Person Details

Birthday: 1966-09-08 16:22:15

Aliases: Carola , Carola Søgaard , Carola Maria Häggkvist

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Hägersten, Stockholm, Sweden

Homepage: http://www.carola.com

Movie Involvements: 6

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

Biography

Carola Maria Häggkvist (born 8 September 1966), also known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music. Her debut album, Främling (1983), sold around one million copies and remains the biggest-selling album in Swedish music history. She has also worked as a songwriter. During her career, she has recorded many top-selling albums and singles and is referred to as Sweden's most prominent female singer. Some of her biggest hits are "Främling", "Tommy tycker om mig", "Fångad av en stormvind", "All the Reasons to Live", "I Believe in Love", "Genom allt", and "Evighet". She has released records in various languages: Swedish, Dutch, German, English, Norwegian and Japanese. Häggkvist has represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions: in 1983, finishing third; in 1991, winning the contest; and in 2006, finishing fifth.

Most Famous Work

På spåret
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7

På spåret

(1987) Gästartist
Eurovision Song Contest
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7

Eurovision Song Contest

(1956) Contestant
Melodifestivalen
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4

Melodifestivalen

(1959) Self
Så mycket bättre
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7

Så mycket bättre

(2010) Herself
Så ska det låta
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5

Så ska det låta

(1997) Self
Allsång på Skansen
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6

Allsång på Skansen

(1979) Herself - Guest
Klassfesten
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0

Klassfesten

(2017) Herself
The Child Wanderers
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7

The Child Wanderers

(2010) Herself

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