John Björn Sture Kjellman (born 4 June 1963) is a Swedish actor and singer.
Kjellman was born in
Östra Grevie,
Scania
Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous w ...
. He played roles in
Swedish movies like ''
Klassfesten'' and ''
Livet är en schlager'', in which he plays a
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen (; ) 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 Contest, and has been staged almo ...
-obsessed transvestite who is brother to
Helena Bergström's character, who takes part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in the movie.
Kjellman participated in
Melodifestivalen 2006 with the song "
Älskar du livet", and reached the final where it ended up 9th.
He played the iconic Pelle in SVT 1997 Julkalender ”Pelle Svanslös”.
He took part in
Stjärnorna på slottet in 2020, broadcast on
SVT.
Så försökte Björn Kjellman lura SVT – stjärnans plan
Expressen Retrieved 14 December 2020
Selected filmography
* '' The Guardian Angel'' (1990)
* ''Pelle Svanslös'' (1997)
* '' Vägen ut'' (1999)
* '' Livet är en schlager'' (2000)
* '' Klassfesten'' (2002)
* '' Behind Blue Skies'' (2010)
* '' Nobel's Last Will'' (2012)
* '' Fallet'' (2017)
References
External links
*
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1963 births
Living people
People from Vellinge Municipality
Male actors from Skåne County
Swedish male actors
Swedish male singers
Swedish television personalities
Best Actor Guldbagge Award winners
Musicians from Skåne County