's first members were, besides Bagge: Kerstin Bagge, Ulla Hallin, Pia Lang, Svante Thuresson, Leppe Sundevall and Beppo Gräsm ...

in 1963. Svante won the national selection and represented Sweden in the Eurovision song contest in 1966 with ''Nygammal vals'' ("New, Old-Fashioned Waltz") and came in second place; he performed with

Lill Lindfors Maj Lillemor "Lill" Lindfors (born 12 May 1940) is a Swedish singer who has performed in Scandinavia since the 1960s. Career She was born in Helsinki, Finland, and made her debut as a revue actress in Uddevalla in 1960. The following year s ...

. In 2007, Thuresson and Anne-Lie Rydé performed at

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as a duo in hopes of represent Sweden in the Eurovision, but failed to make it to the final. He died from a long-term illness on 10 May 2021, at the age of 84.

Discography

*1967 – ''Doktor Dolittle'' with

Siw Malmkvist Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist (born 31 December 1936) is a Swedish schlager singer and actress popular in Scandinavia and West Germany. She had a number one hit in West Germany in 1964 with "''Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht''" (''"Lovesickness ...

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and

Fred Åkerström Fred Åkerström (27 January 1937 – 9 August 1985) was a Swedish folk guitarist and singer particularly noted for his interpretations of Carl Michael Bellman's music, and his own work of the typically Swedish song segment named ''visa''. The ...

*1968 – ''Du ser en man'' *1969 – ''Nyanser'' *1970 – ''Noaks ark'' *1970 – ''Albin och Greta'' with Lill Lindfors *1972 – ''Danspartaj 1'' *1975 – ''Den första valsen'' *1978 – ''Discohits'' *1979 – ''Den är till dej'' *1982 – ''Just in time'' with Hector Bingert *1986 – ''Pelle Svanslös'' *1993 – ''Live'' *1993 – ''En salig man'' *1995 – ''Jag är hip, baby'' *1998 – ''Vi som älskar och slåss'' *2000 – ''Guldkorn (Samling)'' *2002 – ''Nya kickar'' *2004 – ''Svante Thuressons bästa'' *2005 – ''Box of pearls'' with

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*2007 – ''Svante Thuresson & Vänner'' — review of the record *2011 – ''Regionala Nyheter: Stockholmsdelen'' *2011 – ''En cool jul''

Singles and EPs for the Metronome label (1966–73)

*1966 – Nygammal vals (med Ulla Hallin)– Hej systrar, hej bröder *1966 – Jag har nära nog nästan allt – Mulliga Maj *1966 – Hej systrar hej bröder – Nygammal vals (With Ulla Hallin) – Mulliga Maj – Jag har nära nog nästan allt *1967 – Fem minuter till – Nära mej *1967 – Den sista valsen – Vintervalsen *1968 – Du vet så väl (att jag behöver dej) – Från och med nu *1968 – Min Rockefeller – Var finns det ord (with Siw Malmkvist) *1968 – Du är en vårvind i April – Det känns skönt – det känns bra *1968 – Baby I need your lovin' – Just one word from you *1968 – Leva mitt liv – Du ser en man *1968 – Jag vill ha all din kärlek – Maria Marlene *1969 – Under sol, under hav – Simma (Promo) *1969 – Vackraste paret i världen – Jag är kvinna, du är man with Siw Malmkvist *1969 – Sommarflicka – Under sol, över hav *1969 – Jag tror att jag är kär i dej, Maria – Det svänger om det mesta *1970 – Nyanser – Kärlekens fjäril *1970 – Noaks ark – Vill hellre ha en sommar *1970 – Håll mig nära – Ingen gör någonting *1970 – När jag putsar fönster – Det svänger så skönt om barockens musik *1971 – En sommardag – Vem kan svara på min fråga (Promo) *1971 – Soldater som vill va' hjältar – Jag ska vara hos dej i kväll *1973 – Vår egen gata – Dröm ur dina drömmars glas

Filmography

* 1961 – ''Åsa–Nisse bland grevar och baroner'' * 1986 – ''

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'' (Swedish voice) * 1993–1995 – ''De vilda djurens flykt'' (Swedish voice) * 1994 – ''

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'' (Swedish voice of Rafiki) * 2005 – ''

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References

External links

Article on esctoday.comInfo on cafecreme.nu
* * 1937 births 2021 deaths 20th-century drummers 20th-century Swedish male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1966 Melodifestivalen contestants Melodifestivalen winners Singers from Stockholm Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Sweden {{sweden-musician-stub