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Björn Skifs

Swedish singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter born in 1947. Björn Skifs was born on 20 April 1947.

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Who is Björn Skifs?

Björn Skifs is best known for Representing Sweden twice in the Eurovision Song Contest and contributions to music and film as a singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter. Björn Skifs is a Swedish public figure. Björn Skifs was born on 20 April 1947, which places Björn Skifs among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1940s. On Dead or Alive, Björn Skifs is listed in the Swedish Icons, Eurovision and Screen Icons categories, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Björn Skifs is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Representing Sweden twice in the Eurovision Song Contest and contributions to music and film as a singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter.
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 20 April 1947
Listed under: Swedish Icons, Eurovision and Screen Icons

About Björn Skifs

Björn Skifs formed his first musical group, Slam Creepers, in 1962. Slam Creepers split in 1969 and Skifs went on to form a new band, Blåblus (a farmer's or workman's shirt (blus, blouse) made from blue (blå, blue) fabric - a pun (blues)) in 1972. As the lead singer of Blue Swede (another pun - blue + suede), the band had a No. 1 hit on Billboard Hot 100 in 1974 with a cover of Mark James's "Hooked on a Feeling". Skifs embarked on a solo career after Slam Creepers broke up in 1969 and previously he had recorded the duet Med varann with Anni-Frid Lyngstad for his 1975 album Schiffz!. Skifs appeared as The Arbiter on the original studio album for Chess, released in 1984. A single and video, The Arbiter (I Know the Score), was released in 1985. Skifs also recorded several demos for the album, including One Night in Bangkok, later performed by Murray Head. Skifs did not perform the role on stage (in the original London production...

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What is Björn Skifs known for?

Björn Skifs is known for Representing Sweden twice in the Eurovision Song Contest and contributions to music and film as a singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter.

When was Björn Skifs born?

Björn Skifs was born on 20 April 1947.

What nationality is Björn Skifs?

Björn Skifs's nationality is Swedish.

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Björn Skifs appears in Swedish Icons, Eurovision, Screen Icons.

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