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Gunnar Wiklund

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Gunnar Wiklund
Wiklund performing in April 1966
Background information
Birth nameLars Gunnar Wiklund
Born(1935-08-17)17 August 1935
Luleå, Sweden
Died29 September 1989(1989-09-29) (aged 54)
Värmdö, Sweden
OccupationSinger
Years active1959–1978
Musical career
GenresSchlager
InstrumentVocals

Lars Gunnar Wiklund (17 August 1935 – 29 September 1989) was a Swedish singer.[1] He scored several Svensktoppen hits, and participated in Melodifestivalen four times.

Early life

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Lars Gunnar Wiklund was born on 17 August 1935 in Luleå, Sweden, as the first child of Ellen and Sven Wiklund.

Discography

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  • Gunnar Wiklund (1960)
  • 32´29 minuter med Gunnar Wiklund (1966)
  • Gunnar Wiklund sjunger Jim Reeves (1970)
  • Minnenas melodier (1979)

Famous Gunnar Wiklund songs

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  • Minns du den sommar (Greenfields)
  • Regntunga skyar
  • Vi ska gå hand i hand (Dunja, du)
  • Han måste gå (1960, previously recorded by Cacka Israelsson in 1959, a Swedish cover of Jim Reeves' He'll Have to Go, 1959)
  • Mest av allt
  • Kan jag hjälpa att jag älskar dig ännu
  • Man ska visa lite ömhet mot varandra
  • Snart så kommer åter ljusa tider
  • Akta dig för indianerna
  • Nu tändas åter ljusen i min lilla stad
  • Glöm din dröm
  • I en röd liten stuga
  • EnsamGeorgia on my mind
  • Känn dig lite happy
  • En gång i vårt sommarland (Greensleeves)

Citations

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  1. ^ "Gunnar Wiklund". Discogs. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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