Svante Thuresson
Encyclopedia
Svante Thuresson is a Swedish jazz music musician and singer. He started his career as a drummer
, before joining the band Gals and Pals
in 1963. Svante represented Sweden in the Eurovision song contest
in 1966 with "Nygammal vals", and came in second place; he performed with Lill Lindfors
.
In 2002, he released Nya kickar, which rose the classic/jazz charts in Sweden. In 2007, Thuresson and Anne-Lie Rydé
performed at Melodifestivalen
2007 as a duo for the opportunity to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
in Helsinki
, Finland
. On the February 10 the two failed to place in the top five, and were voted off the contest.
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
, before joining the band Gals and Pals
Gals and Pals
Gals and Pals was a Swedish vocal group founded in 1962 by Lasse Bagge. The group was active until 1967. The ensemble's first members were, besides Bagge: Kerstin Bagge, Ulla Hallin, Pia Lang, Svante Thuresson, Lepp Sundvall and Beppo Gräsman. Later, members included Monica Dominique, Gillis...
in 1963. Svante represented Sweden in the Eurovision song contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
in 1966 with "Nygammal vals", and came in second place; he performed with Lill Lindfors
Lill Lindfors
Lillemor "Lill" Lindfors is a Finland-Swedish/Swedish singer. Born in Helsinki, Finland she has been performing in Scandinavia with minor and major success since the 1960s. She debuted as a revue actress in Uddevalla in 1960 and the following year as a recording artist...
.
In 2002, he released Nya kickar, which rose the classic/jazz charts in Sweden. In 2007, Thuresson and Anne-Lie Rydé
Anne-Lie Rydé
Anne-Lie Rydé is a Swedish pop and rock singer.Rydé grew up on Lidingö, but moved to Gothenburg in 1976. There she played with the Gothenburg-based band Extra from 1978 to 1983...
performed at Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
2007 as a duo for the opportunity to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. On the February 10 the two failed to place in the top five, and were voted off the contest.
Discography
- 1967 - Doktor Dolittle (musical with Siw Malmkvist, Per Myrberg and Fred Åkerström)
- 1968 - Du ser en man
- 1969 - Nyanser
- 1970 - Noaks ark (Collection)
- 1970 - Albin och Greta (show with Lill Lindfors)
- 1972 - Danspartaj 1 (Svante Thuressons orkester)
- 1975 - Den första valsen
- 1978 - Discohits
- 1979 - Den är till dej
- 1982 - Just in time (with Hector Bingert)
- 1986 - Pelle Svanslös (from the musical with the same name)
- 1993 - Live
- 1993 - En salig man
- 1995 - Jag är hip, baby. Svante Thuresson sings Beppe Wolgers
- 1998 - Vi som älskar och slåss
- 2000 - Guldkorn (Samling)
- 2002 - Nya kickar
- 2004 - Svante Thuressons bästa
- 2005 - Box of pearls (With Katrine Madsen)
- 2011 - Regionala Nyheter: Stockholmsdelen
Singles and EP:s under the Metronome label (1966-73)
- 1966 - Nygammal vals (med Ulla Hallin)- Hej systrar, hej bröder
- 1966 - Jag har nära nog nästan allt - Mulliga Maj (Promo?)
- 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 (med 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 (WithSiw 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 (Promo?)
- 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
Films: a selection of them
- 2005 - RobotsRobots (film)Robots is a 2005 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox, and was released theatrically on March 11, 2005. The story was created by Chris Wedge and William Joyce, a children's book author/illustrator. The two were trying to create a film version of...
( Swedish Voice) - 1994 - The Lion KingThe Lion KingThe Lion King is a 1994 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
(Swedish voice) - 1993-1995 - De vilda djurens flykt (Swedish voice)
- 1986 - BambiBambiBambi is a 1942 American animated film directed by David Hand , produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten...
(Swedish voice) - 1961 - Åsa-Nisse bland grevar och baroner