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Alice Babs
Person · female · Sweden · Kalmar cathedral parish · born 1924 · died 2014 · recording since 1955
Swedish singer and actor (1924-2014)
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Also known as Alice Hildur Nilson · Alice Hildur Sjöblom · Hildur Alice Nilson · 爱丽丝·芭布斯
Timeline
14 events▣ Album 10◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1† Death 1
1920s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: Den glade vandraren
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1960s
1970s
1990s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography323 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1376041932
Biography
Hildur Alice Nilson (26 January 1924 – 11 February 2014), known by her stage name Alice Babs, was a Swedish singer. She worked in a wide number of genres – Swedish folklore, Elizabethan songs and opera. While she was best known internationally as a jazz singer, Babs also competed as Sweden's first annual competition entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958. In 1972 she was named Sweden's Royal Court Singer, the first non-opera singer as such.
Career
After making her breakthrough in the film Swing it, magistern! ('Swing It, Teacher!', 1940), she appeared in more than a dozen Swedish-language films. Despite being cast as the well-behaved, good-hearted, cheerful girl, the youth culture forming with Babs as its icon caused outrage among members of the older generation. A vicar called the Babs cult the "foot and mouth disease of cultural life".
A long and productive period of collaboration with Duke Ellington began in 1963. Among other works, Babs participated in performances of Ellington's second and third Sacred Concerts which he had written originally for her. Her voice had a range of more than three octaves; Ellington said that when she was not available to sing the parts that he had written for her, he had to use three different singers.
In 1963, her recording of "After You've Gone" (Fontana) reached No. 29 on the British New Musical Express charts.
In 1972, she contributed to the recording of "Auntie", a Dutch song commemorating the beginning of British Broadcasting Corporation's radio broadcasts 50 years before.
Personal life
In 1943, Babs married Nils Ivar Sjöblom (1919–2011). Their three children are Lilleba Sjöblom Lagerbäck (born 1945), Lars-Ivar (Lasse) Sjöblom (born 1948), and Titti Sjöblom (born 1949).
Between 1973 and 2004, Babs and her husband resided in Costa del Sol, Spain, while still working in Sweden and internationally. In their later years, they returned to Sweden.
Death
Babs died of complications from Alzheimer's disease at age 90 on 11 February 2014 in Stockholm.
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Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 35 | 92.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 51 | 94.4th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 14 | 90.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 59 | 97.3th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (51 release groups · 11 studio albums)
Albums · 11
1962 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 28:31
A1Goda vanor i långa banor9:15B1Vårat gäng kavalkad6:31B2På vårat land2:00B3Polkagrispussen2:23B4Månbubblor3:15B5Mamma3:05B6Den lille Ole med paraplyen2:02Sjung med oss mamma: Sånger av Alice Tegnér
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 37 tracks · 46:20
