Gustaf Peter Lundblad (26 August 1950 – 22 December 2015) was a Swedish singer and songwriter, well known for his 1986 song ''
Ta mig till havet''. Lundblad started his career in the band 'The most Remarkable Nailband' where Lasse Tennander appeared as songwriter. Later they started the band 'Duga' but Tennander left the band quickly. In 1978, Lundblad and Torbjörn wrote and recorded the song ''
Who Will Comfort Toffle?
''Who Will Comfort Toffle?'' is the second picture book in the Moomin series by Tove Jansson. It was first published in 1960. It was first translated into English by Kingsley Hart.
Plot
The lonely Toffle leaves his home to look for friends, ev ...
'' which also is a children's book written by
Tove Jansson
Tove Marika Jansson (; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, ...
. Together with Agneta Olsson, Lundblad competed in
Melodifestivalen 1983
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "", composed by Lasse Holm, with lyrics by Monica Forsberg, and performed by Carola Häggkvist. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SVT), selected its entry through ...
with the song ''Vill du ha mig efter gryningen''.
Lundblad died of
prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the neoplasm, uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder. Abnormal growth of the prostate tissue is usually detected through Screening (medicine), screening tests, ...
,
on 22 December 2015, aged 65.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
Aftonbladet.seOfficial website
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20th-century Swedish male singers
Swedish male songwriters
Swedish-language singers
1950 births
2015 deaths
21st-century Swedish male singers
Deaths from prostate cancer
Harvest Records artists
People from Södermanland County