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Svensktoppen
''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing on Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982–1985. In the years leading up to the January 2003 change, the programme was strongly dominated by dansband music. The first number one hit song was "Midnattstango" performed by Swedish crooner Lars Lönndahl. New rules on 17 January 2016 restricted the maximum length for a song to chart to one year. Presenters Winners See also *Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from IFPI Sverige. It was formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and has been known by its current name si ..., today's official sales-based Swedish record chart References {{Reflist External linksSvensktoppen on Sveriges Radio Music chart shows 1962 establishments in Sweden 1962 radi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Norén
Krång Anna Carolina Norén (born 29 January 1965) is a Swedish radio presenter for Sveriges Radio and television presenter. She has been the host of the music chart show ''Svensktoppen'' since 2007 and also commentates on Sveriges Radio's broadcasts of Melodifestivalen and the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Life and career She took the first steps to a radio career when she participated as an interviewer at the legendary Radio SBC in the Stockholm community radio in 1980–82. She also made some appearances at Stockholm University Stockholm University (SU) () is a public university, public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, social ...'s student radio station, which eventually led her to being employed by Radio Stockholm through Sveriges Radio between 1989 and 1997. In 1992, she hosted the first season of the series ''Här är ditt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dansband
(; "dance band"), or in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish language, Swedish term for a band that plays (; "dance band music"). ' is often danced to in partner dance, pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by schlager, country music, country, rock'n'roll and some swing music, swing. The main influence for rock-oriented bands is the rock music of the 1950s and 1960s. The terms ' and ' were coined around 1970, when Swedish popular music developed a signature style. The genre developed primarily in Sweden, but has spread to neighbouring countries Norway, Denmark and the Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Swedish-speaking regions of Finland. When the music came to Norway it was first called "" (from the Swedish radio music chart Svensktoppen, which was a major arena for dansband music before its rules changed in January 2003). A dansband often Tour (music), travels by bus, performing several times every week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna-Lena Löfgren
Anna-Lena Löfgren (1 May 1944 – 21 May 2010) was a Swedish singer from Stockholm. During the years 1962 and 1995, more than 40 of her songs made it onto Svensktoppen, the record chart of Sveriges Radio. Löfgren became one of the most best known schlager singers in Sweden during the 1960s. She made her first public appearance on the radio show '' Barnens brevlåda'' in the 1950s. A few years later Löfgren was discovered by the Swedish rock singer Rock-Olga at the nightspot Nalen in Stockholm. Her breakthrough came soon after in 1962 with the song "Regniga natt", which was certified gold (sold more than 100,000 copies) and topped that year's Svensktoppen. The success continued with her following singles, including "Se mig i ögonen älskling", "Måndag måndag", "Kärlek på lasarett", and "Det finns ingenting att hämta". The biggest hit of her career was the song " Lyckliga gatan" ("Happy Street"), which was released in 1967 and was certified gold in Sweden and platinum an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Finell
Kent Finell (12 July 1944 – 27 August 2013) was a Swedish radio presenter and producer."Finell, Kent", ''Nationalencyklopedin'' bibliographical entry, retrieved 24 March 2014 He is best known for hosting the Sveriges Radio programme Svensktoppen between 1973 until 1975, from 1979 until 1980, and again from 1987 until 2002. Born in Karlstad in 1944, he joined Sveriges Radio in 1965 as a reporter. In 1969, he moved to Stockholm, where he was hired by SR as producer of the entertainment department for the radio. Since 1973, he was known for hosting radio programmes such as Svensktoppen which he hosted for 21 years between 1973 until 2002. He provided SR radio commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest between 1978 until 1980 and from 1982 until 1983 and again in 1989. Death Kent Finell died in 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 Nordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åke Strömmer
Åke Per-Erik Strömmer (10 June 1936 – 22 February 2005) was a Swedish sports journalist, radio presenter and television host. Early life Strömmer was born on 10 June 1936 in Härnösand, Sweden, the son of Erik Strömmer, an accountant, and his wife May (née Bolin). He passed '' studentexamen'' in 1956. Career Strömmer was employed at '' Västernorrlands Allehanda'' from 1957 to 1958 before joining Sveriges Radio the same year. He worked for Sveriges Radio in Luleå from 1959 to 1962 and in Malmö from 1962 to 1963. Strömmer worked for , the sport section of Sveriges Radio in Stockholm from 1963 to 1978, where he served as the head from 1974 to 1978. He was the district manager for Sveriges Radio Falun from 1979 to 1984 and the manager of Borlänge Folkets Hus from 1984 to 1986, as well as for Sveriges Radio Falun from 1987 to 1996. Strömmer worked as a freelancer from 1996 onwards. Strömmer joined the national Swedish Radio-TV company Sveriges Radio and became a pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Myrberg
