Helen Sjöholm

Marie Helen Sjöholm (Swedish, pronounced|heˈleːn ˈɧøːˌhɔlm) (born 10 July 1970) is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå. By the end of the 1980s she toured with the group "Just For Fun".

Her career as a performer of musical theatre began with small-scale concert presentations of "Chess", in which she sang the role of Florence. She took part in a number of smaller productions, including "Little Dorrit" in Enskede and the musical "Elvira Madigan" at Malmö Music Theatre in Malmö, Sweden.

Her big breakthrough occurred when she created the title role in Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' "Kristina från Duvemåla", a role she played on and off for nearly four years (during the musical's entire run). In 1998, she played Hodel in "Fiddler on the Roof", taking a break from "Kristina". In 2000, she returned to Malmö Music Theatre to portray the role of Fantine in "Les Misérables", and in 2002 she created the role of Florence in the reconceived Swedish production of "Chess", opposite original London star Tommy Körberg as Anatoly. Having left this production upon closing in 2003, Sjöholm took part in Chinarevyn, a revue starring many well-known Swedish performers including Magnus Härenstam, Lasse Berghagen, Loa Falkman, Sissela Kyhle and herself.

Helen Sjöholm has also toured extensively throughout Sweden with Jojje Wadenius and Martin Östergren and she has released two albums, "Visor" (2002) (a collection of more or less well-known Swedish folk songs in new arrangements by Östergren) and "Genom varje andetag" (2003) (featuring music and lyrics by jazz pianist Anders Widmark).

She is also a frequent performer with Benny Andersson's band, Benny Anderssons Orkester (BAO), singing mostly dance music and music by Andersson. Additionally, she has appeared in numerous gala concerts including "Rhapsody in Rock".

She first appeared on the big screen in 1999, appearing in Rikard Hobert's "Där regnbågen slutar". In 2004, she returned to the movies, portraying the role of Gabriella in Kay Pollak's much-debated "Så som i himmelen" ("As It Is in Heaven").

Hit recordings include "Du måste finnas" (from musical "Kristina från Duvemåla"), "Vår sista dans" (with Benny Anderssons Orkester), "Gabriellas sång" (from film "Så som i himmelen" aka "As It Is In Heaven"), "Jag vet vad han vill" (aka "I Know Him So Well" from musical "Chess"), "Det är vi ändå" (with Tommy Körberg and Benny Anderssons Orkester) and "Du är min man" (with Benny Anderssons Orkester), a.o.

elected discography (Swedish)

*1997 - "Kristina från Duvemåla"-musical (original Swedish cast recording)
*1998 - "Från Waterloo till Duvemåla (From Waterloo to Duvemåla)"- various artists
*2001 - "Benny Anderssons Orkester" (with Benny Andersson's Orchestra/Band)
*2002 - "Visor (Songs)"
*2003 - "Chess på svenska (Chess in Swedish)"-musical (original Swedish 2002 cast recording)
*2003 - "Genom varje andetag (Through Every Breathtake)" (with Anders Widmark)
*2004 - "BAO!" (Benny Anderssons Orkester with Helen Sjöholm)
*2006 - "BAO på turné (BAO on tour)" (Benny Anderssons Orkester with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg)
*2007 - "BAO 3" (Benny Anderssons Orkester with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg)

External links

*" [http://www.drommaravglas.net/ Helen Sjöholm - website] " (Swedish)
*" [http://www.alltomhelen.org/ Allt om Helen – Snacka om Helen Sjöholm!] " (Swedish fan forum)
*" [http://disc.server.com/Indices/16297.html Hyllan] "

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NAME= Helen Sjöholm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Marie Helen Sjöholm
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Swedish singer and actress
DATE OF BIRTH= 10 July 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH= Sundsvall, Sweden
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=