Ann-Louise Hanson (born in
Kristianstad
Kristianstad (, ; older spelling from Danish language, Danish ''Christianstad'') is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 40,145 inhabitants in 2016. During the last 15 years, it has ...
in 1944) is a Swedish singer who has been involved in the music industry since 1956.
In 1960, she had her first hit, "Är du ensam i kväll?", a Swedish version of
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...
's ''Are you lonesome tonight?''
Many of her solo recordings from the 1960s feature Bruno Glenmarks Orkester and, following their marriage, Ann-Louise and Bruno Glenmark formed the group Glenmarks with Bruno's niece Karin and nephew Anders. Soon after, their own GlenDisc record label began producing vinyl, cassettes and eventually CDs under the banner of 'Hanson-Glenmark Production AB'.
Ann-Louise holds the dubious honour of having entered the Swedish
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song ...
competition thirteen times without winning once, which is a record in itself. Of those entries, the songs "Bara en enda gång" (a duet with
John Ballard) and "Kärleken lever" are amongst her best remembered. Ann-Louise performed one of the entries in the German preselection for the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
in 1962. Having moved to France with Bruno in the late 1980s, she now remains a resident of Kristianstad in Sweden.
1986's synth-based ''Duva – Flyg igen'' (Doves – Fly Again) is Hanson's most recent studio album, upon which she shared lead vocals with her daughters Jessica and Josefin on the title track, alongside a duet with
Billy Preston
William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he ba ...
on "So Good, So Fine".
She participated in
Melodifestivalen 2019
Melodifestivalen 2019 was the 59th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen and was held between 2 February 2019 and 9 March 2019. Presenters were Sarah Dawn Finer, Kodjo Akolor, Marika Carlsson and Eric Saade. Edward af Sillé ...
with the song "Kärleken finns kvar".
Ann-Louise's daughter Josefin Glenmark recently embarked upon her own musical career.
Kvällstoppen
*62 – Vita rosor från Athen – 14#
*62 – Vita sommarmoln – 17#
*62 – Paradiso – 19#
*67 – Jag hade en gång en båt (with Cornelis Vreeswijk) – 11#
*68 –
Min greve av Luxemburg (Sind Sie der Graf von Luxemburg) – 3#
*68 – Arrivederci Frans – 1#
*68 – Min luftballong – 8#
*69 – Svenska flicka – 10#
*72 – Vad än sker – 13#
Singles
References
External links
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Melodifestivalen contestants
Swedish women singers
1944 births
Living people