Carli Tornehave

Carli Tornehave
Born(1932-08-26)August 26, 1932
Stockholm,  Sweden
GenresSchlager
Occupation(s)Singer
Skådespelare
Years active1950s-

Carli Tornehave, born 26 August 1932 in Stockholm, is a Swedish singer and actor.[1]

He has participated at Melodifestivalen six times; in 1962, her performed Anneli and När min vän, in 1963, he performed Twist till menuett and En gång i Stockholm. The song "En gång i Stockholm" won the contest, but Monica Zetterlund was appointed to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in London.[2] In 1966, he performed Monte Carlo and Härliga söndag ending on third and eighth place.

Famous Carli Tornehave songs

  • Hård stad (Rough Road by Lee Hazlewood) - 1961
  • Angelique
  • Den enda i världen
  • En natt i Moskva
  • Lykkeliten
  • Gotländsk sommarnatt
  • Monte Carlo
  • När min vän kommer tillbaka (with Monica Zetterlund)
  • Under ekars djupa grönska
  • Mexican Shuffle

Filmography

  • 1961 - Åsa-Nisse bland grevar och baroner
  • 1962 - Raggargänget
  • 1964 - Wild West Story
  • 1965 - För vänskaps skull as the singer
  • 1968 - Sarons ros och gubbarna i Knohult
  • 1978 - Dante - akta're för Hajen!

References

  1. ↑ The Gramophone - 1960- 38 p273 "Tornehave is a singer of real quality, even if his work does reflect that of his idol, Frank Sinatra. Britain would be hard put to produce a vocalist of Carli's equal and I hope we may be allowed to hear more of this artist in the future"
  2. ↑ Ulf Lind (24 August 2012). "Carli Tornehave firar 80 och 60" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs dagblad. Retrieved 30 September 2017.