Monica Zetterlund
Birthday: 1937-09-20
Place of Birth: Hagfors, Värmlands län, Sweden
Biography: Monica Zetterlund, born Eva Monica Nilsson, was a Swedish singer, stage and screen actress. In her late teens she sang with her fathers orchestra and Ib Glindemanns Big Band. She made her first recordings in 1957 and was discovered by Arne Domnérus 1958. Two years later she toured the U.S. with Thad Jones and Zoot Sims. In 1964, Monica Zetterlund recorded the critically acclaimed jazz album "Waltz for Debby" with Bill Evans. She made her film debut in "Gröna Hund" (1962). Her long career also included the song "En gång i Stockholm" ("Winter City"); a jazz ballad with which she represented Sweden in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest.
Movies
The Emigrants
Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. G...
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The New Land
A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the ...
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Minns ni?
A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170 ...
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The Apple War
A German businessman wants to buy land in southern Sweden for a gigantic amusement park, his new pro...
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Docking the Boat
A group of party goers have trouble getting their boat ashore on a small island. The inhabitants of ...
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Night Games
A man on the verge of marriage is haunted by traumatic memories from his childhood....
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The Butt
Six year old Johan, a.k.a. Fimpen, loves football. One day his talents are discovered. It doesn't ta...
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Swedish Portraits
The unemployed Timjan discover Mejram singing and instantly fall in love with her....
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Putte Wickman à la clarinette
Documentary about the Swedish clarinettist Putte Wickman featuring interviews and performances....
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Nalen
Documentary about legendary Swedish jazz club "Nalen" featuring interviews with old musicians and si...
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Underbart är kort - En film om Monica Zetterlund
A portrait of Swedish jazz singer Monica Zetterlund....
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Räkan från Maxim
Dr. Petypon wakes up after a wild party with a young lady called Räkan, a dancer at the Moulin Rouge...
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Evert Taube 100 år
Jubilee special celebrating Evert Taube's 100th birthday with performances and interviews with frien...
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Stjärnbilder
A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and con...
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Russian Pizza Blues
Four parallel stories about a Russian and his daughter trying to get to his wife's Russian Pizza Hou...
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Gula Hund
Gula Hund (English title: Yellow Dog) is a Swedish variety show that was the second of "three dog-re...
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Kvinnofest 1981
A gala performance at Cirkus in Stockholm ahead of the International Women's Day on March 8, 1981....
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Barna från Blåsjöfjället
A mother is taken to a hospital and the town council wants to split up her children and put them in ...
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A Testimony About Her
"A testimony about her." Her being the actor and vocalist Monica Zetterlund. At 25 in the beginning ...
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Utan tvivel är man inte klok
A Documentary about the Swedish Comedian Tage Danielsson. He was one member of the "Hasse & Tage" d...
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Svea hund på Göta Lejon
Svea hund, complete title Svea Hund på Göta Lejon (Svea Dog at Göta Lejon), was a Swedish variety sh...
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Gröna Hund
The first variety show produced by AB Svenska Ord. It was the first of the three "Dog-revues", the s...
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Söderkåkar
The story of two brothers, one rich and one poor living next to each other , struggling along with t...
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Bo Widerberg
Documentary which follows Bo Widerberg during the making of 'Man on the Roof', 'The Butt' and a fail...
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The glass in the ear
Glaset i örat is a revue by Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson. It was recorded at Berns in Stockhol...
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Nisse och Greta
Nisse and Greta, a middle-aged married couple, sit and watch TV. To their surprise they get to exper...
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Sverige åt svenskarna
This farce cocerns Sweden's King Gustav (Per Oscarsson who plays all the lead roles). The royal mona...
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Året var 1964
1964 - the year when Astrid Lindgren's 'Vi på Saltkråkan' is shown on TV, UN Swedes smuggle weapons,...
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