Svante Thuresson Explained

Svante Thuresson
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:1937 2, df=y
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Genre:Jazz, Schlager, soul
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1963–2021
Label:Metronome

Svante Thuresson (7 February 1937 – 10 May 2021) was a Swedish jazz musician.[1] He started his career as a drummer before joining the band Gals and Pals in 1963.[1] Svante won the national selection and represented Sweden in the Eurovision song contest in 1966 with Nygammal vals ("New, Old-Fashioned Waltz") and came in second place; he performed with Lill Lindfors.[2] [3]

In 2007, Thuresson and Anne-Lie Rydé performed at Melodifestivalen 2007 as a duo in hopes of represent Sweden in the Eurovision, but failed to make it to the final.[4]

He died from a long-term illness on 10 May 2021, at the age of 84.[5] [6]

Discography

Singles and EPs for the Metronome label (1966–73)

Filmography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Svante Thuresson is dead - turned 84 years old. 13 May 2021. 13 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Melodifestivalen . svt.se . 29 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151227021800/http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/om-melodifestivalen/melodifestivalen-1966 . 27 December 2015 .
  3. Web site: Eurovision 1966 Sweden: Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson - "Nygammal Vals". Eurovisionworld. 13 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Allt om startfältet i Melodifestival 2007!. QX.se. 29 December 2015.
  5. Web site: PORTRÄTT Jazzmusikern- och sångaren Svante Thuresson - Jazzradion. Märet. Öman. Sveriges Radio. 13 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Jazzmusikern Svante Thuresson är död. 13 May 2021. 13 May 2021. Svenska Dagbladet.
  7. Web site: Mjukjazzen lever. Dagens Skiva. 14 November 2002. 25 January 2010. – review of the record
  8. Web site: Svante är mjuk och nasal. Dagens Skiva. 18 April 2007. 11 May 2020. — review of the record