Thorleif Torstensson
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Born
26 June 1949
Sven Thorleif Georg Torstensson
26 June 1949
Nottebäck, Sweden
Died10 January 2021 (aged 71)
Halmstad, Sweden
OccupationMusician
Yearsactive1962–2012
Thorleif Torstensson | |
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 Thorleif Torstensson sang and played the saxophone for Thorleifs | |
| Born | Sven Thorleif Georg Torstensson 26 June 1949 Nottebäck, Sweden |
| Died | 10 January 2021 (aged 71) Halmstad, Sweden |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 1962–2012 |
Sven Thorleif Georg Torstensson (26 June 1949 – 10 January 2021) was a Swedish singer, saxophonist and guitarist.
He was the lead singer of the danceband Thorleifs from its inception in 1962.[1] Torstensson along with Thorleifs took part in Melodifestivalen 2009 with the song "Sweet Kissin' in the Moonlight".[2] He took part as a celebrity contestant on Kändisdjungeln which was broadcast on TV4 in 2009.[3]
Torstensson died on 10 January 2021, after a week of care of in a Halmstad hospital, from COVID-19.[4][5]
