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Bill Öhrström
Bill Göran Fredrik Öhrström (born 2 April 1943) is a Swedish musician, singer, actor and former model. He has performed with Jukka Tolonen and Mikael Ramel. He started the club "Filips" in Stockholm in the 1960s, and also played the harmonica (for which he is known) in the Kent song "Kevlarsjäl". He formed the band, Bill's Boogie Band, featuring the Finish guitarist, Jukka Tolonen, with whom he releashed, in 1987, the live album ''Live 'N' Lively in Helsinki''. He married actress Mona Seilitz in 1977 and has also been married to singer Lisa Ekdahl with whom he has a son born in 1994. Öhrström was a lead actor in ''Hår'', the first European production of ''Hair'', which opened in Stockholm on 20 September 1968 with Ulf Brunnberg in the cast, produced and directed by Pierre Fränckel and choreographed by Julie Arenal. It ran for 134 performances until March 1969, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A variety of customs and traditions are associated with Carnival celebrations in the German-speaking countries of Germany, Switzerland and Austria. They can vary considerably from country to country, but also from one small region to another. This is reflected in the various names given to these festivities occurring before Lent. Names In parts of eastern and southern Germany,and in parts of Lower Saxony, as well as in Austria, the carnival is called . In Franconia and Baden-Württemberg as well as some other parts of Germany, the carnival is called , or ; in Switzerland, . While Germany's carnival traditions are mostly celebrated in the predominantly Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic southern and western parts of the country, the Protestant north traditionally knows a festival under the Northern Low Saxon, Low Saxon names , and (also spelled , ). This name has been imported to Denmark as and is related to ''Vastenoavond'' in the Dutch Low Saxon, Low-Saxon-speaking parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish 1968 Hair Cast 2015 Stockholm (2)
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 the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: * Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) * Swedish Open (squash) * Swedish Open (darts) {{disambiguation ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukka Tolonen
Jukka Jorma Tolonen (born 16 April 1952) is a Finnish jazz guitarist.Lönnqvist, Niclas.Jukka Tolonen är musikern av Guds nåde (in Swedish), Hufvudstadsbladet, August 3, 2018. Tolonen became famous as guitarist for the progressive rock band Tasavallan Presidentti (which means "president of the republic"). Career He had grown up playing the piano, but received his first guitar at age eleven. From 1966 to 1967 Tolonen, at age fourteen, played guitar with Arto Sotavalta and the Rogues. Their first single, recorded in 1967, was "Ei maitoa tänään," backed by "Lady Jane." For several months in 1969 he was a member of Eero Raittinen's band Help, which eventually split up. Then Tolonen and drummer Vesa Aaltonen founded the group Tasavallan Presidentti, with whom he toured and recorded several albums from 1969 to 1974. Their third album, ''Lambertland'', reached number seven on the Finnish charts in 1972, followed by ''Milky Way Moses'', which peaked at number twelve in 1974. Tolone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikael Ramel
Mikael Ramel (born 19 January 1949) is a Swedish singer and musician. He is the son of Povel Ramel and Susanna Ramel Susanna Ragnarsdotter Ramel (née Östberg; previously Gillgren; 1 April 1920 – 4 April 2020) was a Swedish dancer, singer, actress, and movement therapist. Ramel was the daughter of the architect Ragnar Östberg and Carin Thiel; her mater ..., and the brother of actress Lotta Ramel. His nephew is Jim Ramel Kjellgren. Ramel studied at the Solbacka läroverk at Stjärnhov, and in 1966 he became a member of the band Mufflers. In 1965, he participated in the television show ''Ramel i rutan'' along with his father. They also recorded the music single ''En ren familjeprodukt'' together. The same year he started the music group Steampacket, and they released eight music singles until 1968. In 1967, Ramel also released the solo single Mikael & Michael along with Michael B. Tretow. Ramels first solo album named ''Till dej'' was released in 1972. That same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevlarsjäl
"Kevlarsjäl" is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. ''kent.nu'' It was released in September 2000 as the third single from the album '' Hagnesta Hill''. The single contains the non-album track "Längtan skala 3:1" that was specially recorded for an Amnesty charity album. The two other B-sides are from the English version of ''Hagnesta Hill'' that were not recorded in Swedish. Track listing Charts Weekly charts References External links Kevlarsjäl at |