A1Danslåt1:28A2Lillgubben och hans flickor1:10A3Ekorr’n satt i granen0:54A4Bä, bä, vita lamm1:28A5Blåsippor1:07A6Videvisan1:34A7Tummeliten1:01A8Solvisa1:08A9Sländan1:04A10Bromsarna de brumma0:22A11Födelsedagsvisa (Småjäntorna stå i dörren)0:41A12Ro, ro, barnet1:14A13Dansa, min docka0:51A14Dans i det gröna0:57A15Tre pojkar gå och tralla1:09A16Jungfru Uggla0:56A17Var kommer det vackra ifrån?2:56A18Fisken i badkaret0:50A19Gäspus, Nickus och Jon Blund3:19B1Borgmästar’ Munthe0:54B2Vart ska’ du gå?0:40B3Katten och svansen0:55B4Lilla Lasse0:58B5Mors lilla Olle1:26B6Fröken Källa1:00B7Årstiderna1:28B8Tula hem och tula vall2:19B9Majas visa (När lillan kom till jorden)1:29B10Min faders gård1:09B11I Asarumsdalen2:19B12Lille Jon Blund1:05B13Sockerbagaren0:37B14Julafton (Goder afton, goder afton …)0:39B15Tre pepparkaksgubbar0:50B16Kring julgranen1:09B17Julbocken1:34B18Betlehems stjärna1:401971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 34:35
A1Fine Knacks for Ladies1:56A2Come, Phillis1:50A3What If I Seek for Love1:42A4On a Time3:23A5When Laura Smiles1:40A6Faire, Sweet, Cruell1:56A7Shall I Come, Sweet Love, to Thee?1:48A8Deare, If You Change3:09B1Come Again1:40B2Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountaines5:07B3Sweet Nymph, Come to Thy Lover1:21B4Here She Her Sacred Bower Adornes2:00B5Woeful Heart With Grief Oppressed2:24B6If She Forsake Me1:40B7Why Dost Thou Turn Away?1:26B8Go to Bed, Sweet Muse1:331973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Song for the DreamerA2My ShipA3Been to CanaanA4Flow Gently, Sweet AftonA5HodgyB1TapestryB2It Don’t Mean a ThingB3How About a BluesB4Checkered HatB5A Hundred Years From Today1974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 35:00
A1Visa om Torn Erik3:40A2Näckens polska3:30A3Jag gick mig ut en aftonstund1:53A4Jag vet en dejlig rosa2:47A5En gång i bredd med mig2:10A6Visa från Älvdalen (Gammal fäbodpsalm)4:00B1Om sommaren sköna3:58B2Vi ska' ställa te' en roliger dans2:11B3Jag ser uppå dina ögon3:22B4Ballad från Mockfjärd2:17B5Den signade dag2:52B6Det står ett ljus i Österland2:201974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 24:05
A1Hallelujah2:10A2Jazz Fugue2:50A3Brown Baby3:10A4If I Were Eve2:48A5Red Sails in the SunsetB1Visa I Molom2:10B2Mellan regn och sol3:05B3Lillans trumpetare2:00B4Moontime2:49B5Billy Boy3:03Alice Babs Serenading Duke Ellington
1976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:03:15
1Lady in Blue3:342Me and You4:393Don't Get Around Much Anymore3:564Freedom 13:235There's Something About Me5:006Somebody Cares4:347Warm Valley5:548I Don't Mind5:259Jump for Joy3:4310I Like the Sunrise2:4211Freedom 1 & 32:3812Somebody Cares3:1313Thank You for Everything4:1514Something About Believing6:0415Solitude4:152014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 35 tracks · 1:52:42
1Swing It, Magistern2:522Jag Har En Liten Radiola2:433Stigbergsgatan 83:074Adress Rosenhill3:155Två Hjärtan I Swing2:376Regntunga Skyar3:227En Gång Jag Seglar I Hamn2:068På Söndag2:109How Do You Do, Mr Swing2:3310Vårat Gäng3:1911Killen Är Crazy2:5112Puck,Muck, Mack, Jack, Pim, Tim,3:3113Lille Prins Sol3:2714Hey Diddle-Diddle2:2315Jag Undrar Vem2:2316Ha Ha Ha3:031717 Sjung Och Le2:4118Ett Glatt Humör2:2919Jitterbug Från Söder2:4420Gå Opp Och Pröva Dina Vingar2:3621God Bless The Child3:4322Nobody Knows The Trouble I've See4:3823What A Joy3:2524Ev´ry Time I Feel The Spirit2:3425Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherles Child3:1626Yesterday2:0727Close to you3:5928Said the Willow Tree2:5129Don't Get Around Much Anymore3:5630In A Mellow Tone4:2531Vocalise4:0132Freedom I3:2333There's Something About Me4:5934Warm Valley5:5335It Don't Mean a Thing3:202024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 37:09
