Alice Babs
Date of birth: 1924-01-26
Place of birth: Kalmar, Kalmar län, Sweden
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Alice Sjöblom, Hildur Alice Nilson
Biography
Hildur Alice Nilson (26 January 1924 – 11 February 2014), known by her stage name Alice Babs, was a Swedish singer. She worked in a wide number of genres – Swedish folklore, Elizabethan songs and opera. While she was best known internationally as a jazz singer, Babs also competed as Sweden's first annual competition entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958. In 1972 she was named Sweden's Royal Court Singer, the first non-opera singer as such.
Movie Credits
Swing it Alice!
2004-01-22
Documentary on the Swedish jazz singer Alice Babs where interviews with her are interspersed with cl
Minns ni?
1993-10-24
A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170
Swing it, fröken
1956-10-20
There is a new English teacher in school, Miss Lind. She moves in with the Nilssons, whose son Sigge
Musik ombord
1958-10-23
Ulla Winther has retired from her singing career to a marriage with two children. But her agent want
Swinging at the Castle
1959-03-08
Love triangle between Svante, his fiancee Inga and Sophie, a girl from a rich family.
I dur och skur
1953-05-22
"In rain and shine" - Sid och Filibert are identical twins. Sid is a theater manager and composer an
Our Gang
1942-02-02
A gang of friends lose their club house and collect money for a new one by singing in public.
Resan till dej
1953-12-19
The marriage of the newlyweds Gun and Emil is strained when Gun sings in a radio show and makes a br
Stjärnbilder
1995-09-10
A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and con
Magistrarna på sommarlov
1941-11-22
Inga Danell's summer vacation is near. But unfortunately both Inga and her brother Acke have bad gra
'Swing It' Teacher
1940-12-21
Old fashioned teachers are taught swing dancing by a student.
Kungen av Dalarna
1953-05-20
Malm is the editor at a Stockholm newspaper who gets the assignment to cover the big ski race Vasalo
Thunder and Lightning
1938-03-21
The aristocratic count Hägerskiöld is very proud of his swine Helen of Troy who wins a prize every y
Swedish Girl
1955-09-28
Britta is the foster daughter of Professor Rydberg. The last 13 years she has lived with him and his
H.C. Andersens sagor
1952-12-13
It's evening and mother Alice read bedtime stories for her three children.
När molnen skingras
2016-02-08
The story of the popular Swedish singer Ulla Billquist. The WW2's most famous voice in Sweden. The f
Drömsemester
1952-10-03
The Danish school teacher Mogens Jensen is on his holiday through Sweden in a rickety T-Ford.
Song of Stockholm
1947-02-22
Knatten and Janne, just released from the prison of Långholmen, meet a romantic Stockholm in the 40s
Young Eagles
1944-10-09
The spoiled Marianne has switched cocktail parties to flight lessons.
Det glada kalaset
1946-09-03
Bojan runs a guest house, with economical problems. She decides, therefore, to arrange a big party.
A Singing Girl
1942-03-09
A girl (Alice Babs) from the country moves to Stockholm to become a singer.
Det hopfällbara slottet
1968-04-13
"The Folding Castle" - a musical drama - Built in blue, lasts longer than you think, can withstand b
Pfingstbummel - Pfingstrummel
1959-05-18
Symphonie in Gold
1956-03-02
Revue film on ice. An excellent figure skater did not qualify for the European Championships, but as
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007-01-01
This documentary film features plenty of archival material, also showing Alice Babs from her private
Skådetennis
1945-01-22
Tennis competitions between Swedish actors at Saltsjöbaden.
Terras fönster 4
1950-09-18
The newsboy Sigge first sells "Terras fönster" on trains. Sweden's smallest car on Stockholm's stree