Ulla Billquist
Swedish singer
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Ulla Ebba Ingegerd Billquist, (née Schönström 14 August 1907 – 6 July 1946), was a Swedish female schlager singer.[1] She was successful during the early 1940s.
Born
14 August 1907
Ulla Ebba Ingegerd Schönström
14 August 1907
Eslöv, Sweden
Died6 July 1946 (aged 38)
Stockholm, Sweden
GenresSchlager
OccupationSinger
Ulla Billquist | |
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 Billquist in 1941 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Ulla Ebba Ingegerd Schönström 14 August 1907 Eslöv, Sweden |
| Died | 6 July 1946 (aged 38) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Schlager |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1925–1946 |
| Labels | Pathé Columbia Sonora |
| Formerly of | Nils Perne Willard Ringstrand |
Spouses | Wolmar Sjögren
(m. 1936; died 1942)Gunnar Hahn (m. 1943) |
Personal life
Ulla Billquist married three times; firstly from 1926 to 1934 to the actor Fritiof Billquist (1901–1972), then to the director Wolmar Sjögren (1901–1974) from 1936 to 1942, and finally to the composer, accordionist and the pianist Gunnar Hahn (1908–2001) in 1943 until her death.[2] At the time of her death, she had been separated from her third husband, Gunnar Hahn since the winter of 1946. They were in the process of divorcing, which was not been finalised when she died.[3]
Discography
- Parfym-visan, Pathé, December 1929
- Ett enda litet finger, Pathé, December 1929
- Fusyjama, Pathé, December 1929
- Vad kvinnan vill, vill du, Pathé, December 1929
- Anna Aurora, Columbia, December 1930
- Vaggvisa, Columbia, December 1930
- Casanova, Columbia, December 1930
- Min soldat (1940)
- Kring de små husen i gränderna vid hamnen (1942)
- Köp rosor, Monsieur (1942)
- Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott (1944)
- På återseende (1945)