Monica Zetterlund
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Monica Zetterlund | |
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Stockholm, Sweden | |
Genres | Vocal jazz |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
Years active | 1958–1999 |
Monica Zetterlund (born Eva Monica Nilsson; 20 September 1937 – 12 May 2005) was a Swedish jazz singer and actress.[1] Through her lifetime, she starred in over 10 Swedish film productions and recorded over 20 studio albums. She gained international fame through her collaborative album with Bill Evans, Waltz for Debby.
Career
Singer
Zetterlund began by learning the classic jazz songs from radio and records, initially not knowing the language and what they sang about in English. Her hit songs included "Sakta vi gå genom stan" (Swedish cover of "Walking My Baby Back Home"; in Swedish a tribute to Stockholm town), "Visa från Utanmyra", "Sista jäntan", "Trubbel", "Gröna små äpplen" ("Little Green Apples"), "Monicas vals" ("Waltz for Debby"), "Stick iväg, Jack!" ("Hit the Road Jack"), "Att angöra en brygga", "Var blev ni av", "Måne över Stureplan" (cover of Sting's "Moon Over Bourbon Street") and "Under vinrankan!", among many others.
She also interpreted the works of such Swedish singer-songwriters as
In 1964, she recorded the jazz album Waltz for Debby, featuring Bill Evans, a record she herself described as "the best I've done"[citation needed] and was the most proud of. Her professional skill was amply demonstrated in this album in performing the challenging Harold Arlen song, "So Long, Big Time".
Her long career also included the song "
Actor
Her collaboration with the comic duo
Awards
Zetterlund was awarded the Illis quorum by the government of Sweden in 2002.[4]
Health and death
She suffered from severe scoliosis which began after a childhood accident, and as a result was forced to retire from performing in 1999.[citation needed]
On 12 May 2005, she died following an accidental fire in her apartment in Stockholm, probably due to her habit of smoking in bed.[5][6]
Discography
Albums
- Swedish Sensation (Columbia, 1958)
- Ahh! Monica! (Philips, 1962)
- Make Mine Swedish Style (Philips, 1964)
- Ohh! Monica! (Philips, 1964)
- Waltz for Debby with Bill Evans (Philips, 1964)
- Monica Zetterlund (Philips, 1967)
- Monica - Monica (Gazell 1971)
- Chicken Feathers (SR, 1972)
- Hej, Man! (Odeon, 1975)
- Folk Som Har Sånger Kan Inte Dö (YTF 1976)
- It Only Happens Every Time with Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (Inner City, 1978)
- Holiday for Monica (Phontastic, 1983)
- Monica Zetterlund Sjunger Olle Adolphson (Phontastic, 1984)
- Monica Z (RCA, 1989)
- Varsamt (RCA, 1991)
- Topaz (RCA, 1993)
- The Lost Tapes at Bell Sound Studios NYC (RCA Victor, 1996)
- Det Finns Dagar (RCA, 1997)
- Bill Remembered: A Tribute to Bill Evans (RCA Victor, 2000)
- Diamanter (EMI, 2005)
- Sista Gången Du Var Med (National, 2006)
- På Café Katalin Torsdag 14 September 1989 (Gazell, 2006)
- På Berns 1964 (Vax, 2016)
- Here´s To Life (2024, preveously unreleased recordings in English recorded 1989, 1991 and 1993)
Notable songs
- "Va' e' de' där" ("Dat Dere" with Swedish lyrics by Beppe Wolgers.)
- "En gång i Stockholm"
- "Sakta vi gå genom stan" ("Walkin' My Baby Back Home" with Swedish lyrics by Beppe Wolgers.)
Filmography
- Swedish Portraits (Svenska bilder, 1964) as Mejram
- Docking the Boat (Att angöra en brygga, 1965) as Berit
- Night Games (Nattlek, 1966) as Lotten
- The Emigrants (Utvandrarna, 1971) as Ulrika
- The Apple War (Äppelkriget, 1971) as Anna Lindberg
- The New Land (Nybyggarna, 1972) as Erika
- Stubby, (Fimpen, 1974) as Teacher
- Guttersnipes(Rännstensungar, 1974) as Malinda Karlsson
- Sweden for the Swedes (Sverige åt svenskarna, 1980) as Minister of finance
- The Children from Blue Lake Mountain (Barnen från Blåsjöfjället, 1980) as Hulda Krok
- Russian Pizza Blues (1992) as Herself
References
- ^ Bergh, Johs (2020-12-07), "Monica Zetterlund", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), retrieved 2021-05-02
- ^ a b "Monica Zetterlund, 67, Singer and Actress, Dies". The New York Times. 14 May 2005.
- ^ "Äppelkriget (1971)". Swedish Film Institute. 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Regeringens belöningsmedaljer och regeringens utmärkelse: Professors namn". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). January 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "Sångerskan Monica Zetterlund död".
- ^ "Monica Zetterlund dog isolerad i sitt hem".
Further reading
External links
- Monica Zetterlund – official site (Monica Zetterlund Society & Memory Fund] (in Swedish)
- Monica Zetterlund discography at Discogs
- Monica Zetterlund at IMDb
- Monica Zetterlund article reporting her death at Aftonbladet.se (in Swedish)