Siw Inger
Siw Inger (born March 7, 1953 in Laholm , Hallands län ), actually: Siv-Inger Svensson, is a Swedish singer .
Career
Siw Inger, who initially worked as a telephone operator after leaving school , began a career as a singer in her home country in the early 1970s. In 1972 she recorded her first record in German. Her best-known titles were San Diego Train, Come and Play with Me and Don't Fear, You Can Learn That . Many of her publications, with which she also appeared in various music programs on television, were versions of successful international titles sung in German by artists such as Dr. Hook , Luv ' , Blondie and the Carpenters . Although Inger has not yet been featured in any of her titles in the German sales hit parades, there is still a loyal fan base. From 1976 to 1982 seven of her singles reached middle positions in the radio charts, including the Gunter Gabriel production Hey, just don't push, young man.
1981 Siw Inger sang the German title song of the animated series Doctor Snuggles , which was published in 1981 on the soundtrack for the series on Polydor .
From 1987 to 1994 she was married to the Hamburg timber wholesaler Christian Schlobach (* 1943). After the divorce, she went back to Sweden, where she still lives today.
Discography
Singles (selection)
| year | single | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Någon att älska (Someone to Love Me) / Violer till mor (as Siv-Inger) | Columbia |
| 1972 | Nån'ting händer (Something Tells Me) / Hej där nya dag (Goodbye Yesterday) | Columbia |
| 1972 | It's good / I made up my mind for you | Columbia |
| 1973 | Midsummer night / And you look here | Columbia |
| 1973 | I like it (Top of the World) / First love, first kisses | Columbia |
| 1974 | What About Livingstone / But then ... | Columbia |
| 1975 | He was like you / young wine | RCA Victor |
| 1976 | Every child needs a name / We have so much in common | RCA Victor |
| 1976 | Since Sunday / One word, love and two syllables | RCA Victor |
| 1977 | San Diego Train / Be my friend | RCA Victor |
| 1977 | A ray of sunshine / A ray of sunshine presented by Stiebel Eltron (advertising panel) | Polydor |
| 1977 | Why can't I be the other / My thoughts are only with you | Polydor |
| 1977 | You’re really beating your drum / call me | Polydor |
| 1978 | Hey, don't push, young man / You have to be able to say no sometimes | Polydor |
| 1979 | Come and play with me (Trojan Horse) / San Antonio Highway | Polydor |
| 1979 | And I dance alone in the morning / A band with your name | Polydor |
| 1979 | Farben (Maybe) / At the Sirtaki in Berlin | Polydor |
| 1980 | Sexy Eyes / If that was a sin | Toledo |
| 1980 | The time is right (The Tide Is High) / I was never your wife | Toledo |
| 1981 | Don't worry, you can learn that / I would still be seventeen | Toledo |
| 1983 | Walk through the night with me / If you believe | Mercury |
| 1984 | Life, love, laughter / love needs imagination | Mercury |
| 1985 | Love is (Perhaps Love) / Dreams in Solitude ( with Tony Holiday ) | Metronomes |
| 1986 | In the middle of the stream / white clouds in your shoes | Squirrel |
LPs
| year | title | Songs | Composers / lyricists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Siv-Inger | Jag Bara Sjunger (Happy Song) | G. Sacher, B. Sundström |
| En Man Var Den Som Tog Och Gav (Minstrel of the Dawn) | G. Lightfoot , Å. Arenhill | ||
| En Liten Tår ( And look here) | H. Olden, B. Sundström | ||
| Följ Med Mig Till Min Ö I Morgon | Bo Dahlman | ||
| Det Jag Önskar Dej (The World I Wish for You) | R. Cook, R. Greenaway, B. Backer, B. Davis, H. Franzén | ||
| En Håttespeleman | Evert Taube | ||
| Midsommarnatt (midsummer night) | H. Olden, B. Sundström | ||
| Om Det Inte Var För Att Jag Höll Så Mycket Av Dej (If It Wasn't for the Reason That I Love You) | R. Cook, R. Greenaway, L. Wiggman | ||
| Min Ros, Den Blommar Ännu | D. Ginger, J. Belle | ||
| Låt Honom Gå (Home of the Brave) | Man, Weil, L. Berghagen | ||
| Låt Mig Tycka Om Dig (Why) | DeAngelis, Marucci, P. Ekberg | ||
| John Blund (Sandman, dear Sandman) | W. Richter, W. Krumbach, S. Carlberg | ||
| 1977 | Morgon | Morgon | Bert Östlund, Rosemarie Gröning |
| Om Alla Vågar Tycka Om Varann (If Everybody Loved the Same as You) | Geoff Stephens , Ingela Forsman | ||
| Jag Får Inte Tänka På Dig (I Can't Get You Outa My Mind) | Beatrice Verdi, Christine Yarian, Ingela Forsman | ||
| Jag Hear En Sång | Ingela Forsman, Marcus Österdahl | ||
| Violin | Bert Östlund, Rosemarie Gröning | ||
| Kom Tillbaka (Come on Over) | Barry Gibb , Ingela Forsman, Robin Gibb | ||
| Låt Mig Lära Känna Dig (Let Me Get to Love You) | Bengt Palmers | ||
| Milda Makter | Bert Östlund, Rosemarie Gröning | ||
| Nu (Words) | Barry Gibb, Mats Hallgren, Maurice Gibb , Robin Gibb | ||
| Lilla Tant Sofi | Bert Östlund, Rosemarie Gröning | ||
| Det Var Dig, Som Jag Aldrig Skulle Glömma (Leave All Your Troubles till Tomorrow) | Peter Wanngren, Rosemarie Gröning | ||
| Jag Ska Gå Nu (When I Need You) | Albert Hammond , Carole Bayer Sager , Monica Forsberg | ||
| 1979 | Liv Och Kärlek | Vem Vill Ta (Den) Chansen (Under Fire) | BA Robertson, Monica Forsberg, Terry Britten |
| Paradis | Christer Wickman, Lasse Svensson, Siw Inger | ||
| Ensamhet (Solitaire) | Ingela Forsman, Neil Sedaka | ||
| Det Är Som Om Jag Nu Först Börjat Leva (I Wish You Hadn't Told Me You Were Sorry) | Connie Samovitz, Ingela Forsman, Michael Mish | ||
| Superman (Trojan Horse) | Ingela Forsman, Janschen En Janschens | ||
| Jag Vill Tänka På Mitt Liv Med Tacksamhet (I Just Fall in Love Again) | Gloria Sklerov, Harry Lloyd, Larry Herbstritt, Monica Forsberg, Steve Dorff | ||
| Jag Har Tröttnat På Drömmar (You Can't Make Love to a Memory) | Ingela Forsman, Ronald J. Jankowski | ||
| Varför (Bright Eyes) | Mike Batt , Morgot Borgström | ||
| Den Ensamme Herd (The Lonely Shepherd) | Ingela Forsman, James Last | ||
| Den Som Aldrig Ger (Who just loves himself) | Frank Thorsten, Ingela Forsman, Joachim Heider , Roland Kaiser | ||
| Vårt Liv Och Vår Kärlek (Three Times a Lady) | Lionel Richie , Mona Halldeby |
Awards
- 1977 Silver Bravo Otto
Web links
- fan page
- Siw Inger at Discogs (English)
- Siw Inger on MusicBrainz (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Inger, Siw |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Svensson, Siv-Inger (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laholm , Hallands Lan , Sweden |