Sven Lindahl
Sven Lindahl | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 1937 |
| Died | 2 July 2025 |
Sven Gustaf Lindahl (25 June 1937 – 2 July 2025)[1][2] was a Swedish journalist, songwriter, and radio and television presenter.[3]
As a teenager, he played in a boogie-woogie band.[3] After leaving school, he worked briefly as a welding apprentice in Luton and later studied at an iron foundry in Chesterfield but eventually came to study journalism at Poppius Journalistskola before he started working at the local newspaper Västerort.[3]
Lindahl presented the radio show Svensktoppen for Sveriges Radio. Lindahl hosted Melodifestivalen,[4] twice in 1963 and 1966. In addition, Lindahl commented for Sweden at the 1964 and the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest. From 1969, Lindahl was a member of SKAP (Swedish composers of popular music).[5] On 2 July 2025, Lindahl died aged 88.[6]
References
- ^ Sven Lindahl (in Swedish)
- ^ Nyhetsankaret Sven Lindahl är död (in Swedish)
- ^ a b c Gänger, Hasse (4 October 2016). "Sven Lindahl – vårt första stora nyhetsankare i TV". Minnenas Journal. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Ohlsson, Birgitta (25 April 2006). "Sven Lindahl: Jag blev kändis över en natt – vilken tur att jag hade en klok hustru!". Hemmets Journal.
- ^ Grattis Mora Nisse...Ur Spår Sven Lindahl...
- ^ "Mångkulturalismen är död, Mångkulturen lever!". doi.org. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
External Links
- Sven Lindahl discography at Discogs
- Sven Lindahl at IMDb