Alice Babs

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Biography

Her parents sang and played in amateur theatre. Growing up, she sang with her mother. Her father took her to Stockholm when she was 13 and got an offer to sing at a nightclub but had to reject the offer. But on the train back home she met a voice coach who promised to give her singing lessons. The lessons couldn't destroy her natural talent and she She got more and more attention and in 1939 she sang at nightclubs like Berns or China and got a record contract. She has performed with all the big names in Swedish music, people like 'Charlie Norman' . After having been retired for 18 years she released a new album in 1998.

  • Primary profession
  • Soundtrack·actress·composer
  • Nationality
  • Sweden
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 26 January 1924
  • Place of birth
  • Kalmar domkyrkoförsamling
  • Death date
  • 2014-02-11
  • Death age
  • 90
  • Place of death
  • Stockholm
  • Cause of death
  • Natural causes
  • Children
  • Titti Sjöblom
  • Knows language
  • Swedish language
  • Parents
  • Jean Nilson

Music

Lyrics

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Has a handicap of 16 in golf.

Sang the song "Lilla Stjrna" at Eurovision Song Contest in 1958, this was the first Swedish entry ever and she ended up in 4th place.

Has three children: Lilleba Largerbck (b. 26 February 1945), Lasse Sjblom (b. 19 March 1948), living in Kanada and Titti Sjblom (b. 29 August 1949).

Retired in Marbella, Spain

Singer and actress.

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