Alice Babs

Alice Babs

Born: January 26, 1924
Died: February 11, 2014
in Kalmar, Kalmar län, Sweden
Hildur Alice Nilson (26 January 1924 – 11 February 2014), known by her stage name Alice Babs, was a Swedish singer. She worked in a wide number of genres – Swedish folklore, Elizabethan songs and opera. While she was best known internationally as a jazz singer, Babs also competed as Sweden's first annual competition entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958. In 1972 she was named Sweden's Royal Court Singer, the first non-opera singer as such.

Movies for Alice Babs...

När molnen skingras
Title: När molnen skingras
Character: Self
Released: February 8, 2016
Type: Movie
The story of the popular Swedish singer Ulla Billquist. The WW2's most famous voice in Sweden. The fate of a female that has never been told before.
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Alice Babs - Swing It!
Title: Alice Babs - Swing It!
Character: Herself
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
This documentary film features plenty of archival material, also showing Alice Babs from her private side: as a vivacious lady who has held on to her happy and "up-beat" nature into old age.
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Swing it Alice!
Title: Swing it Alice!
Character: Self
Released: January 22, 2004
Type: Movie
Documentary on the Swedish jazz singer Alice Babs where interviews with her are interspersed with clips of her performances.
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Title: Så ska det låta
Character: Self
Released: January 17, 1997
Type: TV
Så ska det låta is a Swedish game show, based on the Irish The Lyrics Board. The show was introduced in 1997 and led by Peter Harryson until Peter Settman took over in 2006. Så ska det låta can be watched online at svt play for approximately one month after airing.
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Stjärnbilder
Title: Stjärnbilder
Character: Self
Released: September 10, 1995
Type: Movie
A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and consists of about a hundred clips from Swedish film history with many of its stars.
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Minns ni?
Title: Minns ni?
Released: October 24, 1993
Type: Movie
A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170 films.
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Det hopfällbara slottet
Title: Det hopfällbara slottet
Character: Mother
Released: April 13, 1968
Type: Movie
"The Folding Castle" - a musical drama - Built in blue, lasts longer than you think, can withstand being watch. The shadow of the cloud is slowly eroding, the edges of the giant mountain. The dust of the fairy tale grinds the raw diamonds of life. A story by Gunnel Linde, to music by Bengt Hallberg, choreographer by Tyyne Talvo Cramér, starring Alice Babs.
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Pfingstbummel - Pfingstrummel
Title: Pfingstbummel - Pfingstrummel
Character: herself
Released: May 18, 1959
Type: Movie
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Swinging at the Castle
Title: Swinging at the Castle
Character: Inga "Trollet" Larsson
Released: March 8, 1959
Type: Movie
Love triangle between Svante, his fiancee Inga and Sophie, a girl from a rich family.
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Musik ombord
Title: Musik ombord
Character: Ulla Wickström
Released: October 23, 1958
Type: Movie
Ulla Winther has retired from her singing career to a marriage with two children. But her agent wants her to return and she finally agrees to take part in a charity concert
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Swing it, fröken
Title: Swing it, fröken
Character: Alice Lind
Released: October 20, 1956
Type: Movie
There is a new English teacher in school, Miss Lind. She moves in with the Nilssons, whose son Sigge prefers playing with his trumpet than to study German. Miss Lind convinces him how important his studies are. But Sanna, a girl in Sigge's class becomes jealous and angry when Sigge prefers his homework instead of her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
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Symphonie in Gold
Title: Symphonie in Gold
Character: Singer
Released: March 2, 1956
Type: Movie
Revue film on ice.
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Title: Bitte recht freundlich
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1954
Type: TV
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Resan till dej
Title: Resan till dej
Character: Gunborg Karlsson
Released: December 19, 1953
Type: Movie
The marriage of the newlyweds Gun and Emil is strained when Gun sings in a radio show and makes a breakthrough.
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I dur och skur
Title: I dur och skur
Character: Greta Norman
Released: May 22, 1953
Type: Movie
"In rain and shine" - Sid och Filibert are identical twins. Sid is a theater manager and composer and when his brother arrives to Stockholm for a position at the Museum of Natural History, Filibert is mistaken for Sid.
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Kungen av Dalarna
Title: Kungen av Dalarna
Released: May 20, 1953
Type: Movie
Malm is the editor at a Stockholm newspaper who gets the assignment to cover the big ski race Vasaloppet.
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Drömsemester
Title: Drömsemester
Character: Alice Babs
Released: October 3, 1952
Type: Movie
The Danish school teacher Mogens Jensen is on his holiday through Sweden in a rickety T-Ford.
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Song of Stockholm
Title: Song of Stockholm
Character: Britt Forsberg
Released: February 22, 1947
Type: Movie
Knatten and Janne, just released from the prison of Långholmen, meet a romantic Stockholm in the 40s. Knatten tries to earn money while Janne is looking for the music.
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Det glada kalaset
Title: Det glada kalaset
Character: Guest house guest, jazz singer
Released: September 3, 1946
Type: Movie
Bojan runs a guest house, with economical problems. She decides, therefore, to arrange a big party. If she will go bankrupt, it might as well happen to cheerful music.
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Skådetennis
Title: Skådetennis
Character: Herself
Released: January 22, 1945
Type: Movie
Tennis competitions between Swedish actors at Saltsjöbaden.
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Young Eagles
Title: Young Eagles
Character: Marianne Hedvall
Released: October 9, 1944
Type: Movie
The spoiled Marianne has switched cocktail parties to flight lessons.
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A Singing Girl
Title: A Singing Girl
Character: Inger Babs Jansson
Released: March 9, 1942
Type: Movie
A girl (Alice Babs) from the country moves to Stockholm to become a singer.
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Our Gang
Title: Our Gang
Character: Alice Bergendahl
Released: February 2, 1942
Type: Movie
A gang of friends lose their club house and collect money for a new one by singing in public.
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Magistrarna på sommarlov
Title: Magistrarna på sommarlov
Character: Inga Danell
Released: November 22, 1941
Type: Movie
Inga Danell's summer vacation is near. But unfortunately both Inga and her brother Acke have bad grades and are forced to study by the help of a tutor.
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'Swing It' Teacher
Title: 'Swing It' Teacher
Character: Inga Danell
Released: December 21, 1940
Type: Movie
Old fashioned teachers are taught swing dancing by a student.
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Thunder and Lightning
Title: Thunder and Lightning
Released: March 21, 1938
Type: Movie
The aristocratic count Hägerskiöld is very proud of his swine Helen of Troy who wins a prize every year as the best swine in the area. This year his son Claes-Ferdinand needs money to get married with Pyret, a chorus-girl. His father won't give him any so he steals the swine, expecting that his father will give a reward to anyone who can find her.