Monica Yvonne Forsberg (born 14 September 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress. She was a member in the group
Ritz
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, which competed in
Melodifestivalen
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in 1983 (which finished number 4 with the song "Marionett") and 1985 (with the song "Nu har det hänt igen", which finished unplaced).
Forsberg was born in
Karlskoga
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. Following her Melodifestivalen appearance, from the late 1980s until the early 2000s, she dubbed
Disney
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movies and cartoons, including ''
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''.
Awards
As a lyrics writer, she won
Melodifestivalen
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twice, with these songs:
*1982: "
Dag efter dag" with
Chips
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*1983: "
Främling" with
Carola Häggkvist
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Other songs she has competed with in Melodifestivalen as lyrics writer:
*1983: "Marionett" with Ritz, 4th
*1984: "Nu är jag tillbaks igen" with Janne Önnerud, unplaced, "Schack och matt" with Rosa Körberg, unplaced
*1985: "Eld och lågor" with Göran Folkestad, 3rd, "Nu har det hänt igen" with Ritz, unplaced
*1986: "Fem i tolv" with Fredrik Willstrand, unplaced
*1988: "
100%" with
Lotta Engberg
Anna Charlotte "Lotta" Engberg (born Pedersen; 5 March 1963) is a Swedish singer.
She represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with "Boogaloo (song), Boogaloo" after winning Melodifestivalen 1987. She also tried many times in Melodif ...
&
Triple & Touch, 3rd, "Bang, en explosion" with Haakon Pedersen, 4th, "Kärlek är" with Sten Nilsson & Nilssonettes, unplaced
*1996: "
Juliette & Jonathan" with
Lotta Engberg
Anna Charlotte "Lotta" Engberg (born Pedersen; 5 March 1963) is a Swedish singer.
She represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with "Boogaloo (song), Boogaloo" after winning Melodifestivalen 1987. She also tried many times in Melodif ...
, 3rd
References
1950 births
Living people
Swedish composers
Swedish women singers
Swedish voice actresses
People from Karlskoga Municipality
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