Siw Malmkvist

World Music Singer

Birthday December 31, 1936

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Landskrona, Sweden

Age 87 years old

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About

Swedish singer, entertainer, performer, artist, vocalist, musician, and actress who is best known for her roles in Pelle Svanslös och den stora sKattjakten, Forelsket i København and Verrückt und zugenäht.   

Before Fame

At the age of 18 years, she won a talent show. This resulted in her being hired as a singer by Arne Domnérus.

Trivia

In July of 1964, she became the first Swede to have a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with the song "Sole Sole Sole" that peaked at No. 58. In the year 2023, she was a guest celebrity judge in the episode MARATHON Talent Hunt of the Swedish reality television series Drag Race Sverige.

Family Life

She was the youngest child of Sigrid and Albert Malmkvist. She has been married to Fredrik Ohlsson since the year 1971. They have one child. She was previously married to Lasse Mårtenson.

Associated With

She starred alongside Ove Sprogoe in the movie Forelsket i København.