- Vicki Benckert
Vicki Benckert, born
17 October 1960 , is a Swedish pop singer.Vicki Benckert broke through in the Swedish
Melodifestivalen 1984 , where she had written three of the songs "Kärleksmagi ", "Sankta Cecilia" and "Livet är som ett träd ". She sang "Livet är som ett träd ". Of the 90 songs submitted toMelodifestivalen 1984 , she wrote, or sang in, seven.She also performed in the Schlagerfestival in
Sopot ,Poland , where she won three prizes out of four for singing. She then performed inMoscow to an audience of 80,000. She was also one of many famous backing vocalists forTommy Nilsson , for his song,En Dag , which represented Sweden in theEurovision Song Contest 1989 .She has also sung in the choir for
Army of Lovers ,Tomas Ledin ,Niklas Strömstedt ,Christer Sandelin ,Tommy Körberg andCarola Häggkvist . She has toured the world together withRoxette .Vicki still performs in the
Stockholm Pride event, on keyboard, guitar, and as a vocalist.
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