- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEva Monica Nilsson
- Monica Zetterlund was born on September 20, 1937 in Hagfors, Värmlands län, Sweden. She was an actress and writer, known for The Apple War (1971), The New Land (1972) and The Emigrants (1971). She was married to Magnus Roger, Sture Åkerberg, Göran Pettersson and Torbjörn Zetterlund. She died on May 12, 2005 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- SpousesMagnus Roger(1985 - May 12, 2005) (her death)Sture Åkerberg(1974 - 1983) (divorced)Göran Pettersson(1964 - 1966) (divorced)Torbjörn Zetterlund(1955 - 1958) (divorced, 1 child)
- Widely celebrated as the number one jazz singer in Sweden for over 40 years.
- She started out singing in her father's band. She was admired for singing jazz in Swedish, instead of switching to French or English. She gained international acclaim when she toured the US in 1960, where she performed on "The Steve Allen Show". She suffered from scoliosis; during the last years of her career, she often had to be helped onto the stage, and sang sitting down.
- Mother of actress Eva-Lena Zetterlund.
- Was rewarded with the medal Ilis Quorum by the Swedish government, for all her contributions to the cultural life of Sweden.
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