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Lasse Lönndahl
Lars Gunnar "Lasse" Lönndahl (; 19 August 1928 – 26 December 2022) was a Swedish singer and actor. He was considered the best-known Swedish singer of the 1950s and 1960s with nicknames including "The Swedish Frank Sinatra" and "World's Oldest Teenager". Even though by the mid-1970s his career had slowed down, he was still considered arguably Sweden's most popular singer of all time and was long a very popular figure in media. Career Lönndahl was born in Stockholm. His breakthrough was in 1949 with his first record, "", which reached 2 in Sweden. After that he became one of the leading faces in popular music, scoring 12 No.2 hit singles in the 1950s. He also made some movies in the late 1950s. In the 1960s, he became the first singer to have a No.1 single on the new Swedish chart Svensktoppen (the most important Swedish chart) with the 1962 single "". It stayed a total of 18 weeks in the charts. Between the years 1962 and 1972 he had 35 songs on the chart, with a total of 37. ... [...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] |
Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Backseat
"Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat" is a song written by Bob Hilliard and Lee Pockriss. It was recorded by Paul Evans (musician), Paul Evans (US No. 9) in 1959 in music, 1959, and covered the same year by The Avons (UK No. 3). Ingrid Reuterskiöld (Ninita) wrote lyrics in Swedish language, Swedish, as "Flickor bak i bilen", which was recorded by Siw Malmkvist in 1959. Her version peaked at No. 4 in 1960, according to the bestselling list in the Swedish music paper ''Show Business''. The song was parodied by Country Yossi as "Seven Little Kids". Synopsis The song is told from the perspective of a romantically inclined young gentleman driving a car. The teen boy is singing about seven girls in the backseat with his friend Fred (never mind the implausibility of any backseat in a motor vehicle holding eight teenagers). The driver invites one of the young ladies to join him in the front seat, then asks how they like his triple carburetor, then offers to leave as the girls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish People Of English Descent
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] |
2022 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Births
Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, Joseph Stalin's personal secretary, crosses the border to Iran to defect from the Soviet Union. * January 17 – The OGPU arrests Leon Trotsky in Moscow; he assumes a status of passive resistance and is exiled with his family. * January 26 – The volcanic island Anak Krakatau appears. February * February – The Ford River Rouge Complex at Dearborn, Michigan, an automobile plant begun in 1917, is completed as the world's largest integrated factory. * February 8 – Scottish-born inventor John Logie Baird broadcasts a transatlantic television signal from London to Hartsdale, New York. * February 11 – February 19, 19 – The 1928 Winter Olympics are held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the first as a separate event. Sonja Henie of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Swedes In Music
This is a list of Swedish musicians and musical groups: Composers A–M * Johan Agrell (1701–1765), full name: Johan Joachim Agrell * Hugo Alfvén (1872–1960), full name: Hugo Emil Alfvén * Kurt Atterberg (1887–1974), full name: Kurt Magnus Atterberg * Tor Aulin (1866–1914) * Sven-Erik Bäck (1919–1994) * Carl Michael Bellman (1740–1795) * Berwald family ** Franz Adolf Berwald (1796–1868), composer, musician and businessman; and the best-known of the musical Berwalds ** Johan Fredrik Berwald (1787–1861), violinist, concert-master of the Swedish Royal Orchestra ** Julie Berwald, actress and singer at the Royal Swedish Opera, later married to baron Knut Åkerhielm ** Mathilda Berwald, ''née'' Cohn (married to Johan B.), singer to the Royal Court * Ulf Björlin (1933–1993), conductor and composer * Karl-Birger Blomdahl (1916–1968) * Britta Byström (born 1977), classical composer for orchestra * Düben family, originally musicians, who we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swinging At The Castle
''Swinging at the Castle'' (''Det svänger på slottet'') is a 1959 Swedish comedy film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Alice Babs,Sven Lindberg, Lars Lönndahl and Yvonne Lombard. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren. Cast *Alice Babs as Inga 'Trollet' Larsson *Sven Lindberg Sven Lindberg (20 November 1918 – 25 December 2006) was a Swedish film actor and director. He was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden. At the 29th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best ... as Svante Lamander * Lars Lönndahl as Kurre Ström * Yvonne Lombard as Sophie Gesping * Gunnar Björnstrand as Agne C:son Stressberg * Simon Brehm as Simon * Hjördis Petterson as Madame Rochelle * Sif Ruud as Mrs. Brick * Little Gerhard as himself External links * 1959 films 1950s Swedish-language films Swedish comedy films 1959 comedy films Films directed by A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volare (song)
"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (; 'In the blue ky s I waspainted blue'), popularly known as "Volare" (; 'To fly'), is a song originally recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno, with music composed by himself and Italian lyrics written by himself and Franco Migliacci. It was released as a single on 1 February 1958. After winning the eighth edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, the song in the of the Eurovision Song Contest held in Hilversum, where it came in third place out of ten songs. The song spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in August and September 1958, and subsequently became ''Billboard'''s number-one single for the year. In 1959, at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards, Modugno's recording became the first ever Grammy winner for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The combined sales of all the versions of the song exceed 18 million copies worldwide, making it one of the all-time most popular songs to come out of Sanr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illis Quorum
''Illis quorum'' (''Illis quorum meruere labores'') (English: "For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It") is a gold medal awarded for outstanding contributions to Swedish culture, science or society. The award was introduced in 1784 by King Gustav III, and was first awarded in 1785. Prior to 1975, the medal was awarded by the King of Sweden. Illis quorum is now awarded by the Government of Sweden, and it is currently the highest award that can be conferred upon an individual Swedish citizen by the Government. It is awarded, on average, to seven people per year. Selected recipients * 1848 – Rafael Ginard i Sabater * 1873 – Sophia Wilkens * 1883 – Lea Ahlborn * 1890 – Karin Åhlin * 1895 – Sophie Adlersparre, Emmy Rappe * 1896 – Hilda Caselli * 1899 – Ellen Bergman * 1904 – Anna Sandström * 1907 – Gertrud Adelborg, Anna Hierta-Retzius * 1910 – Agda Montelius * 1913 – Anna Rönström * 1918 – Kerstin Hesselgren, Emilie Rathou * 1920 – Elsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Letters In The Sand
"Love Letters in the Sand" is a popular song first published in 1931. It began life as a poem by Nick Kenny. J. Fred Coots read the poem in the New York Daily Mirror, and obtained Kenny's permission to set the poem to music. He went through 4 different melodies before settling on the published version known today. The melody bears similarity to the 1881 song ''The Spanish Cavalier''. Lyrics were credited to both Nick Kenny and his brother Charles Kenny. The song was first recorded on 26 August 1931, as a "vocal chorus" sung by Helen Rowland within a foxtrot played by the Majestic Dance Orchestra. George Hall popularized the song on his radio show, later making it his theme song. Ted Black and His Orchestra, with vocalist Tom Brown, had the first major hit recording of the song in 1931. Pat Boone had a major hit with the song in 1957. The melody has been used for songs in at least eight other languages. Pat Boone version Pat Boone's version became a major hit in June and July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