1Undecided2:422Hallelujah1:513The Boy in My Dreams2:374Visiteur étrange2:375All My Life3:226My Resistance Is Low2:337Sentimental Me2:498What Becomes of Me2:339June in January1:5510Embraceable You2:4711You Do Something to Me2:2812As Time Goes By3:3213A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening3:0414The Song Is Ended2:19The Oscar Pettiford Memorial Concert
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:15:14
1Bohemia After Dark4:042Willow Weep for Me4:083Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home3:254Blues for Oscar5:495Dinah4:156Blue Skies4:007Blues by Alice3:388The Lady's in Love With You4:029Why Not? That's What!6:4710Blues in the Closet5:2411Now See How You Are7:5012Nobody's Sweetheart5:2013Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most4:3414Get Happy6:2615Without a Song5:32— · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 36:25
A1No Words Blues3:03A2Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'2:57A3Willow Weep for Me4:47A4I Didn't Know What Time It Was2:42A5New Orleans3:18B1I Only Have Eyes for You2:17B2Prelude to a Kiss4:28B3The Lady's in Love With You2:31B4No Name Blues4:55B5I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:02B6I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good3:25
EP · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1955 | Den glade vandrarenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Den glade vandraren A2Gökuret B1En gång jag seglar i hamn B2Vildandens sång | September 1955 | ||
| 1959 | Melodie und Rhythmus 3Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Little Girl A2Du bist mein Typ B1Und dann kam Jimmy Jones B2Du gehörst an mein Herz | 1959 | ||
| — | På låssasSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks1På låssas 2Puck, Muck, Mack, Jack, Pim, Tim, Tom 3Dockorna 4Tomten och Igelkotten | — | ||
| — | Side by SideSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Side by Side A2Go Chase a Moonbeam B1When You’re Smiling B2Just You, Just Me | — |
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1955 | EkorrenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Ekorren 2Världens minsta elefant | November 1955 | ||
| — | Mixed DoubleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Chocolata A2Cha-Cha-Joe B1Glendora B2Den blå dør | — |
Other · 19
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1987 | Far Away StarSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 34:371Far Away Star3:10 2Serenade to Sweden3:06 3Spaceman3:04 4Jeep's Blues4:10 5Day Dream3:49 6Serenade to Sweden2:27 7Is God a Three Letter Word For Love1:54 8Jump For Joy3:30 9Warm Valley5:29 10Blues For The Maestro3:58 | 1987 | ||
| 1988 | Om sommaren sköna: Alice Tegnér sångerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 1:06:351Visa om Torn Erik3:45 2Näckens polska3:34 3Jag gick mig ut en aftonstund2:00 4Jag vet en dejlig rosa2:56 5En gång i bredd med mig2:16 6Visa från Älvdalen4:07 7Om sommaren sköna4:05 8Vi ska’ ställa te’ en roliger dans2:19 9Jag ser uppå dina ögon3:29 10Ballad från Mockfjärd2:23 11Den signade dag3:00 12Det står ett ljus i Österland2:30 13God morgon, broder Solsken2:20 14Lille Frågvis1:28 15Midsommarvisa1:39 16Randis vise1:41 17Maria i törneskog2:36 18Lärkan2:40 19Regnbågen2:50 20Päppeli, Säppeli1:51 21Narcissa1:29 22Vaggsång2:57 23Ville vy2:56 24Mors visa1:15 25Julglädje2:09 26Barnet i krubban2:20 | 1988 | ||
| 1993 | There’s Something About MeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:01:251Song for the Dreamer3:54 2Hodgy2:33 3My Ship5:27 4Flow Gently Sweet Afton4:37 5It Dont Mean a Thing3:21 6How About a Blues4:50 7Checkered Hat4:28 8A Hundred Years From Now4:51 9Say When4:13 10Natural Affection4:47 11Plastic Dreams4:25 12No One Knows Just What Love Holds4:18 13Me and You4:43 14There’s Something About Me4:58 | 1993 | ||
