Harpo | |
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Birth name | Jan Torsten Svensson |
Born | Bandhagen, Stockholm, Sweden | 5 April 1950
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1973–present |
Labels | EMI |
Website | www |
Jan Torsten Svensson, known professionally as Harpo (born 5 April 1950), is a Swedish pop singer.[1] He was popular in Sweden and around Europe in the 1970s and is best known for his worldwide hits "Moviestar" (1975) and "Horoscope" (1976). Harpo continued to work in the music business into the 2000s, releasing an album of new material in 2005 and continued to tour. He remains popular in Germany and has toured there since 2007.