Lars Gunnar Wiklund (17 August 1935 – 29 September 1989) was a Swedish singer.
He scored several
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 ...
hits, and participated in
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 ...
four times.
Early life
Lars Gunnar Wiklund was born on 17 August 1935 in
Luleå
Luleå ( , , locally ; ; ) is a Cities in Sweden, city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the County Administrative Boards of Sweden, capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban ...
, Sweden, as the first child of Ellen and Sven Wiklund.
Discography
* ''Gunnar Wiklund'' (1960)
* ''32´29 minuter med Gunnar Wiklund'' (1966)
* ''Gunnar Wiklund sjunger Jim Reeves'' (1970)
* ''Minnenas melodier'' (1979)
Famous Gunnar Wiklund songs
*''Minns du den sommar'' ''(Greenfields)''
*''
Regntunga skyar''
*''
Vi ska gå hand i hand'' (''Dunja, du'')
*''Han måste gå'' (1960, previously recorded by
Cacka Israelsson in 1959, a Swedish cover of Jim Reeves' ''
He'll Have to Go'', 1959)
*''Mest av allt''
*''Kan jag hjälpa att jag älskar dig ännu''
*''Man ska visa lite ömhet mot varandra''
*''Snart så kommer åter ljusa tider''
*''Akta dig för indianerna''
*''Nu tändas åter ljusen i min lilla stad''
*''Glöm din dröm''
*''I en röd liten stuga''
*''Ensam'' – ''
Georgia on my mind
"Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, and first recorded that same year by Carmichael at the RCA Studios New York#24th St, RCA Victor Studios at 155 East 24th Street in New York City. The song has ...
''
*''Känn dig lite happy''
*''En gång i vårt sommarland'' ''(Greensleeves)''
Citations
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1935 births
1989 deaths
20th-century Swedish male singers
People from Luleå