Inger Berggren (23 February 1934 – 19 July 2019) was a
Swedish singer. Her biggest hits were "Sol och vår" and "Elisabeth serenad", both in 1962.
Berggren was born 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 Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
. She began her vocal career with
Thore Swanerud's orchestra, and later sang with
Thore Ehrling,
Simon Brehm
Simon Brehm (31 December 1921 – 11 February 1967) was a Swedish double-bass player and, later in life, a record producer and owner of Karusell Records. He was the manager of the singer Lill-Babs and was the leader of the orchestra that play ...
, and
Göte Wilhelmsson. Berggren represented Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1962
The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the 7th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 18 March 1962 in the of the Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg and presented by Mireille Delannoy. Organised by the European Broadcasting Un ...
in Luxembourg with the song "
Sol och vår
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "", written by Åke Gerhard and Ulf Källqvist, and performed by Inger Berggren. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SR), selected its entry through a national fin ...
" which was placed seventh.
She was the mother of the actress
Gunilla Röör.
She died on 19 July 2019 at the age of 85.
Filmography
*1973 – ''
Andersson's Kalle on Top Form
''Andersson's Kalle on Top Form'' (Swedish: ''Anderssonskans Kalle i busform'') is a 1973 Swedish comedy film directed by Arne Stivell and starring Sickan Carlsson, Sten-Åke Cederhök and Britta Holmberg.Holmstrom p.426 It is a sequel to the ...
''
*1984 – ''Sömnen''
References
Further reading
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External links
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1934 births
2019 deaths
Singers from Stockholm
20th-century Swedish women singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants