Siw Malmkvist

Siw Malmkvist
Malmkvist in 2011
Background information
Birth nameSiw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist
Born (1936-12-31) 31 December 1936 (age 87)
Landskrona, Sweden
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1957–present
Musical career
GenresSchlager
InstrumentVocals

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] Malmkwist is notable for having recorded in more than 10 languages, including Swedish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish and particularly German. [6]

  1. ^ Ericson, Uno "Myggan" (1992). "Malmkvist, Siw". Myggans nöjeslexikon. Vol. 11. pp. 30–31.
  2. ^ "Siw Malmkvist". discogs. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ^ http://ne.se/siw-malmkvist Archived 5 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Siw Malmqvist
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Week of August 15, 1964". Billboard Hot 100. 15 August 1964. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ https://www.europeana.eu/nl/stories/siw-malmkvist-swedish-singer-and-actress