Loa Falkman Explained

Loa Falkman
Birth Name:	Carl Johan Falkman
Birth Date:	24 July 1947
Birth Place:	Stocksund, Stockholm County, Sweden
Occupation:	Singer
Years Active:	1973–present
Awards:	Hovsångare
Module:	Embed: yes Background: solo_singer Genre: Opera Instrument: Vocals

Carl Johan "Loa" Falkman (born 24 July 1947) is a Swedish opera singer, actor and artist.^[1] He was appointed hovsångare by H.M. the King of Sweden in 2003.^[2]

After studying music, Falkman made his first major performance on the Royal Swedish Opera in 1973.

In Melodifestivalen 1990 (Swedish preselection contest for the Eurovision Song Contest), Falkman got the last place with his song "Symfonin" ("The Symphony"). He often plays pompous, vile characters like Wall-Enberg in Lilla Jönssonligan, Tillström in Newsmakers or Factory Owner Persson in Kronjuvelerna.

Filmography

• 2011 – Kronjuvelerna
• 2009 – Newsmakers
• 2006 – Lilla Jönssonligan & stjärnkuppen
• 2006 – 7 miljonärer
• 2004 – ABBA: Our Last Video Ever
• 2004 – Lilla Jönssonligan på kollo
• 1999 – Dödsklockan
• 1997 – Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan
• 1996 – Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen
• 1995 – Like It Never Was Before
• 1991 – T. Sventon och fallet Isabella
• 1986 – Bröderna Mozart
• 1984 – Åke och hans värld

TV series

• 2008 – Om ett hjärta
• 2007 – Ett gott parti
• 2006 – Nisse Hults historiska snedsteg
• 2005 – Kommissionen
• 2002 – Cleo
• 2002 – Talismanen
• 2001 – Fru Marianne
• 1996 – Percy Tårar
• 1991 – Facklorna

Voiceover

• 2004 – Kogänget
• 2002 – Ice Age

Opera

• 2010 – Don Giovanni
• 1988 – Askungen
• 1985 – Maskeradbalen
• 1980 – Arresten på Bohus
• 1973 – Tintomara

Discography

• Symfonin (1990)
• Julstämning (1990)
• Loa On Broadway (1995)
• Stockholmskantat (1999)
• Strangers In The Night (2001)
• Kom i min famn – Loa Falkman sjunger Evert Taube (2012)
• Jul (2013)

External links

• Biography: Carl Johan Falkman on Ann Braathen Artist Management AB
• Falkman, Carl Johan on Operissimo

Notes and References

1. David Cummings (ed.), Falkman, Carl Johan, International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory, Routledge, 2000, p. 190.
2. http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt Swedish Royal Court official home page