| 1994 | MittsommernachtSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 1:13:361Ole Dole Dei2:49 2Twiedlie Die2:52 3Ein Mann Muss Nicht Immer Schön Sein3:13 4Eine Rosarote Kuh2:57 5Abends in Stockholm3:02 6Mittsommernacht2:56 7Schimmele Schimmele2:44 8Der Schwedische Drehorgelmann2:40 9Jodel-Boogie3:01 10Liebling Die Welt Ist Himmelblau2:42 11Rupf Ich Ein Hühnchen Mit Dir2:47 12Mach Doch 'Ne Pause2:21 13Hast du Ein Herz Gefunden3:00 14Jodel-Jockel2:40 15Baccino2:43 16Luna-Lu2:56 17Chocolata3:11 18Der Spatz Von Como2:52 19Deine Erste Liebe3:31 20Wie Die Liebe Will2:39 21Dong-Dingelang2:33 22Jodel Cha-Cha2:31 23Mama Ist Aus Kuba2:57 24Cha-Cha Joe2:25 25Ring-A-Ding-A-Ding2:23 26Du Sagst Mir Nur Adieu3:11 | 1994 | ||
| 1994 | Joddlarflickan: 24 originalinspelningar 1939–1951Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:07:091Joddlarflickan3:18 2Jag har en liten Radiola2:44 3Ett glatt humör2:30 4Vårat gäng3:21 5Alice i Tyrolen2:47 6Jitterbug från Söder2:45 7Katarina, Maria och Sofia2:12 8Två hjärtan i swing2:38 9Regntunga skyar3:23 10Swing it, magistern!2:54 11Sjung och le2:42 12How Do You Do, Mr Swing2:34 13Killen är crazy2:52 14En liten smula kärlek3:25 15Stigbergsgatan 83:08 16Hey Diddle‐Diddle2:24 17Jag är en liten prick på ett jättestort fjäll2:56 18Mitt eget Blue Hawaii2:47 19One Hundred Per Cent2:54 20Gå opp och pröva dina vingar2:41 21Låt e’n gå – låt e’n ligga2:54 22Kom ombord här på arken till oss2:37 23Ole, dole, doff2:14 24Jag tåg en liten kiddemitt2:29 | 1994 | ||
| 1998 | Swingtime AgainSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 52:351Me and You2:38 2It’s Wonderful4:28 3Sugar4:18 4I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart2:49 5Our Love Is Here to Stay4:46 6A Sailboat in the Moonlight5:07 7Swing it magistern1:54 8I Don’t Mind4:35 9Who’s Got the Other Side of Heaven1:54 10Regntunga skyar3:49 11I’m Checkin’ Out Go’Om Bye4:19 12Don’t Get Around Much Anymore3:26 13Drop Me Off in Harlem4:14 14Bluer Than Blue4:18 | 1998 | ||
| 1999 | YesterdaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 44:461Yesterday2:56 2Close to You4:00 3Said the Willow Tree2:51 4Fine Knacks for Ladies2:03 5Come Again1:48 6Bist du bei mir2:29 7Jesu, Jesu du bist mein2:45 8Till Österland vill jag fara2:58 9Där bor en konung3:29 10Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen4:39 11Somebody Cares4:39 12It Don't Mean a Thing3:20 13Me and You4:43 14Yesterday2:06 | 1999 | ||
| 2001 | Don’t Be BlueSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 48:511Didn’t Know What Time It Was4:30 2If I Were Eve5:10 3Portrait of Django4:23 4Song for the Dreamer3:26 5Baroque Stomp3:27 6As You Are5:57 7Takin’ a Chance on Love3:30 8Marit’s Song3:31 9I Could Write a Book3:30 10Vocalise4:01 11In a Mellow Tone4:26 12Thank You for Everything3:00 | 2001 | ||
| 2001 | Guldkorn: Alice Babs med Lilleba, Titti & LasseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 48:511På söndag2:09 2Ha Ha Ha3:07 3Lille prins Sol3:26 4Världens minsta elefant3:12 5Michaels födelsedag1:44 6Okända djur3:04 7Ekorren3:14 8På låssas2:58 9Pudelvisan2:16 10Min egen lilla gunghäst3:25 11Tomten och igelkotten2:58 12Lilla Sniff2:58 13Dockorna2:42 14Puck, Muck, Mack, Jack, Pim, Tim, Tom3:30 15Rödluvan3:07 16Valpen i fönstret2:25 17Gökuret2:36 | 2001 | ||
| 2004 | SwingflickanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 56:381Joddlarflickan3:18 2Jag har en liten Radiola2:44 3Ett glatt humör2:30 4Vårat gäng3:20 5Alice i Tyrolen2:47 6Jitterbug från Söder2:44 7Katarina, Maria och Sofia2:12 8Två hjärtan i swing2:37 9Regntunga skyar3:23 10Swing it, Magistern!2:52 11Sjung och le2:41 12How Do You Do, Mr Swing2:34 13Killen är "Crazy"2:51 14En liten smula kärlek3:25 15Stigbergsgatan 83:07 16Hey Diddle-Diddle2:23 17Jag är en liten prick på ett jättestort fjäll2:55 18Mitt eget lilla Blue Hawaii2:46 19One Hundred Per Cent2:53 20Gå opp och pröva dina vingar2:36 | 2004 | ||
