Kenta (musician)

Kenta (musician)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Kenta
Background = solo_singer
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Birth_name = Knut Kenneth Gustafsson
Alias = Kenta
Born = birth date|1948|8|11
Death = death date|2003|3|3
Genre =
Occupation = Musician
Years_active =
Instrument = Vocals
Label =
Associated_acts = Åsa Jinder
URL =

Kenneth "Kenta" Gustafsson, (mostly known just as Kenta) (August 11, 1948 March 3, 2003), was a Swedish musician.

Gustafsson was born in Nacka, Sweden. Early in his life Kenta had problems with alcohol and drug addictions, which was the subject for the three documentaries by Stefan Jarl known as "The Mod Trilogy". He competed in the Swedish qualifying round for the The Eurovision Song Contest in 1980 with the song "Utan att fråga", finishing sixth place. His biggest hit was "Just idag är jag stark" a song about feeling strong after struggling with addiction. He was known as a supporter of the Swedish football team Hammarby IF. He passed away in Järfälla, Sweden 2003.

elected Filmography

* 1968 - "They Call Us Misfits"
* 1979 - "A Decent Life"
* 1993 - "From Misfits To Yuppies"

Musical Arrangments

* 1993 - "Det social arvet"

Discography

* 1979 - "Kenta"
* 1981 - "Kan det va' fel på systemet?"
* 1981 - "August & Kenta LP"
* 2000 - "Kenta: Guldkorn 1979-81"
* 2003 - "På nattlig vandring"


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