Kjell Lönnå

Kjell Lönnå
Lönnå in 2015
Lönnå in 2015
Background information
Born(1936-07-13)13 July 1936
Smedjebacken, Sweden
Died10 May 2022(2022-05-10) (aged 85)
InstrumentPiano
Years active1953–2022

Kjell Olov Lönnå (13 July 1936 – 10 May 2022) was a Swedish choir leader, composer, and TV host.

Lönnå was one of the national conductors for the National Swedish Choir Association (Svenska körförbundet). He is best known for his hosting of several national television shows from the late 1970s until the late 1990s.

Lönnå was a Baptist and is the writer of several hymns, at least one of which is included in the current edition of Den Svenska Psalmboken.

Lönnå died on 10 May 2022, at the age of 85.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Körledaren Kjell Lönnå är död – blev 85 år". Dagens Nyheter. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.


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