Svante Thuresson (7 February 1937 – 10 May 2021) was a Swedish jazz musician.
He started his career as a drummer before joining the band
Gals and Pals in 1963.
Svante
won the national selection and represented Sweden in the
Eurovision song contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
in 1966 with ''Nygammal vals'' ("New, Old-Fashioned Waltz") and came in second place; he performed with
Lill Lindfors.
In 2007, Thuresson and
Anne-Lie Rydé
Anne-Lie Rydé (born 17 October 1956 in Stockholm) is a Swedish pop and rock singer.
Early life and Music career
Rydé grew up on Lidingö, but moved to Gothenburg in 1976. There she played with the Gothenburg-based band Extra from 1978 to ...
performed at
Melodifestivalen 2007 as a duo in hopes of represent Sweden in the Eurovision, but failed to make it to the final.
He died from a long-term illness on 10 May 2021, at the age of 84.
Discography
*1967 – ''Doktor Dolittle'' with
Siw Malmkvist,
Per Myrberg
Per Nils Myrberg (; 11 July 1933 – 28 December 2023) was a Swedish singer and actor. He appeared in many films since 1957 including ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''. He also was a singer, having success at Svensktoppen.
Early life
Myrberg ...
and
Fred Åkerström
*1968 – ''Du ser en man''
*1969 – ''Nyanser''
*1970 – ''Noaks ark''
*1970 – ''Albin och Greta'' with Lill Lindfors
*1972 – ''Danspartaj 1''
*1975 – ''Den första valsen''
*1978 – ''Discohits''
*1979 – ''Den är till dej''
*1982 – ''Just in time'' with Hector Bingert
*1986 – ''Pelle Svanslös''
*1993 – ''Live''
*1993 – ''En salig man''
*1995 – ''Jag är hip, baby''
*1998 – ''Vi som älskar och slåss''
*2000 – ''Guldkorn (Samling)''
*2002 – ''Nya kickar''
*2004 – ''Svante Thuressons bästa''
*2005 – ''Box of pearls'' with
Katrine Madsen
*2007 – ''Svante Thuresson & Vänner''
[ — review of the record]
*2011 – ''Regionala Nyheter: Stockholmsdelen''
*2011 – ''En cool jul''
Singles and EPs for the Metronome label (1966–73)
*1966 – Nygammal vals (med Ulla Hallin)– Hej systrar, hej bröder
*1966 – Jag har nära nog nästan allt – Mulliga Maj
*1966 – Hej systrar hej bröder – Nygammal vals (With Ulla Hallin) – Mulliga Maj – Jag har nära nog nästan allt
*1967 – Fem minuter till – Nära mej
*1967 – Den sista valsen – Vintervalsen
*1968 – Du vet så väl (att jag behöver dej) – Från och med nu
*1968 – Min Rockefeller – Var finns det ord (with Siw Malmkvist)
*1968 – Du är en vårvind i April – Det känns skönt – det känns bra
*1968 – Baby I need your lovin' – Just one word from you
*1968 – Leva mitt liv – Du ser en man
*1968 – Jag vill ha all din kärlek – Maria Marlene
*1969 – Under sol, under hav – Simma (Promo)
*1969 – Vackraste paret i världen – Jag är kvinna, du är man with Siw Malmkvist
*1969 – Sommarflicka – Under sol, över hav
*1969 – Jag tror att jag är kär i dej, Maria – Det svänger om det mesta
*1970 – Nyanser – Kärlekens fjäril
*1970 – Noaks ark – Vill hellre ha en sommar
*1970 – Håll mig nära – Ingen gör någonting
*1970 – När jag putsar fönster – Det svänger så skönt om barockens musik
*1971 – En sommardag – Vem kan svara på min fråga (Promo)
*1971 – Soldater som vill va' hjältar – Jag ska vara hos dej i kväll
*1973 – Vår egen gata – Dröm ur dina drömmars glas
Filmography
* 1961 – ''Åsa–Nisse bland grevar och baroner''
* 1986 – ''
Bambi
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'' (Swedish voice)
* 1993–1995 – ''De vilda djurens flykt'' (Swedish voice)
* 1994 – ''
The Lion King
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'' (Swedish voice of Rafiki)
* 2005 – ''
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'' (Swedish voice)
References
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External links
Article on esctoday.comInfo on cafecreme.nu*
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1937 births
2021 deaths
20th-century drummers
20th-century Swedish male singers
Melodifestivalen winners
Eurovision Song Contest entrants
Singers from Stockholm
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