| 2005 | Early Recordings 1939–1949Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 54:041It’s a Hundred to One2:47 2Shoo Shoo Baby3:12 3I’m Beginning to See the Light3:08 4Don’t Get Around Much Anymore3:09 5I Can’t See for Looking2:58 6I Cover the Waterfront3:13 7Gotta Be This or That2:54 8Undecided3:17 9Sugar2:43 10I’m a Little on a Lonely Side2:55 11The Blues for Yesterday3:31 12I’ll Dance at Your Wedding3:11 13Jingle Jangle Jingle3:12 14Idaho3:01 15Shine2:29 16Hi‐Diddle‐Diddle2:27 17Nobody’s Sweetheart3:00 18Minnie the Moochers Wedding Day2:57 | 5 November 2005 | ||
| 2007 | IllusionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 38:001Song for the Dreamer2:41 2Om jag än förstått3:09 3Illusion3:08 4Om du så vill2:35 5Mer än vänskap2:54 6Någon och ingen3:12 7Je vous aime3:48 8I Molom vid människodalen1:57 9Jag ville så gärna veta2:18 10Främmad fågel2:25 11En snäcka i sanden2:40 12Där bor en konung2:01 13Sjöng bäcken2:50 14Forgotten Wind2:22 | 2007 | ||
| 2009 | As Time Goes By: 14 Never Previously Released Recordings From 1960–1969Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 45:091Stormy Monday3:27 2I Didn’t Know About You3:27 3How Deep Is the Ocean2:58 4No Words Blues3:05 5Can’t We Be Friends4:47 6Cottage for Sale2:41 7Love Is Here to Stay4:02 8The Lady’s in Love With You2:19 9Many Tears Ago3:03 10If I Could Be With You the Hour Tonight2:09 11If I Were Eve2:55 12More Understanding Than a Man3:42 13Flamingo2:49 14As Time Goes By3:45 | 2009 | ||
| — | LollipopSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 1:14:491Lollipop1:54 2Darling du Weisst Ja3:04 3Junges Herz Voll Liebe2:00 4Warum Schickst du Mir Rosen2:15 5Liebling Ich Könnte Weinen1:56 6Ringel-Rangel-Rose2:06 7Nur du du du Allein2:41 8Ich War Ja Gestern Noch Ein Baby2:05 9Du Gehörst an Mein Herz2:51 10Morgen Gibt Es Ein Wiedersehn2:15 11Mien Herz Träumt Oft3:00 12Es War Einmals Ein Musikus2:14 13Fräulein Pardon2:38 14Zwei in Einer Grossen Stadt3:17 15Hand Jive2:37 16Hallo Cha-Cha2:34 17Schau Mich an und Sag Ja2:13 18In Einer Kleinen Konditorei1:59 19Nichts Für Mich2:21 20I Could Write a Book5:29 21A Sailboat in the Moonlight5:42 22Baby Get Lost2:53 23Opus in Scat3:26 24Open the Window of My Heart2:40 25Ask Me3:30 26Ding-Ding-A-Ling Ding-A-Long2:32 27Hilly-Billy-Willy2:37 | — | ||
| — | Scandinavian SongsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 31:351VI Går Över Daggstänkta Berg2:10 2Allt Under Himmelens Fäste2:49 3Roselil Og Hendes Moder3:39 4Å Jänta Å Ja2:11 5Visa I Molom2:57 6Högt I Ett Träd En Kråka Satt2:24 7Vindarna Sucka Uti Skogarna3:22 8Ack Hör du Lilla Flicka2:25 9Marken Er Mejet1:57 10Kullerullvisan2:40 11Det Var En Lørdag Aften3:19 12Hej Tomtegubbar1:42 | — | ||
| — | Swedish Jazz All Stars by Alice Babs, Arne Domnérus, Putte WickmanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:18:201Body and Soul3:06 2Sugar2:39 3Blue Prelude3:05 4Idaho2:50 5Presentation2:29 6Body and Soul3:16 7Just Squeeze Me5:53 8Sugar2:31 9Blues for Yesterday2:53 10Tea for Two7:23 11I Can’t Get Started3:06 12Truckin’1:56 13Idaho3:45 14All the Things You Are4:41 15I Surrender, Dear4:42 16Tea for Two4:30 17Indiana3:37 18Idaho2:47 19Presentation3:18 20A Sailboat in the Moonlight2:44 21Indiana7:09 | — | ||
