Alice Babs, born Hildur Alice Nilsson 26 January 1924, is an actor and singer from Kalmar. She has performed in many genres, including: She is most well-known internationally for her work as a jazz singer, despite being able to sing in many genres such as opera, Elizabethan songs, and Swedish folklore. Swing it magistern (Swing It, Teacher!) was her breakthrough. (1940), she was featured in over a dozen Swedish-language films. Despite her portrayal of the cheerful, well-mannered, and good-natured girl, Alice Babs was a source of outrage in the older generation. The “foot and mouth disease” to cultural life was called the Alice Babs Cult by a vicar. She was the first artist to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958. Her song “Lilla stjarna”, which means “Little Star”, placed 4th. In the same year, she founded Swe-Danes along with Ulrik Neumann (and Svend Asmussen) After touring the United States together, the group disbanded in 1965. In 1963, a long and productive period of collaboration began with Duke Ellington. Alice Babs, among other works, performed the second and third Sacred Concerts he wrote for her. Her voice was more than three octaves high. Duke Ellington stated that she had to sing three different parts when she didn’t perform the parts he had written for her. Alice Babs currently lives in Sweden. From Wikipedia
