Carli Tornehave

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

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

He has participated at Melodifestivalen six times; in 1962 he 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 8th 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.
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