Alf Göran Bruno Glenmark (born 17 March 1938 in

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, Sweden) is a Swedish musician, songwriter, band leader and singer.

Music career

During the 1960s, Glenmark toured Sweden with his own band and soloist

Eleanor Bodel Bodil Ellinor Olsson (born July 6, 1948), known as Eleanor Bodel; ; is a Swedish pop singer who began performing in public in 1968 with the orchestra of Bruno Glenmark and from 1969 as a solo artist. Of her hits, "Sunday Will Never Be the Same" ...

. With his wife

Ann-Louise Hanson Ann-Louise Hanson (born in Kristianstad 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's "Are You Lonesome Tonigh ...

, niece

Karin Glenmark Karin Margareta Glenmark (born 8 April 1952) is a Swedish pop and rock singer.Discogs: Karin Glenmark
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and nephew

Anders Glenmark Gert Anders Glenmark (born 20 November 1953) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is the brother of singer Karin Glenmark and nephew of band leader Bruno Glenmark. Career Among the artists for whom Glenmark has w ...

, in the 1970s he formed the family group Glenmarks. Their first big success was ''Gammaldags musik'', for which Bruno Glenmark also wrote the lyrics. With Hanson, Glenmark had his own record label, GlenDisc, from 1972 to 1990.

Melodifestivalen

Bruno Glenmark has taken part in the Swedish

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selection competition ''Melodifestivalen'' on several occasions, as a songwriter, conductor and singer. *

1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...

– conductor for ''Svenska flicka'' by Ann-Louise Hanson (finished 4th). *

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

– ''En liten sång (som alla andra)'' by Glenmarks (finished 4th). *

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

– ''I annorlunda land'' by Glenmark (finished 8th). *

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

– conductor for ''Lady Antoinette'' by Hadar Kronberg and Glenmarks (finished 6th). *

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

– conductor for ''Det bästa som finns'' by Lena Andersson (finished 8th). *

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

– conductor for ''On jag skriver en sång'' by Eva Dahlgren (finished joint 3rd). *

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

– composer of ''Tjuvarnas natt'' by Thomas Lewing (finished joint 6th place). *

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

– lyrics for ''Piccadilly Circus'' by

Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Nina Elisabet Wahlgren (; born 24 December 1967) is a Swedish singer and actress. She has sung in Melodifestivalen several times; her 1985 entry titled "Piccadilly Circus (song), Piccadilly Circus" became popular and successful. She has ...

(finished 4th). *

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– lyrics for ''I en ding ding värld'' by Annica Burman (finished 6th).

Personal life

The surname Glenmark was adopted in 1945.''

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'', 24 August 1945, p.15 Since 1966, Bruno Glenmark has been married to the singer Ann-Louise Hanson. They have three children: Jessica, Jenni and Josefin Glenmark. He is the uncle of

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and

. After giving up GlenDisc in 1990, Glenmark and Hanson moved to

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in France. In 2010, they returned to Sweden.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Glenmark, Bruno 1938 births Living people People from Tomelilla Municipality Musicians from Skåne County Swedish pop singers