Mona Seilitz
Mona Elisabet Seilitz née ''Alexandersson'' (16 January 1943 – 2 April 2008) was a Swedish film and television actress and entertainer. Born in Malmö, she was considered to be a veteran of both Swedish dramatic and comedic television. Seilitz also did vocal work for a number of Swedish language cartoons. She was cast as a lead actress in three Happy Life Animation family oriented animated films – '' Pettson och Findus - katten och gubbens år'' in 1999, '' Pettson och Findus - Kattonauten'' in 2000 and '' Pettson och Findus 3: Tomtemaskinen'' in 2005. Seilitz is also known for voicing the Swedish version of Cruella de Vil. Seilitz died of breast cancer 2 April 2008, at the age of 65. Film and television * 2007 – '' Bror och syster'' * 2006 – '' Tjocktjuven'' * 2003 – '' Belinder auktioner'' * 2001 – '' Vita lögner'' * 2000 – '' Hotel Seger'' * 1996 – '' 101 dalmatiner'' (voice) * 1994 – ''Stockholm Marathon'' * 1990 – '' Hjälten'' * 1989 – '' Mirak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Ekdahl
Lisa Ekdahl (born 29 July 1971) is a Swedish popular music singer and songwriter. She has so far released 10 albums, most of them in Swedish, but some entirely in English. Her voice has been described as "child-like" and "soft, supple and smooth". Career In 1994, at the age of 22, Ekdahl became famous overnight in Sweden with her self-titled debut album and the No. 1 hit single "Vem vet" ("Who Knows?"). The record sold almost 800,000 copies and she was awarded three Swedish music prizes, one of them as the nation's best artist of the year. She also enjoyed success in Denmark and Norway. She signed with EMI Records, but later recorded two pop albums with RCA/BMG: ''Med kroppen mot jorden'' and ''Bortom det blå'' in 1996 and 1997. In 1998, she recorded the English language album ''When Did You Leave Heaven'', which contained jazz standards. Ekdahl has been focusing on, with great success, Scandinavia and Europe (most noticeably France), leaving little mark in other countries suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hair (musical)
''Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical'' is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. The work reflects the creators' observations of the hippie Counterculture of the 1960s, counterculture and sexual revolution of the late 1960s, and several of its songs became anthems of the Opposition to the Vietnam War, anti-Vietnam War movement. The musical's profanity, its depiction of the use of illegal drugs, its treatment of free love, sexuality, its irreverence for the American flag, and its nude scene caused controversy. The work broke new ground in musical theatre by defining the genre of "rock musical", using a racially integrated cast, and inviting the audience onstage for a "Human Be-In, Be-In" finale.Pacheco, Patrick (June 17, 2001)"Peace, Love and Freedom Party" ''Los Angeles Times'', p. 1. Retrieved on June 10, 2008 ''Hair'' tells the story of the "tribe", a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.5 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulf Brunnberg
Hans Ulf Brunnberg (born 7 April 1947) is a Swedish actor. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1947 births Living people Male actors from Stockholm Swedish male film actors Best Supporting Actor Guldbagge Award winners {{Sweden-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagens Nyheter
(, ), abbreviated ''DN'', is a daily newspaper in Sweden. It is published in Stockholm and aspires to full national and international coverage, and is widely considered Sweden's newspaper of record A newspaper of record is a major national newspaper with large newspaper circulation, circulation whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered authoritative and independent; they are thus "newspapers of record by reputation" and i .... History and profile was founded by Rudolf Wall in December 1864. The first issue was published on 23 December 1864. During its initial period, the paper was published in the morning. In 1874 the paper became a joint stock company. Its circulation in 1880 was 15,000 copies. In the 1890s, Wall left and soon after, the paper became the organ of the Liberal Party. From 1946 to 1959, Herbert Tingsten was the executive editor. The newspaper has been owned by the Bonnier Group since 1909, when Karl Otto Bonnier acquired the remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Swedish Musicians
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