Thore Skogman was a popular Swedish singer, entertainer and songwriter. Skogman was born in Hallstahammar, Sweden. While working as an accountant and sales manager during the 1950s, he made his debut recording in 1955, devoted his full time to singing by 1961, and came third in Sweden's national song contest Melodifestivalen in 1963. In the 1960s he wrote "Fr�ken Fr�ken" that became one of his most successful hits. Skogman also wrote songs for other Swedish and Scandinavian artists. Skogman was a familiar and popular fixture in Swedish movies, TV and radio shows, opera and stage performances from the 1960s through the 1980s. Skogman died at a hospital in G�vle in 2007. [More at Wikipedia]

March 9th, 1931 in Hallstahammar  /  Died:   Dec 9th, 2007 - stroke