Svante Thuresson

Aliases: Svante
Svante Thuresson Quartet
Real name: Karl Gunnar Svante Thuresson
Born: February 7, 1937
Country: Sweden
Comments: Jazz musician and singer, who started his career as a drummer, before joining the band Gals and Pals in 1963. He and Lill Lindfors represented Sweden in the Eurovision song contest in 1966 with "Nygammal vals" and came in second place. He has released some 25 albums in different genres (also children related) . In 1969 he was awarded a Swedish Grammy (Grammis) as 'Singer of the Year'.
Member of: Gals and Pals
Gastarna
Related: Bengt-Arne Wallin Regular session and live musician
Sahib Shihab Accompanying artist on assorted recordings