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Alice Babs

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

January 26, 1924

Died

February 11, 2014 (age 90)

Place of Birth

Kalmar, Kalmar län, Sweden

Also Known As

Alice Sjöblom

Hildur Alice Nilson

Alice Babs

Biography

Hildur Alice Nilson (26 January 1924 – 11 February 2014), known by her stage name Alice Babs, was a Swedish singer. She worked in a wide number of genres – Swedish folklore, Elizabethan songs and opera. While she was best known internationally as a jazz singer, Babs also competed as Sweden's first annual competition entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958. In 1972 she was named Sweden's Royal Court Singer, the first non-opera singer as such.

Filmography

2016FilmNär molnen skingrasas Self 2007FilmAlice Babs - Swing It!as Herself 2004FilmSwing it Alice!as Self 1997TVSå ska det låtaas Self 1995FilmStjärnbilderas (archive footage)1993FilmMinns ni?as (archive footage)1968FilmDet hopfällbara slottetas Mother 1959FilmPfingstbummel - Pfingstrummelas herself 1959FilmSwinging at the Castleas Inga "Trollet" Larsson 1958FilmMusik ombordas Ulla Wickström 1956FilmSwing it, frökenas Alice Lind 1956FilmSymphonie in Goldas Singer 1955FilmSwedish Girl 1954TVBitte recht freundlichas Self 1953FilmResan till dejas Gunborg Karlsson 1953FilmI dur och skuras Greta Norman 1953FilmKungen av Dalarna 1952FilmH.C. Andersens sagor 1952FilmDrömsemesteras Alice Babs 1950FilmTerras fönster 4 1947FilmSong of Stockholmas Britt Forsberg 1946FilmDet glada kalasetas Guest house guest, jazz singer 1945FilmSkådetennisas Herself 1944FilmYoung Eaglesas Marianne Hedvall 1942FilmA Singing Girlas Inger Babs Jansson 1942FilmOur Gangas Alice Bergendahl 1941FilmMagistrarna på sommarlovas Inga Danell 1940Film'Swing It' Teacheras Inga Danell 1938FilmThunder and Lightning