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Helen Sjöholm
Marie Helen Sjöholm (; born 10 July 1970) is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå. By the end of the 1980s she toured with the group "Just for Fun". Career Her career as a performer of musical theatre began with small-scale concert presentations of ''Chess'', in which she sang the role of Florence. She took part in a number of smaller productions, including '' Little Dorrit'' in Enskede and the musical ''Elvira Madigan'' at Malmö Music Theatre in Malmö, Sweden. Her big breakthrough occurred in 1995 when she created the title role in Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' '' Kristina från Duvemåla'', which she played on and off for nearly four years (during the musical's entire run). '' Minneapolis Star and Tribune'' in its review of the concert version of the musical performed by the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundsvall
Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population. Old town in Sundsvall is known as Stenstan, meaning ''stone city'' referencing the stone buildings from the late eighteen hundreds. History The town was chartered in 1621, and a first urban plan for Sundsvall was probably created by Olof Bure in 1642, less likely in 1623.Nils Ahlberg''Stadsgrundningar och planförändringar : Svensk stadsplanering 1521–1721'', avhandling vid Institutionen för landskapsplanering Ultuna och Konstvetenskapliga institutionen, Stockholms universitet 2005, s. 550 It has a port by the Gulf of Bothnia, and is located 395 km north of Stockholm. The city has burned down and been rebuilt four times. The first time, in 1721, it was set on fire by the Russian army during the Russian Pillage of 1719-1721. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantine
Fantine (French pronunciation: ) is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel ''Les Misérables''. She is a young ''Grisette (person), grisette'' in Paris who is impregnated by a rich student. After he abandons her, she is forced to look after their child, Cosette, on her own. Originally a beautiful and naive girl, Fantine is eventually forced by circumstances to become a prostitute to support her daughter, losing her beauty and health until she finally dies of tuberculosis. She was first played in Les Misérables (musical), the musical by Rose Laurens in France, and when the musical came to England, Patti LuPone played Fantine in the West End. Fantine has since been played by numerous actresses. Fantine became an archetype of self-abnegation and devoted motherhood. She has been portrayed by many actresses in stage and screen versions of the story and has been depicted in works of art. In the novel Description Hugo introduces Fantine as one of four fair girls attach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons orkester (also known as BAO, Benny Andersson Band) is a Sweden, Swedish band, with Benny Andersson as musical leader and composer. The band was formed in mid-2001 by 16 people, some from Orsa Spelmän, and Helen Sjöholm and since 2004 Tommy Körberg as singers. The name literally means "Benny Andersson's orchestra". Members BAO includes some of Sweden's most experienced contemporary and folk musicians: * Benny Andersson – accordion, piano, synclavier, etc. * Göran Arnberg – pipe organ, spinet * Janne Bengtson – flute, piccolo, crumhorn, baritone saxophone * Pär Grebacken – saxophones, clarinet, Recorder (musical instrument), recorder, piccolo * Leif Göras – violin, cello, mandolin * Nicke (Nils-Erik) Göthe – violin, mandolin * Jogga (Jan-Anders) Ernlund – contrabass * Calle Jakobsson – tuba, valve trombone * Leif Lindvall – trumpet, cornet * Kalle Moraeus – violin, zither, guitar, banjo, etc. * Olle Moraeus – violin, viola, mandolin * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Sjöholm
Marie Helen Sjöholm (; born 10 July 1970) is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå. By the end of the 1980s she toured with the group "Just for Fun". Career Her career as a performer of musical theatre began with small-scale concert presentations of ''Chess'', in which she sang the role of Florence. She took part in a number of smaller productions, including '' Little Dorrit'' in Enskede and the musical ''Elvira Madigan'' at Malmö Music Theatre in Malmö, Sweden. Her big breakthrough occurred in 1995 when she created the title role in Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' '' Kristina från Duvemåla'', which she played on and off for nearly four years (during the musical's entire run). '' Minneapolis Star and Tribune'' in its review of the concert version of the musical performed by the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As It Is In Heaven
''As It Is in Heaven'' () is a 2004 Swedish drama film directed by Kay Pollak and starring Michael Nyqvist and Frida Hallgren. It was a box office hit in Sweden and several other countries. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Hollywood 77th Academy Awards. Plot Daniel Daréus ( Michael Nyqvist) is a successful and renowned international conductor whose life aspiration is to create music that will open people's hearts. His own heart, however, is in bad shape. After suffering a heart attack on stage at the end of a performance, he retires indefinitely to Norrland in the far north of Sweden, to the village where he endured a terrible childhood of bullying. Daniel buys the old elementary school in the village, and soon after is asked to come along one Thursday night and listen to the local choir. He is only asked to listen, and maybe offer some helpful advice, but their intentions of persuading him to help are obvious. He eventually agrees to help, albeit re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Pollak
Kay Gunnar Leopold Pollak (born 21 May 1938) is a Swedish film director. Career After a long break from film-making, he returned in 2004 with '' As It Is in Heaven'' (''Så som i himmelen''), a major box office success in Sweden. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also nominated for no less than eight Swedish Guldbagge Awards, including Best Direction and Best Film, but received none. TV and filmography *''The secret reality/Den Hemliga Verkligheten'' (1973) - script by Kay and Annamaria Pollak. Actors include Bertil Norström, Claes Elefalk, Stig Ossian Ericson and Peter Lindgren. *'' Elvis! Elvis!'' (1977) - based on the book by Maria Gripe. Actors include Lele Dorazio and Allan Edwall. Entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. *'' Children's Island'' (''Barnens ö'') (1980) - based on the book by P. C. Jersild. Actors include Börje Ahlstedt and Tomas Fryk. It won the awards for Best Film, Best Director and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hobert
