Rebecka Törnqvist
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Rebecka Törnqvist (born 26 April 1964 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish jazz and pop vocalist.
| Rebecka Törnqvist | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Uppsala, Sweden |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Genres | Jazz, Pop |
| Labels | EMI, Warner, Kaza, Metronome |
Her debut album A Night Like This came in 1993 and sold over 100.000 copies. She was nominated for five Swedish Grammies in 1993.
This was followed by Good Thing in 1995 which got a platinum record and got her a Swedish Grammy Best Female Pop/Rock Artist of the Year in 1996.
Most of the albums by Rebecka Törnqvist is sung in English with the exception of Vad Jag Vill (2001). She also appears on the Swedish compilation Jul i folkton (BAM, 2005) in the song Det Är En Ros Utsprungen (III). She also appears on another Swedish compilation Dubbel Trubbel (EMI, 2005) with Resan Hem (together with Eldkvarn) and Vad Tänker Han På.
Rebecka Törnqvist grew up in Africa where her father worked for the Swedish foreign aid organisation Sida.
In 1996 she was awarded Ulla Billquist Stipendiet (Swedish).
[edit] Discography
- 1993 - A Night Like This
- 1995 - Good Thing
- 1996 - Stockholm Kaza Session (featuring Per 'Texas' Johansson)
- 1998 - Tremble My Heart
- 1999 - Gloria (With the band 'Gloria')
- 2001 - Vad Jag Vill
- 2003 - People Like You and me (With the band 'Gloria')
- 2004 - Travel Like In Songs
- 2006 - Melting Into Orange
- 2006 - Fire in the Hole – Sara Isaksson & Rebecca Törnqvist sing Steely Dan
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