- Rebecka Törnqvist
Rebecka Törnqvist (born
26 April 1964 inUppsala ,Sweden ) is a Swedishjazz and pop vocalist.Infobox Musical artist
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Origin =Uppsala ,Sweden
Genre =Jazz , Pop
Years_active = 1993 – present
Label =EMI , Warner, Kaza, Metronome
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Notable_instruments =Her debut album "A Night Like This" was released 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 are 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)", and on another Swedish compilation "Dubbel Trubbel" (EMI, 2005) with "Resan Hem" (together with "Eldkvarn") and "Vad Tänker Han På".
Rebecka Törnqvist was probably the most important artist in raising the interest in young female jazz vocalists in Sweden in the '90s, though her solo albums weren't pure jazz, but rather pop with heavy jazz influences. Apart from getting a number of followers in this style, she also revitalized the interest for the whole genre.
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).
Discography * 1993 -
A Night Like This
* 1995 - Good Thing
* 1996 -Stockholm Kaza Session (featuringPer '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
* 2008 -The Cherry Blossom and the Skyline Rising from the Street External links
* [http://www.rebeckatornqvist.se/ Official Rebecka Törnqvist Homepage]
* [http://home8.swipnet.se/~w-82941/rt Swedish Fan Page]
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