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Siw Malmkvist

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Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist (born 31 December 1936) is a Swedish schlager singer and actress popular in Scandinavia and West Germany (today's Germany). She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 and West Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969. She had a number one hit in West Germany in 1964 with "Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht" ("Lovesickness Is Not Worthwhile"), and on 18 July 1964 she became the first Swede to have a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, when "Sole Sole Sole", a duet with Italian singer Umberto Marcato, entered the chart, peaking at No. 58. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Siw Malmkvist is the 486th most popular singer (down from 453rd in 2019), the 309th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 298th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Swedish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Siw Malmkvist ranks 486 out of 4,381. Before her are Fritz Wunderlich, Marcia Barrett, Anette Olzon, Facundo Cabral, Aristide Bruant, and Tony Martin. After her are Franzl Lang, Neda Ukraden, Benny Blanco, Charli XCX, Ali Farka Touré, and Ariana Grande.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Siw Malmkvist ranks 162. Before her are Zeynab Khanlarova, Volodymyr Holubnychy, André Kolingba, Jacques Charrier, Tuncel Kurtiz, and Jan Gehl. After her are Eugenio Barba, Philippe Sollers, Shirley Knight, Adem Demaçi, Frederic Forrest, and Amr Moussa.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Siw Malmkvist ranks 309 out of 1,879. Before her are Anette Olzon (1971), Gillis Grafström (1893), Carl Alexander Clerck (1710), Maria Gripe (1923), Oskar Klein (1894), and Stig Blomqvist (1946). After her are Elsa Beskow (1874), Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken (1670), Gustav Trolle (1488), Bengt Strömgren (1908), Elizabeth Hesselblad (1870), and Eli Heckscher (1879).

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Among SINGERS In Sweden

Among singers born in Sweden, Siw Malmkvist ranks 13. Before her are Nicolai Gedda (1925), Basshunter (1984), Dead (1969), Jussi Björling (1911), Joey Tempest (1963), and Anette Olzon (1971). After her are Anne Sofie von Otter (1955), Evert Taube (1890), Lill-Babs (1938), Malena Ernman (1970), Monica Zetterlund (1937), and Christina Nilsson (1843).

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