Monica Zetterlund
Swedish jazz singer and actress (1937–2005)
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- Monica Zetterlund (born Eva Monica Nilsson ; 20 September 1937 – 12 May 2005) was a Swedish jazz singer and actress.
- Through her lifetime, she starred in over 10 Swedish film productions and recorded over 20 studio albums.
- Career Singer Zetterlund began by learning the classic jazz songs from radio and records, initially not knowing the language and what they sang about in English.
- " ("Hit the Road Jack"), " Att angöra en brygga ", " Var blev ni av ", " Måne över Stureplan " (cover of Sting's "Moon Over Bourbon Street") and " Under vinrankan!
Monica Zetterlund (born Eva Monica Nilsson; 20 September 1937 – 12 May 2005) was a Swedish jazz singer and actress. She represented Sweden in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest with the jazz ballad "En gång i Stockholm" ("Once Upon a Time in Stockholm"). Through her lifetime, she starred in over 10 Swedish film productions and recorded over 20 studio albums. She gained international fame through her collaborative album with Bill Evans, Waltz for Debby.
Career
Singer
Zetterlund began by learning the classic jazz songs from radio and records, initially not knowing the language and what they sang about in English. Her hit songs included "Sakta vi gå genom stan" (Swedish cover of "Walking My Baby Back Home"; in Swedish a tribute to Stockholm town), "Visa från Utanmyra", "Sista jäntan", "Trubbel", "Gröna små äpplen" ("Little Green Apples"), "Monicas vals" ("Waltz for Debby"), "Stick iväg, Jack!" ("Hit the Road Jack"), "Att angöra en brygga", "Var blev ni av", "Måne över Stureplan" (cover of Sting's "Moon Over Bourbon Street") and "Under vinrankan!", among many others.
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