Rebecka Törnqvist (born 26 April 1964 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish jazz and pop vocalist.
Rebecka Törnqvist | |
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 Törnqvist in Stockholm, July 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Uppsala, Sweden |
| Genres | Jazz, pop |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | EMI, Warner, Kaza, Metronome |
Her debut album A Night like This was released in 1993 and sold over 100,000 copies.[1] This was followed by Good Thing in 1995.[2]
Most of the albums by Rebecka Törnqvist are sung in English, with the exception of Vad jag vill (2001).[2] She helped to increase "interest in young female jazz vocalists in Sweden in the 1990s, though her solo albums weren't pure jazz, but rather pop with heavy jazz influences".[2]
Discography
edit- 1993 - A Night Like This
- 1995 - Good Thing
- 1996 - Stockholm Kaza Session (featuring Per 'Texas' Johansson)
- 1998 - Tremble My Heart
- 1999 - Gloria with the band Gloria
- 2001 - Vad Jag Vill ("What I Want")
- 2003 - People Like You and Me with the band Gloria
- 2004 - Travel Like in Songs
- 2006 - Melting into Orange
- 2006 - Fire in the Hole – Sara Isaksson & Rebecca Törnqvist Sing Steely Dan
- 2008 - The Cherry Blossom and the Skyline Rising from the Street
- 2011 - Scorpions
References
edit- ^ "Rebecka Törnqvist 46 år" (in Swedish). Sundsvalls tidning. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Lovén, Lars. "Rebecka Törnqvist". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2020.