Little Gerhard
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Little Gerhard |
| Born | Karl-Gerhard Lundkvist 17 May 1934 Tillberga, Sweden |
| Occupation | Singer |
Karl-Gerhard Lundkvist (born 17 May 1934), known under his stage name Little Gerhard, is a Swedish singer and rock musician. He had big music hits between 1958 and the mid-60s, with songs like "Buona Sera", "What You've Done to Me" and "Den siste mohikanen".[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]In his early years he boarded a ship and became a sailor. He made his stage debut in 1952 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, at the nightclub "Trocadero".[2] At that time he played guitar and the accordion.[3]
After ending his career as a sailor he moved to Stockholm, where he entered several amateur singing competitions, and he later saw success as a rock musician. His first music group was called Halen, which he performed with at New Year's Eve 1957.[4] Via this concert he signed with the record label Karusell. He released his first music album in 1958, called Little Gerhard; the song "What You've Done to Me" became his first hit.[5] Already in March of the same year he was named "Sweden's rock music king", and in August that year he also was named "the rock music king of the Nordics".[6][7] He made his film debut in the 1958 film Det svänger på slottet.[8]
His third music album became, at its release in 1958, the best-selling music album within Swedish rock 'n' roll during the 1950s, and Little Gerhard's Gold certified record.[9] His band The G-men went on a summer tour in 1959 and the next coming five years.[10]
In 1961, he started to sing in Swedish, his native tongue, now under the artist name Little Gerhard for the first time.[11] His song "Blommor och bin" charted on the Svensktoppen list.[12] he also did recordings in West Germany and sang in German.[13]
By the late 1960s, he focused on his career as a songwriter and producer.[14] He participated in Melodifestivalen 1982 broadcast on SVT with the song "Hand i hand med dig" in a duet with singer Yvonne Olsson.[15]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]- 1958 – Det svänger på slottet[8]
- 1958 – Åsa-Nisse in Military Uniform[16]
References
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External links
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