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Siw Malmkvist | |
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 Malmkvist in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist |
| Born | 31 December 1936 Landskrona, Sweden |
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| Years active | 1957–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Schlager |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist (born 31 December 1936) is a Swedish schlager singer and actress[1][2] popular in Scandinavia and West Germany (todays Germany).[3] She had a number one hit in West Germany in 1964 with "Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht" ("Lovesickness Is Not Worthwhile"),[4] 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 No. 58.[5]
- ^ Ericson, Uno "Myggan" (1992). "Malmkvist, Siw". Myggans nöjeslexikon. Vol. 11. pp. 30–31.
- ^ "Siw Malmkvist". discogs. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ http://ne.se/siw-malmkvist Archived 5 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Siw Malmqvist
- ^ "Siw Malmkvist – Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht" (in German). Hitparade.ch. 30 May 1964. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Week of August 15, 1964". Billboard Hot 100. 15 August 1964. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.