Carola Häggkvist
- Acting
- September 8, 1966 · Hägersten, Stockholm, Sweden
Biography
Carola Maria Häggkvist (born 8 September 1966), also known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music. Her debut album, Främling (1983), sold around one million copies and remains the biggest-selling album in Swedish music history. She has also worked as a songwriter. During her career, she has recorded many top-selling albums and singles and is referred to as Sweden's most prominent female singer. Some of her biggest hits are "Främling", "Tommy tycker om mig", "Fångad av en stormvind", "All the Reasons to Live", "I Believe in Love", "Genom allt", and "Evighet". She has released records in various languages: Swedish, Dutch, German, English, Norwegian and Japanese. Häggkvist has represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions: in 1983, finishing third; in 1991, winning the contest; and in 2006, finishing fifth.
Known for
Filmography
- Vår älskade låtskatt · Self
- Carola! · Self
- Guds gäng · Self
- Lars Wallin - The Prince of Glamour · Self
- Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa · Self
- TV4:s Nyårskarameller 2024 · Self
- Herreys - guldbröderna · Self
- Mellons makt · Self
- TV4:s Nyårskarameller 2023 · Self
- E-Type: The way I wanna live · Self
- BIANCA · Self
- Vilket liv! · Self
- Benjamin's · Self
- Amadeus - more than a son · Self
- Late Night Concert · Self
- Jul med Carola · Self, Director
- Mammagalan · Self
- Klassfesten · Self
- Sveriges bästa · Self
- Renées brygga · Self
- Asbjørn Brekke-show
- Hver gang vi møtes · Self
- The Voice Sverige · Self
- Moraeus Med Mera · Self
- Carola: Sings Elvis & Barbra Streisand · Self
- Så mycket bättre · Self
- Hellenius Hörna · Self
- The Child Wanderers · Self
- Skavlan · Self
- Babben & Co · Guest
- Robins · Self
- Stjärnorna på slottet · Self
- Idol · Self
- Carola: Jubileumsshowen · Self
- Slå på ring
- Once in a Lifetime · Self
- Carola: Julkonsert · Self
- Så ska det låta · Self
- Agnetas Nyårskarameller · Guest
- Carola: Gospel Concert · Self
- Kvällspressen · Carola (archive footage)
- På spåret · Gästartist
- Allsång på Skansen · Self
- Dansk Melodi Grand Prix · Self
- Melodifestivalen · Self
- Eurovision Song Contest · Self