Per Nils Myrberg (; 11 July 1933 – 28 December 2023) was a Swedish singer and actor. He appeared in many films since 1957 including ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''. He also was a singer, having success at Svensktoppen. Early life Myrberg was born on 11 July 1933 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of city architect and singer . He originally wanted to be a jazz musician, but he applied and was accepted into the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in 1955, and he graduated in 1957. Career Myrberg started acting in theater at Lilla Teatern (1962–1963), and later at Scala and Folkan. Myrberg was a versatile actor and performer who also performed in cabaret showcases. He also was a singer and placed at number one in the Svensktoppen in 1964 for 40 weeks straight with the song "34:an", a Swedish cover of Stuart Hamblen's hit " This Ole House". He also performed opera in the 1998 operatic ''Staden''. In 1957, he made his acting debut in the film ''Värmlänningar''. He also had co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Ole House
"This Ole House" (sometimes spelled "This Old House") is an American popular song written by Stuart Hamblen, and published in 1954. Rosemary Clooney's version reached the top of the popular music charts in both the US and the UK in 1954. The song again topped the UK chart in 1981 in a recording by Shakin' Stevens. Stuart Hamblen version Hamblen recorded the song in March 1954 and released it as a single in May 1954. It became very successful, peaking at number two on the ''Billboard'' Country & Western chart, as well as being a top-30 hit on the Hot 100, known then as the Best Sellers in Stores. It was his last hit on the country charts, and with the royalties, he bought the mansion that had been owned by the late Errol Flynn. Composition Hamblen was supposedly out on a hunting expedition in the Sierra with guide Monte Wolfe, when his fellow hunter, actor John Wayne, and he came across a hut in the mountains. Inside was the body of a man, and the man's dog was still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trio Me' Bumba
Trio me' Bumba' is a band established at Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden in 1957. They broke through in 1963 with the song "Spel-Olles gånglåt", charting for 30 weeks at Svensktoppen ''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing on Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982–1985. In the years leading up to the January 20 .... One of their most famous songs is '' Man ska leva för varandra'' from 1968. References External links * {{Authority control 1957 establishments in Sweden Musical groups established in 1957 Musical groups disestablished in 1963 Swedish-language musical groups Musical groups from Stockholm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Lindahl
Sven Gustaf Lindahl (born 25 June 1937, in Stockholm) is a Swedish journalist, songwriter, radio and television presenter. As a teenager, he played in a boogie-woogie band. After leaving school, he worked briefly as a welding apprentice in Luton and later studied at an iron foundry in Chesterfield, but eventually came to study journalism at Poppius Journalistskola before he started working at the local newspaper Västerort. Lindahl has presented the radio show Svensktoppen for Sveriges Radio. Lindahl has hosted Melodifestivalen, twice in 1963 and 1966. In addition Lindahl commented for Sweden at the 1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ... and the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest. Since 1969 Lindahl has been a member of SKAP (Swedish composers of popular music). Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Weise
Arne Georg Fredrik Weise (28 February 1930 – 25 September 2019) was a Swedish journalist and television personality, one of the presenters for Sveriges Television (SVT). He worked at Sveriges Radio from 1952 and started working for SVT in 1979. Early life Born in Malmö, Arne Georg Fredrik Weise was the son of engineer Per Weise (1897–1991) and Ingrid Tengström (1893–1987). He grew up in Malmö and Gothenburg and did his high school education at Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet, passing his studentexamen in 1950. He later studied at Uppsala University and then the University of Gothenburg between 1951 and 1953, and resided in Italy between 1954 and 1956. Career During four decades, 1972–2002, with interruptions in 1978–1979 and 1988–1990, Weise was the presenter of the SVT Christmas Eve broadcast throughout the day. When he became 65 years old in 1995, Weise announced that he was about to quit his job as presenter on Christmas Eve, the announcement was met with large pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Sveriges Radio P4
P4 (''pe fyra'') is a national radio channel produced by the Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Radio. P4 was started in 1987 as a network of regional stations, but national programming was added in 1993 when P3 was relaunched as a specialist youth channel and P4 took over a large part of P3's former programming intended for a more adult audience. Music programme is more or less similar to BBC Radio 2. Programming Targeted at an across-the-board audience, but with the emphasis on middle-aged (40+) listeners, it is the corporation's most popular radio channel, presenting popular music, entertainment, and sport. On weekdays most of the daytime schedule comes from 25 different regional stations, each producing programming (including local news coverage) for their own areas, while in the evenings and at weekends the channel carries national programming. Overnight (between 0.00 and 6.00) P4 and youth channel P3 present a joint programme of "music, games, and chat". Among the more pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
