Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
45
Gender
Female
Birthday
1937-09-20
Day of Death
2005-05-12 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Hagfors, Värmlands län, Sweden
Also Known As
Eva Norén
Monica Zetterlund
Biography
Monica Zetterlund, born Eva Monica Nilsson, was a Swedish singer, stage and screen actress. In her late teens she sang with her fathers orchestra and Ib Glindemanns Big Band. She made her first recordings in 1957 and was discovered by Arne Domnérus 1958. Two years later she toured the U.S. with Thad Jones and Zoot Sims. In 1964, Monica Zetterlund recorded the critically acclaimed jazz album "Waltz for Debby" with Bill Evans. She made her film debut in "Gröna Hund" (1962). Her long career also included the song "En gång i Stockholm" ("Winter City"); a jazz ballad with which she represented Sweden in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest.
