Monica Forsberg
Encyclopedia
Monica Yvonne Forsberg (born 14 September 1950 in Karlskoga
, Sweden
) is a Swedish singer, songwriter
and actress. She was a member in the group Ritz, which competed in Melodifestivalen
in 1983 (number 4 with the song "Marionett") and 1985 (with the song "Nu har det hänt igen", which finished unplaced). In the late 1980s and until the early 2000s she has dubbed Disney movies and cartoons, including DuckTales
.
Other songs she has competed with in Melodifestivalen as song text writer:
Karlskoga
Karlskoga is a locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality in Örebro County, Sweden with 27,500 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:It is located at the northern shore of lake Möckeln, and the small settlement was initially called Möckelns bodar...
, 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....
) is a Swedish singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and actress. She was a member in the group Ritz, which competed in Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
in 1983 (number 4 with the song "Marionett") and 1985 (with the song "Nu har det hänt igen", which finished unplaced). In the late 1980s and until the early 2000s she has dubbed Disney movies and cartoons, including DuckTales
DuckTales
DuckTales is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. Based on Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge comic book series, it premiered on September 18, 1987 and ended on November 28, 1990 with a total of four seasons and 100 episodes...
.
Awards
As a song text writer, she has won melodifestivalen twice, which the songs:- 1982: "Dag efter dagDag Efter Dag"Dag efter dag" is a song in Swedish, with melody by Lasse Holm and text by Monica Forsberg. The pop and country group Chips won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1982 with the song, which was sung by Kikki Danielsson and Elisabeth Andreasson. Chips finished eighth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982...
" with ChipsChips (band)Chips was a Swedish country and pop group, formed in 1979 by Kikki Danielsson and Lasse Holm, and split in 1983.Chips finished 4th in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980 with the song "Mycke' mycke' mer", with Lars Westman, Lisa Magnusson, Mats Rådberg and Monica Silverstrand as background singers... - 1983: "Främling" with Carola HäggkvistCarola HäggkvistCarola Maria Häggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music...
Other songs she has competed with in Melodifestivalen as song text writer:
- 1983: "Marionett" with Ritz, 4th
- 1984: "Nu är jag tillbaks igen" with Janne Önnerud, unplaced, "Schack och matt" with Rosa Körberg, unplaced
- 1985: "Eld och lågor" with Göran Folkestad, 3rd, "Nu har det hänt igen" with Ritz, unplaced
- 1986: "Fem i tolv" with Fredrik Willstrand, unplaced
- 1988: "100%" with Lotta EngbergLotta Engberg-External links:* *...
& Triple & TouchTriple & TouchTriple & Touch is a song and entertainment duo from Gothenburg, Sweden, consisting of Ken Wennerholm and Göran Rudbo...
, 3rd, "Bang, en explosion" with Haakon Pedersen, 4th, "Kärlek är" with Sten Nilsson & Nilssonettes, unplaced - 1996: "Juliette & JonathanJuliette & Jonathan"Juliette & Jonathan" is a 1996 Swedish language pop song that Lotta Engberg sang when she competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1996, and finished 3rd. The song was written by Monica Forsberg and Torgny Söderberg. Even Lena Philipsson has recorded this song, and she released it on her 2006...
" with Lotta EngbergLotta Engberg-External links:* *...
, 3rd