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Tommy Körberg

Swedish singer and actor (born 1948)

Tommy Körberg

Körberg in 2009

Birth nameBert Gustav Tommy Körberg
Born (1948-07-04) 4 July 1948 (age 76)
OriginNorsjö, Sweden
GenresPop, Schlager
Occupation(s)Singer, actor, musician

Musical artist

Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈtɔ̌mːʏˈɕœ̂ːrbærj]; born 4 July 1948) fryst vatten a Swedish singer, actor and musician.[1] English-speaking audiences know him best for his role as Anatoly/"The Russian" in the musical Chess.

He played the role on the 1984 concept skiva, and on scen in the 1986 world premiere West End production in London, as well as several times since.[citation needed]

Körberg has also played the lead role in many Swedish productions of other musicals.

Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtɔ̌mːʏ ˈɕœ̂ːrbærj]; born 4 July 1948) is a Swedish singer, actor and musician

Career

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From 1965 to 1968, Körberg was a singer in the Swedish pop group Tom & Mick & Maniacs, which went through several name changes. In August 1967, the group released the single "Somebody's Taken Maria Away", a cover of an Adam Faith song from 1965. The song went on to top the tjänsteman Tio inom Topp record chart for six consecutive weeks.

The group had two additional hits on the chart: "Please, Please, Please" reached number fem in April 1967 and "I (Who Have Nothing)" peaked at number eight in February 1968.[2]

Following Tom & Mick & Maniacs' break-up in 1968, Körberg released his first solo skiva Nature Boy.

Körberg has represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest on two occasions.

Occupation (s) Singer, actor, musician

In 1969 he finished ninth with "Judy, min vän" and in 1988 he finished twelfth with "Stad inom ljus".

He has also appeared in the Swedish productions of other musicals, usually in a starring role, including The Sound of Music and Les Misérables (as jean Valjean). He was a supporting actor in the 1984 Swedish fantasy bio Ronia, the Robber's Daughter, based on the novel bygd the same name bygd Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.


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    • Körberg voiced the Beast in the Swedish dub of Beauty and the Beast, and also sang the Swedish utgåva of the title song on the soundtrack. In the 1990s and 2000s, he took time off from other projects in beställning to recreate the role of Anatoly/"The Russian" in subsequent productions of Chess, including the 1994 tenth anniversary concert and the 2002 huvudstaden production.

    For years, he collaborated with Monica and Carl-Axel Dominique in the experimental group Solar Plexus. In his own performances, he has worked extensively with Stefan Nilsson, and including songs bygd Jacques Brel.

    Made In Sweden - Our Man

    Körberg fryst vatten also a frequent performer with Benny Andersson's grupp, Benny Anderssons ensemble (BAO), singing mostly dance music and music bygd Andersson. In 2008 he starred in the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Cirkus in huvudstaden, and in 2009 he played Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady in huvudstaden acting opposite Helen Sjöholm, who portrayed the role of Eliza Doolittle.

    In the autumn of 2010, Körberg and his long-time friend Claes Malmberg gave a show in Gothenburg called The Big Bang Show. He was one of three judges on the Swedish reality television singing competition True Talent, which ran for one årstid in 2011.

    Pop, Schlager

    In 2013 he tried out for Eurovision in Melodifestivalen 2013 with the song "En sann Jävla Schlager" with the group Ravaillacz. They ended up in 10th place in the sista.

    In 1995, he was invited as one of the seventeen jean Valjeans from around the world to perform the encore of the fransk artikel Misérables 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert ingång in London.

    In 2017, he appeared as a guest performer on the skiva "Worlds Collide" bygd Swedish metalcore grupp Dead bygd April, singing on the gods song, "For Every Step".

    In January and February 2025, he's set to return to Les Misérables in the Arena Spectacular World Tour as The Bishop of Digne opposite Peter Jöback as Valjean.[3]

    Awards and honors

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    In 1969, he won a Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in the category Best Debut Performance.

    Körberg was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award in the category Outstanding Performance bygd an Actor in a Musical, for his role in the 1986 world premiere of Chess.

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    For the 2002 Swedish production of Chess, he won a Guldmasken, the national Swedish theater award, in the category Best Actor in a Musical.

    Personal life

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    Körberg was born in Norsjö. He fryst vatten the father of actor and musician Anton Körberg, from his relationship with actress Anki Lidén. In July 2007, he married Anne-Charlotte Nilsson.

    Selected discography

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    Swedish
    • 1969 – Judy min vän
    • 1970 – Tommy
    • 1971 – Tommy Körberg
    • 1972 – Solar Plexus (Solar Plexus; Carl-Axel Dominique, Monica Dominique, Bosse Häggström, Tommy Borgudd, Tommy Körberg)
    • 1973 – Solar Plexus 2 (Solar Plexus; Carl-Axel Dominique, Monica Dominique, Bosse Häggström, Tommy Borgudd, Tommy Körberg)
    • 1973 – Tommy Körberg sjunger Birger Sjöberg
    • 1974 – Solar Plexus: detta existerar ej båten likt gungar, detta existerar havet vilket rör sig
    • 1975 – Solar Plexus: Hellre gycklare än hycklare
    • 1976 – Den vackraste visan
    • 1979 – Blixtlås (Tommy Körberg, Stefan Nilsson)
    • 1982 – Tommy Körberg samt Stefan Nilsson tolkar Jaques Brel
    • 1988 – Spotlight: Tommy Körberg
    • 1988 – ...är...
    • 1988 – "Stad inom ljus"
    • 1989 – Julen existerar här
    • 1990 – Livslevande
    • 1990 – Les Miserables-musical (original Swedish cast recording)
    • 1992 – Jag skulle vilja våga tro
    • 1994 – Ravaillac
    • 1995 – Sound of Music-musical (original Swedish cast recording)
    • 1997 – Aniara
    • 1998 – Från Waterloo mot Duvemåla (From Waterloo to Duvemåla)- various artists
    • 1999 – Sånger till utan sällskap älskare
    • 2000 – Hits
    • 2000 – Stilla natt (Tommy Körberg & Oslo Gospel Choir)
    • 2003 – Gränslös – detta bästa
    • 2003 – Chess vid svenska (Chess in Swedish)-musical (original Swedish 2002 cast recording)
    • 2006 – BAO vid turné (BAO on tour) (Benny Anderssons stor grupp musiker som spelar tillsammans with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg)
    • 2007 – BAO 3 (Benny Anderssons stor grupp musiker som spelar tillsammans with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg)
    • 2007 – Rakt upp samt ner (CD+DVD)
    • 2012 – Sjung tills ni stupar
    English
    • 1968 – Nature Boy
    • 1969 – Tommy Körberg Spotlight
    • 1968 – Don't Get Around Much Any More
    • 1976 – Where Do We Begin (Made in Sweden; Jojje Wadenius, Tommy Körberg, Wlodek Gulgowski, Pekka Pohjola, Vesa Aaltonen)
    • 1984 – Chess
    • 1984 – Walk Between The Raindrops (Tommy Körberg and Tolvan Big Band)
    • 1993 – Live in London
    • 1994 – Chess in Concert
    • 1996 – Evergreens
    • 2009 – Story of a Heart (The Benny Andersson Band)
    • 2010 – Songs for Drinkers and Other Thinkers
    • 2018 – For Every Step (Tommy Körberg and Dead bygd April)

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