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Siw Malmkvist

1936 - Today

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Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist (born 31 December 1936) is a Swedish schlager singer and actress popular in Scandinavia and West Germany (today's Germany). She had a number one hit in West Germany in 1964 with "Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht" ("Lovesickness Is Not Worthwhile"), and on 18 July 1964 she became the first Swede to have a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, when "Sole Sole Sole", a duet with Italian singer Umberto Marcato, entered the chart, peaking at No. 58. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Siw Malmkvist has received more than 169,541 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Siw Malmkvist is the 453rd most popular singer (up from 454th in 2019), the 298th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 306th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Swedish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Siw Malmkvist ranks 453 out of 4,381. Before her are Maria Bethânia, Darío Moreno, Leila Mourad, Henri Salvador, Boy George, and Nellie Melba. After her are KRS-One, Juan Gabriel, Marc Anthony, Lill-Babs, Héctor Lavoe, and Patricia Kaas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Siw Malmkvist ranks 151. Before her are André Kolingba, Ennio Antonelli, Canaan Banana, Robert Downey Sr., Eliahu Inbal, and Charles Napier. After her are Philippe Sollers, Costas Simitis, Juliette Mayniel, Federico Sacchi, Klaus Kinkel, and Joaquín Peiró.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Siw Malmkvist ranks 298 out of 1,879. Before her are Arvid Lindman (1862), Magdalena Andersson (1967), Mikkey Dee (1963), Alice Babs (1924), Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken (1670), and Ivar Kreuger (1880). After her are Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1540), Lill-Babs (1938), Lennart Skoglund (1929), Prince Carl Bernadotte (1911), Anders Gustaf Ekeberg (1767), and Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390).

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Among SINGERS In Sweden

Among singers born in Sweden, Siw Malmkvist ranks 12. Before her are Zarah Leander (1907), Nicolai Gedda (1925), Loreen (1983), Jussi Björling (1911), Joey Tempest (1963), and Alice Babs (1924). After her are Lill-Babs (1938), Lasse Berghagen (1945), Anette Olzon (1971), Anne Sofie von Otter (1955), Evert Taube (1890), and Monica Zetterlund (1937).

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