Claes af Geijerstam
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Claes af Geijerstam (ˈklɑːs ɑːv ˈjɛi̯əʂʈam; born February 6, 1946 in Norrköping
, Östergötland
, Sweden
), nicknamed Clabbe (ˈklabːə), is a Swedish musician, radio personality and DJ who is mostly famous for his talent of rapid speech and his many years as a radio DJ.
He is also known for his role as jury member on the popular Swedish version of Pop Idol
during 2004-2006. After the 2006 season
, he decided to leave the programme.
Clabbe was part of the pop group Ola & the Janglers
in the 1960s and formed the group Malta
(later re-named Nova) together with Göran Fristorp. They competed in Melodifestivalen 1973
with the song "Sommar'n som aldrig säger nej." They won the contest over ABBA
, who finished in third place with their song "Ring Ring (Bara du slog en signal)
." As a result of that win, the duo represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973
, where they translated their song into English with the title "You're Summer (You Never Tell Me No)" and finished fifth.
In 1979, Clabbe was sound engineer for ABBA's North American and European tour.
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...
, Östergötland
Östergötland
Östergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
), nicknamed Clabbe (ˈklabːə), is a Swedish musician, radio personality and DJ who is mostly famous for his talent of rapid speech and his many years as a radio DJ.
He is also known for his role as jury member on the popular Swedish version of Pop Idol
Idol series
The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...
during 2004-2006. After the 2006 season
Idol 2006
The third season of Idol premiered in Sweden on August 29, 2005 and continued until its grand finale on December 1, when 24-year-old Markus Fagervall from Övertorneå was crowned winner...
, he decided to leave the programme.
Clabbe was part of the pop group Ola & the Janglers
Ola & the Janglers
Ola & the Janglers were a garage rock and beat group from Sollentuna, Sweden, founded in 1962. Its lead member was Ola Håkansson.Among the hits they scored in their native country are "No, No, No" , "Love Was on Your Mind", "Poetry in Motion", "Alex Is the Man" , "I'm Thinking Of You" , "Strolling...
in the 1960s and formed the group Malta
Malta (band)
Malta was a Swedish band. It was a duo consisting of Claes af Geijerstam and Göran Fristorp. In 1973, they had to change their band name to Nova in order to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 to perform the song "You're Summer" in Luxembourg, which would put them in 5th place....
(later re-named Nova) together with Göran Fristorp. They competed in Melodifestivalen 1973
Melodifestivalen 1973
Melodifestivalen 1973 was the selection for the 14th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 13th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SVT for the competition...
with the song "Sommar'n som aldrig säger nej." They won the contest over ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
, who finished in third place with their song "Ring Ring (Bara du slog en signal)
Ring Ring (song)
"Ring Ring" is a 1973 single by ABBA, which gave the group their big break in several European countries...
." As a result of that win, the duo represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973
Eurovision Song Contest 1973
The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision Song Contest and was held in Luxembourg. The language rule forcing countries to enter songs sung in any of their national languages was dropped, so performers from some countries sang in English....
, where they translated their song into English with the title "You're Summer (You Never Tell Me No)" and finished fifth.
In 1979, Clabbe was sound engineer for ABBA's North American and European tour.