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 second and eighth place respectively.

Famous Carli Tornehave songs

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  • 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

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References

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  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.