Sonya Hedenbratt
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Singers · 1931–2001

Sonya Hedenbratt

Swedish jazz singer and actress

Born
4 March 1931
Oscar Fredriks församling
Died
5 April 2001
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Country
Sweden
Active
1951–

Biography

Sonya Hedenbratt was a jazz musician who played voice. Sonya Hedenbratt was born on 4 March 1931 in Oscar Fredriks församling and died on 5 April 2001 in Sahlgrenska University Hospital. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Sonya Elisabet Hedenbratt Bolin (4 March 1931 – 5 April 2001) was a Swedish singer and actress. She was considered one of the foremost female jazz singers in Sweden. Hedenbratt's breakthrough as a jazz singer came when she performed at the Nalen jazz club in Stockholm in 1951. Throughout her career, she mainly worked in Gothenburg, where she was born and where she lived all her life. She was part of the cast for several of Hasse & Tage's variety shows, including Gröna hund and Gula Hund, and she also worked with musicians such as Jan Johansson, Gösta Bernhard, Putte Wickman, Charlie Norman and Beppe Wolgers. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Hedenbratt performed together with Sten-Åke Cederhök in the televised popular revues (buskis) Jubel i busken and Låt hjärtat va me.

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What instrument did Sonya Hedenbratt play?

Sonya Hedenbratt is known for playing voice.

When and where was Sonya Hedenbratt born?

Sonya Hedenbratt was born 4 March 1931 in Oscar Fredriks församling.

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