Ebba Forsberg

Swedish pop singer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ebba Maria Knigge Forsberg (born in Stockholm on 31 July 1964) is a Swedish pop singer. She sings solo and was a member of many musical band projects, most notably in Traste Lindéns Kvintett.

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Ebba Forsberg
Birth nameEbba Maria Knigge Forsberg
Born (1964-07-31) 31 July 1964 (age 60)
Stockholm, Sweden
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
Years active1997–present
LabelsEboth
Websiteebbaforsberg.com
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Forsberg's family moved from Sweden to Tortola in the West Indies when she was five years old, although her older sister Kajsa Ribbing returned to Sweden after only a year. The rest of the family stayed until Forsberg was 12, at which point they moved to South Africa for eight years before Forsberg moved back to Sweden.[1]

In 1996, she was signed by Guy Oseary to Maverick Records.[2] Her first album for Maverick, Been There, was the subject of "intense advance buzz."[3] Been There featured lyrics written by Forsberg's older sister, Kajsa Ribbing.[4]

In addition to her own music, she has released two albums dedicated to international artists, with Swedish versions of songs from Bob Dylan (2007) and Leonard Cohen (2009).[5] The translations were by Mikael Wiehe.

She had her acting career in lead role in the television series Anderssons älskarinna.[6]

Ebba Forsberg is the daughter of Lars Lennart Forsberg. She is married to Thomas Knigge with whom she has a child and two step-children. She also has a daughter (b. 1989) from an earlier marriage.[7] She and her husband run the Eboth record label.

Discography

Albums

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Year Album Peak Position Certifications Notes
SWE
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1997 Been There  
2001 True Love  
2006 Ebba Forsberg 26
2007 Dylan på svenska
Mikael Wiehe and Ebba Forsberg
22 Translated into Swedish by Mikael Wiehe
2009 Ta min vals – Ebba Forsberg sjunger Leonard Cohen 10 Translated into Swedish by Mikael Wiehe
2011 Falling Folding Flipping Feeling 18
2015 Om jag lämnar dig 12
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References

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