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Swedish musician and singer (1937–1985)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Sweden
Active from
1937
Active to
1985
contemporary folkfolksinger-songwritervisa

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
50,097
Total plays
824,692

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Fred Åkerström (27 January 1937 - 9 August 1985) was a Swedish singer particularly noted for his interpretations of Bellman's music, and his own work of the typically Swedish song segment named visa. These songs, visor, are traditionally very narrative and the performance is "acted" to some degree. The singer is in context a vissångare, a troubadour's character. On surface level, Åkerström came to be noted for his actor's interpreations of Bellman's 18th century material, and his unusual ability

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Fred
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sweden
Place of birth
Stockholm
Place of death
Karlskrona
Languages spoken
Swedish
Instrument
guitar
Image
Fred Åkerström 11 mars 1968 (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1937-01-27
date of death
1985-08-09
place of burial
Q252312
date of burial or cremation
1985-09-27
start of work period
1963-00-00
Commons category
Fred Åkerström
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number of viewers/listeners
2313850
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