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Infobox musical artist| name = Tommy Körberg| image = Tommy Körberg 2009.jpg| caption = Körberg 2009| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1948|7|4|df=yes| death_date =| origin = Norsjö , Sweden | instrument =| genre = Pop music|Pop , Schlager | occupation =| years_active =| label =| associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg (IPA-sv|'t?m?? '???r?bærj) ( Norsjö , 4 July 1948) is a Sweden|Swedish singer , actor , and musician .cite encyclopedia | title=Tommy Körberg | encyclopedia= Nationalencyklopedin | language=Swedish | url= http://www.ne.se/tommy-k%C3%B6rberg | accessdate=9 May 2010 In 1969, he won Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in a category Best Debut Performance. English language|English -speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny Andersson & ndash; Björn Ulvaeus & ndash; Tim Rice musical Chess (musical)|Chess . He was the first to play the role of "The Russia n" on the 1984 concept album Chess , and performed the same role on stage in the 1986 world première West End production in London , for which he was nominated for Laurence Olivier Award in category Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Musical.
He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969|1969 and Eurovision Song Contest 1988|1988 Eurovision Song Contest s. In the 1990s and 2000s, he took time off from other projects in order to recreate the role in subsequent productions of Chess , including the 1994 tenth anniversary concert and the 2002 Stockholm production, for the latter winning national Swedish theater award Guldmasken in category Best Actor in a Musical.
He has also appeared in the Swedish productions of other musicals, including The Sound of Music and Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables .
Also, he was a supporting actor in the 1984 Swedish fantasy film Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (film)|Ronia, the Robber's Daughter , based on the novel by the same name by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren .
Körberg voiced the Beast (Disney character)|Beast in the Swedish dub of Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast , and also sang the Swedish version of the title song on the soundtrack.
For years, he collaborated with Monica and Carl-Axel Dominique in the experimental group Solar Plexus. In his own performances, he has worked extensively with Stefan Nilsson, and including songs by Jacques Brel .
Körberg is also a frequent performer with Benny Andersson 's band, Benny Anderssons Orkester (BAO), singing mostly dance music and music by Andersson.
In July 2007 Körberg married Anne-Charlotte Nilsson.
In 2008 he starred in the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Cirkus in Stockholm, and in 2009 he played Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady in Stockholm acting opposite Helen Sjöholm , who portrayed the role of Eliza Doolittle.
In the autumn of 2010 Körberg and his long-time friend Claes Malmberg gave a show in Gothenburg called The Big Bang Show. He also plans to launch a new CD.
Selected discography (Swedish)
1969 - Judy min vän
1970 - Tommy
1971 - Tommy Körberg
1972 - Solar Plexus (Solar Plexus; Carl-Axel Dominique, Monica Dominique, Bosse Häggström, Tommy Borgudd, Tommy Körberg)
1973 - Solar Plexus 2 (Solar Plexus; Carl-Axel Dominique, Monica Dominique, Bosse Häggström, Tommy Borgudd, Tommy Körberg)
1973 - Tommy Körberg sjunger Birger Sjöberg
1974 - Solar Plexus: Det är inte båten som gungar, det är havet som rör sig
1975 - Solar Plexus: Hellre gycklare än hycklare
1976 - Den vackraste visan
1979 - Blixtlås (Tommy Körberg, Stefan Nilsson)
1982 - Tommy Körberg och Stefan Nilsson tolkar Jaques Brel
1988 - Spotlight: Tommy Körberg
1988 - ...är...
1989 - Julen är här
1990 - Livslevande
1990 - Les Miserables -musical (original Swedish cast recording)
1992 - Jag skulle vilja våga tro
1994 - Ravaillac
1995 - Sound Of Music -musical (original Swedish cast recording)
1997 - Aniara
1998 - Från Waterloo till Duvemåla (From Waterloo to Duvemåla) - various artists
1999 - Sånger för ensamma älskare
2000 - Hits
2000 - Stilla natt (Tommy Körberg & Oslo Gospel Choir)
2003 - Gränslös - det bästa
2003 - Chess på svenska (Chess in Swedish) -musical (original Swedish 2002 cast recording)
2006 - BAO på turné (BAO on tour) (Benny Anderssons Orkester with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg)
2007 - BAO 3 (Benny Anderssons Orkester with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg)
2007 - Rakt upp och ner (CD+DVD)
Selected discography (English)
1968 - Nature Boy
1969 - Tommy Körberg Spotlight
1968 - Don´t Get Around Much Any More
1976 - Where Do We Begin (Made In Sweden; Jojje Wadenius, Tommy Körberg, Wlodek Gulgowski, Pekka Pohjola, Vesa Aaltonen)
1984 - Chess
1984 - Walk Between The Raindrops (Tommy Körberg and Tolvan Big Band)
http://www.tommykorberg.com Tommy Körberg - man i ljus, official fan club website
http://www.facebook.com/tommykorbergofficial Official Facebook page
IMDb name|0477969
http://www.youtube.com/dominiquemusik Solar Plexus YouTube channel
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