Monica Zetterlund

    Monica Zetterlund

    September 20, 1937 (87 years old) in Hagfors, Värmlands län, Sweden

    Monica Zetterlund, born Eva Monica Nilsson, was a Swedish singer, stage and screen actress. In her late teens she sang with her fathers orchestra and Ib Glindemanns Big Band. She made her first recordings in 1957 and was discovered by Arne Domnérus 1958. Two years later she toured the U.S. with Thad Jones and Zoot Sims. In 1964, Monica Zetterlund recorded the critically acclaimed jazz album "Waltz for Debby" with Bill Evans. She made her film debut in "Gröna Hund" (1962). Her long career also included the song "En gång i Stockholm" ("Winter City"); a jazz ballad with which she represented Sweden in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest.

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    MelodifestivalenMelodifestivalen
    The EmigrantsThe Emigrants
    The New LandThe New Land
    Docking the BoatDocking the Boat
    The Apple WarThe Apple War

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