Siw Malmkvist

Actress

Born: December 31, 1936 (89 years old)

Place of birth: Landskrona, Malmöhus län, Sweden [now Skåne län, Sweden]

Biography

Swedish singer who has been popular in Scandinavia and West Germany. She had a number one hit in West Germany in 1964 with "Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht" (English: "Lovesickness Is Not Worthwhile"), and on 18 July 1964 she became the first Swede to have a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, when "Sole Sole Sole", a duet with Italian singer Umberto Marcato, entered the chart, peaking at #58.

Filmography (6)

• Beware of the Jönsson Gang (1981, ★ 6.2)
• Forelsket i København (1960, ★ 6.7)
• Peter-No-Tail and the Big Treasure Hunt (2000, ★ 6.3)
• Doobidoo (2005, ★ 6.2)
• På spåret (1987, ★ 6.7)
• Julkalendern (1960, ★ 7.1)