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An autobiographic novel about a forgotten idyll and truth behind the schlager "Lyckliga Gatan", written by Britt Lindeborg and sung by Anna-Lena Löfgren.
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Article no.: 100
At many people's request, Lyckliga gatan now comes out as a new release in soft cover!
Female pioneer in the Swedish music industry!
Over 400 songs registered with Stim "Hej, mitt vinterland", "Diggi Loo Diggi Ley", "Mitt sommarlov", "Judy min vän", "Tycker om dej", "Lyckliga gatan" and others. Elected into "Swedish Music Hall of Fame" 2017.
This is Britt Lindeborg's own story ...
by Britt Lindeborg
"Lyckliga Gatan" is an autobiographic novel about a forgotten idyll and the truth behind the schlager song "Lyckliga Gatan", written by Britt Lindeborg herself and sung by Anna-Lena Löfgren. The song, in fact became one of the best selling Swedish phonograph record of the 60ies.
Britt Lindeborg is the most successful Swedish songwriter of all times, and yet unknown to the national music culture. She was among the very first women who succeeded as a professional songwriter in the mans dominated music business of the 50ies and 60ies.
She married at a very young age and lived her life as a happy housewife. She began writing songs, when the TV show "Melodifestivalen" went public with searching new melodies at the end of the 50ies. In fact, her songs were represented 12 times in the festival, amongst these are hits like "Spela på regnbågen" and "Diggi Loo Diggi Ley". Last mentioned actually won at the Eurovision Song Contest in Luxemburg.
Britt Lindeborg has always stood up for her believes. With her novel she takes the reader on a dramatic journey through the different stages of her life. Beginning with the idyllic childhood in the municipality society of Hagalund which experienced a traumatic change through a row of unexplicable and tragic happenings at the beginning of the 30ies.
First as a grown up person Britt Lindeborg can move on with her life, but not before having found the truth behind the mystical disappearing and dead of her father.
Britt Lindeborg invites the reader to follow her in her life and into the Swedish people's home of the 20th century. Her intense and warm writing are not just characteristic for this novel, but also make it a definitive reading experience!
Book info
Female pioneer in the Swedish music industry!
Over 400 songs registered with Stim "Hej, mitt vinterland", "Diggi Loo Diggi Ley", "Mitt sommarlov", "Judy min vän", "Tycker om dej", "Lyckliga gatan" and others. Elected into "Swedish Music Hall of Fame" 2017.
This is Britt Lindeborg's own story ...
by Britt Lindeborg
"Lyckliga Gatan" is an autobiographic novel about a forgotten idyll and the truth behind the schlager song "Lyckliga Gatan", written by Britt Lindeborg herself and sung by Anna-Lena Löfgren. The song, in fact became one of the best selling Swedish phonograph record of the 60ies.
Britt Lindeborg is the most successful Swedish songwriter of all times, and yet unknown to the national music culture. She was among the very first women who succeeded as a professional songwriter in the mans dominated music business of the 50ies and 60ies.
She married at a very young age and lived her life as a happy housewife. She began writing songs, when the TV show "Melodifestivalen" went public with searching new melodies at the end of the 50ies. In fact, her songs were represented 12 times in the festival, amongst these are hits like "Spela på regnbågen" and "Diggi Loo Diggi Ley". Last mentioned actually won at the Eurovision Song Contest in Luxemburg.
Britt Lindeborg has always stood up for her believes. With her novel she takes the reader on a dramatic journey through the different stages of her life. Beginning with the idyllic childhood in the municipality society of Hagalund which experienced a traumatic change through a row of unexplicable and tragic happenings at the beginning of the 30ies.
First as a grown up person Britt Lindeborg can move on with her life, but not before having found the truth behind the mystical disappearing and dead of her father.
Britt Lindeborg invites the reader to follow her in her life and into the Swedish people's home of the 20th century. Her intense and warm writing are not just characteristic for this novel, but also make it a definitive reading experience!
Book info
- In Swedish
- Softcover
- 316 pages
- 210 x 135 mm
- ISBN 978-91-87581-28-1