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Thore Skogman
Thore Skogman
	Thore Skogman and Anita Lindblom 1963.
Background information
Born	9 March 1931; Hallstahammar, Sweden
Origin	Hallstahammar, Sweden
Died	9 December 2007 (aged 76); Gävle, Sweden
Genres	schlager, classical
Occupation(s)	composer, songwriter, singer, entertainer
Years active	1961–2007

Elof Lars "Thore" Skogman (9 March 1931 – 9 December 2007) was a popular Swedish singer, songwriter, actor and entertainer.

Skogman was born in Hallstahammar, Sweden. While working as an accountant and sales manager during the 1950s, he made his debut recording in 1955, devoted his full-time to singing by 1961, and came third in Sweden's national song contest Melodifestivalen in 1963. In the 1960s he wrote "Fröken Fräken" (literally: Miss Freckle) that became one of his most successful hits. Skogman also wrote songs for other Swedish and Scandinavian artists. Skogman was a familiar and popular fixture in Swedish movies, TV and radio shows, opera and stage performances from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Skogman died at a hospital in Gävle in 2007.^[1]

Selected discography

1959 – Fullträffar (including Penninggaloppen and Storfiskarvalsen)
1965 – Thore Skogman i skivspåret
1967 – En sån strålande dag
1968 – Opp i varv
1970 – Hesa Fredrik och Pelle Propeller
1970 – The Old Skogman
1971 – Dans på Skogmans loge
1972 – Eva Bysing och Thore Skogman på Berns
1973 – Led milda ljus
1973 – Det glada Liseberg
1975 – Det ska gå med musik
1980 – Lätt operett
1985 – Skogmans jul
1991 – En evig sång
1997 – Hård-Rock med Thore Skogman
2001 – Ljudblommor
2008 – Thore goes Metal

Filmography

1963 – Tre dar i buren
1964 – Tre dar på luffen
1965 – Pang i bygget
1967 – Hemma hos Thore
1967 – En sån strålande dag
1968 – Mannen som ikke kunne le

Selected soundtrack

1963 – Tre dar i buren
1964 – Tre dar på luffen
1965 – Pang i bygget
1967 – En sån strålande dag
1977 – 91:an och generalernas fnatt
2001 – Rundt om Rundrejsen 2001
2001 – Linie 3 – Rundrejsen 2001

Well-known songs by Skogman

Ensam jag är (I am lonely)
Surströmmingspolka (Sour herring polka)
Tiotusen röda rosor (10,000 red roses)
Du är en riktig klippare du (You are truly a smart guy)
Dra ända in i Hälsingland (Go all the way into Hälsingland)
Penninggaloppen (The money gallop)
Storfiskarvalsen (The waltz of the great fisher)
Pop opp i topp (Pop up the top)
Fröken Fräken (Miss Freckles)
Twist till menuett (Twist to menuet)
Kalle Västman från Västmanland (Kalle Västman from Västmanland)
Min soliga dag (My sunny day)
Tänk om jag kunde spela dragspel som Calle Jularbo (What if I could play the accordion like Calle Jularbo)
Gammal kärlek rostar aldrig (Old flames die hard)
Skinnrock från Malung (Leather jacket from Malung)
Rött hår och glest mellan tänderna (Redhead with widely spaced teeth)
Plättlaggen (The pancake pan)
Även bland törnen finns det rosor (There are roses even among the thorns)