Siw Malmkvist | |
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![]() Malmkvist in 2011 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist |
Born | Landskrona, Sweden | 31 December 1936
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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]