Alice Babs (born Hildur Alice Nilson; 26 January 1924 – 11 February 2014) was a singer and actress from Kalmar, Sweden. 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.
Grammis Honorary Award, Grammis Award - Special Jury Prize
Albums
Serenade to Sweden, Swingtime Again
Music Groups
Swe-Danes
Nominations
Grammis Award for Jazz of the Year, Grammis Award - Open Category, Grammis Award for Children's Album of the Year
Movies
Swing it, magistern!, Swing it, fröken!, Örnungar, Resan till dej, Vårat gäng, Musik ombord, Symphonie in Gold, Song of Stockholm, Swinging at the Castle, Magistrarna på sommarlov, En trallande jänta, Blixt och dunder, Swedish Girl, I dur och skur, The Gay Party, När molnen skingras
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Fact
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Singer and actress.
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Retired in Marbella, Spain [1996]
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Has three children: Lilleba Largerbäck (b. 26 February 1945), Lasse Sjöblom (b. 19 March 1948), living in Kanada and Titti Sjöblom (b. 29 August 1949).
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Sang the song "Lilla Stjärna" at Eurovision Song Contest in 1958, this was the first Swedish entry ever and she ended up in 4th place.
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Has a handicap of 16 in golf. [1996]
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Det svänger på slottet
1959
Inga 'Trollet' Larsson
Musik ombord
1958
Ulla Wickström / Ulla Winther
Swing it, fröken
1956
Alice Lind
Symphonie in Gold
1956
Singer
Sommarflickan
1955
Karin Pettersson
Resan till dej
1953
Gun Karlsson
I dur och skur
1953
Greta Norman
Kungen av Dalarna
1953
Alice Babs
Drömsemester
1952
Alice Babs
Sången om Stockholm
1947
Britt
Det glada kalaset
1946
Anita (as Alice Babs Nilsson)
Örnungar
1944
Marianne Hedvall
En trallande jänta
1942
Inger 'Babs' Jansson
Vårat gäng
1942
Alice, Bergendals dotter (as Alice 'Babs' Nilsson)
Magistrarna på sommarlov
1941
Inga Danell (as Alice 'Babs' Nilson)
'Swing it' magistern
1940
Inga Danell (as Alice 'Babs' Nilson)
Blixt och dunder
1938
Flower Girl (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Capricciosa
2003
performer: "Gläns öer sjö och strand"
Ramona
2003
TV Mini-Series performer: "Lullaby of Birdland", "Billy Boy"
Möte med Hasse
1993
TV Movie documentary performer: "Swing it, magistern" - uncredited
Isola Bella
1961
performer: "Wo find' ich den mann"
Jazzgossen
1958
performer: "Swing it, magistern"
The Eurovision Song Contest
1958
TV Special performer: "Lilla stjärna"
Swing it, fröken
1956
music: "Det är inte sant" / performer: "Verbvisan", "Det är inte sant", "I'm for You, You're for Me", "Closer, Closer", "Spagettivisan"
Resan till dej
1953
performer: "BARRELS 'N BARRELS OF ROSES / JAG GER ROSOR", "EMILVISAN", "EN GÅNG JAG SEGLAR I HAMN", "PÅ SÖNDAG", "ET LILLE KÆRTEGN / EN KLAPP PÅ KINDEN", "FJÄRRAN SOL OCH MÅNE"
I dur och skur
1953
music: "Parasollvisan"
Sången om Stockholm
1947
performer: "Rumba i Balders hage", "Sjungom studentens lyckliga dag", "Swingminded", "En cent för en kyss", "När du hör min melodi", "Sången om Stockholm Men kunde vi bara få vind igen"
Örnungar
1944
"COCKTAIL SWING", "GÅ UPP OCH PRÖVA DINA VINGAR"
Vi mötte stormen
1943
performer: "Swing it, magistern"
Magistrarna på sommarlov
1941
performer: "En liten smula kärlek", "Swing ändå", "Pythagoras swing"
$250,000