Richard Hobert (born 1 December 1951, in Kalmar) is a Swedish scriptwriter and film director. Career Hobert studied political science, languages and film and theatre at the Lund University from 1970 to 1973. He debuted as a radio playwright in 1974. Hobert worked as a writer and assistant director up to his debut as a director in 1978. During the eighties, he wrote and directed several TV-films, among them the internationally awarded ''The Twelve Months of Summer'', ''Age Unknown'' and ''The Fifteenth Chieftain''. His debut on the big screen in 1993, ''Spring of Joy'', was the first film in a cycle of seven, called "The Seven Deadly Sins". The stories were focused on the same Swedish family, ranging from comedy to drama and a thriller. He wrote, directed and co-produced the project during the nineties. "Spring of Joy" was awarded "The Ingmar Bergman-Prize", Bergman" with Bergman's personal motivation: "A Masterpiece". "Spring of Joy" as well as the other films in the Cycle:"The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Widmark
Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names for many centuries, earliest attested in 1378. It was common for priests and farmers during medieval times. According to Statistics Sweden, as of 31 December 2021 it ranks 4th among the male names. The great frequency of this name at the point in time (around 1900) when patronymics were converted into family names is the reason why 1 out of every 30 Swedes today is called Andersson. The name day of Anders in the Scandinavian calendar is 30 November, and in the old peasant superstition that day was important for determining what the Christmas weather would be. If it was very cold on 30 November there would be much sleet on Christmas (and vice versa). In Denmark Donald Duck's name is ''Anders And''. The Fering name Anders may have been bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Wadenius
Georg "Jojje" Wadenius (born 4 May 1945) is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was particularly active during the 1970s and 1980s as a studio and session guitarist and bassist, as well as for a series of albums of children's songs in Sweden. Biography Wadenius was born in Stockholm, Sweden, where he attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School. After appearing on a number of Swedish hit records and being founder-member of two Swedish supergroups of the early 1970s, Made in Sweden (1966–1972 and 1976) and (1971–1972), he relocated to the United States to become lead guitarist of the US group Blood, Sweat & Tears from 1972 to 1975. In 1979, he joined The Saturday Night Live Band on television. He stayed on until 1985 and has since worked for many important artists as a session player and/or touring musician, among them Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Dr. John, David Sanborn, James Brown, Marianne Faithfull, Kent, Paul Simon, Joe Thomas, Dionne Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sissela Kyle
Sissela Maria Kyle (born 17 March 1957, in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish actress, theater director and comedian. Biography Early life Sissela Kyle is the daughter of Per Gunnar Kyle and Gunnhild Kyle née Karlson (1921-2016). She grew up in Partille outside of Gothenburg. During her upbringing she was very interested in theater, and became part of a theater group in Gothenburg. After moving away from home in 1976 she started to work as a teacher temp and in 1978 she was accepted in to the Theater School of Stockholm. She studied in the same class as Peter Stormare, Jessica Zandén, Maria Johansson and Tomas Norström. Career Kyle has appeared in numerous theater productions, for several theaters like the Stockholm City Theatre, Royal Dramatic Theatre, Boulevardteatern and Hamburger Börs. She early on established herself as a comedian, but also did serious roles in the theater productions ''Revisorn'' (1990) and ''Onkel Vanja'' (1994). Kyle has also appeare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loa Falkman
Carl Johan "Loa" Falkman (born 24 July 1947) is a Swedish opera singer, actor and artist. He was appointed hovsångare by H.M. the King of Sweden in 2003.http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt Swedish Royal Court official home page After studying music, Falkman made his first major performance on the Royal Swedish Opera in 1973. In Melodifestivalen 1990 (Swedish preselection contest for the Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...), Falkman got the last place with his song " Symfonin" ("The Symphony"). He often plays pompous, vile characters like Wall-Enberg in '' Lilla Jönssonligan'', Tillström in '' Newsmakers'' or Factory Owner Persson in '' Kronjuvelerna''. Filmography *2011 – '' Kronjuvelerna'' *2009 – '' Newsmakers'' *2006 – '' Lill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasse Berghagen
Lars Nils "Lasse" Berghagen (13 May 1945 – 19 October 2023) was a Swedish singer and songwriter. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Jennie, Jennie". He was also known for presenting on Swedish television from 1994 up until 2003. Early and personal life Berghagen was born in Stockholm on 13 May 1945. He was the son of nurse Britta (; 1908–1997) and professor and dentist Nils Berghagen (; 1909–1995). Retrieved 21 September 2023 Berghagen was married to singer Lill-Babs between 1965 and 1968. Together, the couple had a daughter, Malin Berghagen, born in 1966. From 1976 onwards, he was married to Eva (née Strand), and the couple had a daughter, Maria Berghagen Enander, born in 1976. Career Music career Berghagen was discovered by record producer Curt Pettersson at the record label Karusell, at the age of 19 while Berghagen performed at an NTO party in Enköping. He released his first record in 1965. His major breakthrough came in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