| — | Ett glatt humörSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 54:311Swing It, Magistern2:52 2Swing ling‐lej2:37 3Oh Boy2:19 4Vårat gäng3:20 5Alice i tyrolen2:46 6Fjällgatans serenad3:00 7Jitterbug från Söder2:45 8Två hjärtan i swing2:37 9How Do You Do, Mr Swing2:32 10Killen är crazy2:50 11Kalle, Manne, Julle, ja å Slampen2:33 12Swing fula fluga swing2:06 13En liten smula kärlek3:26 14Hey Diddle‐Diddle2:22 15Oh, Ho Ho2:46 16Stigbergsgatan 83:07 17Joddelparaden3:03 18Ri‐di‐rytm2:30 19Den svenske Gauchon2:34 20Ett glatt humör2:26 | — | ||
| — | Den olydiga ballongen och andra barnvisorSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 34 tracks · 58:431Den olydiga ballongens egen visa2:17 2Den blyga visan1:36 3Den ilskna visan1:29 4Den medlidsamma visan2:17 5Jag ritar som jag ritar0:48 6Den högtflygande ballongen2:45 7Den ödesdigra ballongen1:29 8Den motspänstiga visan1:20 9Krokodilbarnets klagan1:50 10Allting hänger på en krok1:35 11Men annars mår jag bra1:54 12Den smeksamma visan3:58 13Har inte tid‐visan1:09 14Den slarviga visan1:01 15Den vakna visan2:11 16Klappa i händerna1:40 17Elva dromedarer1:32 18Snöflingan1:40 19Musvisan1:17 20Stjärnvisa1:11 21Fyravisan0:49 22Körsbärsträdets saga1:37 23Gunga åt öster2:43 24Summeli‐si1:18 25Pepparkaksparaden1:39 26Käraste lilla fågel1:27 27Skuggorna dansar2:24 28Tagg i tagg1:24 29Hej du måne2:01 30Marsipangrisen1:35 31Regntrall1:41 32Lilla eko1:36 33Vyssan lull1:30 34Droppen Dripp och droppen Drapp (live)2:00 | — | ||
| — | A Church Blues for AliceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 56:481Come Sunday3:02 2Tankar Kring En Vallåt6:28 3Kristallen Den Fina2:49 4Is God a Three Letter Word2:02 5Blood Count4:17 6Till Minne6:01 7Bb Blues3:58 8Shall I Compare6:25 9A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing4:53 10Faraway Star/Allt Under Himmelens Fäste6:17 11A Blues for Alice7:12 12Improvisation2:05 13Improvisation II1:19 | — |
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Metronomeåren 1951-58Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 41 tracks · 1:54:58Disc 1 1Adress Rosenhill3:13 2Godmorgon, Mr. Eko2:39 3Högt uppe på berget2:22 4Mister och Mississippi3:42 5Bergakungens land3:22 6Han hette Elmer2:35 7Vildandens sång3:03 8Stoppa ner järnet, pappa lilla2:25 9Jag ville bli en cowboys flicka2:40 10Hej Mister Banjo1:57 11Ci-ciu-ci2:11 12Zing en liten zong2:31 13Hand i hand2:52 14Billy Boy2:53 15Valpen i fönstret2:26 16Försök att ta mej nu2:26 17Vi sjunger så bra tillsammans4:05 18Gökuret2:39 19Den glade vandraren2:29 20En gång jag seglar i hamn2:03 21Roslagsvår2:59 Disc 21Filosofisk Dixieland2:30 2Min vän spiken2:39 3Plugget2:23 4Verbvisan3:08 5Vi vi vi ha en melodi3:08 6Käre John3:01 7Du får inte gå ströget fram3:06 8På en öde ö2:35 9Följ med mig på vägen genom livet2:56 10Regnbågsgränd2:34 11Lullaby of Birdland2:34 12Jag är trogen min vän2:36 13I'm Gonna Lock My Heart3:15 14I'm Checkin' Out Good Bye3:07 15Love in Swingtime2:25 16Bluer Than Blue3:36 17Hand Jive3:08 18Sugartime2:59 19The Big Juleblues, del 12:35 20The Big Juleblues, del 23:11 | Compilation | 1993 | |
| 1994 | Swing It! 1939 - 1953Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 25 tracks · 1:13:131On the Bumby Road to Love2:37 2Some of These Days3:06 3I May Be Wrong2:55 4Dedicated to You2:58 5Jitterbug Från Söder2:43 6Swing It, Magistern2:51 7Minne the Moocher's Wedding Day3:10 8You're Driving Me Crazy2:51 9I Would Like Ti Sing a Song3:20 10Lady Be Good2:22 11Ain't She Sweet2:49 12Yodel in Swing2:45 13I Want Music2:51 14I Spy2:56 15Invitation to a Jumpy Session Party2:57 16One Hundred Per Cent2:52 17Undecided2:44 18Truckin'3:47 19Darktown Strutters' Ball2:20 20I'm a Little on the Loney Side2:51 21The Blues for Yesterday3:27 22Suger2:39 23Fiddle Dee Dee2:55 24I'm Checkin' Out Go'Om Bye3:08 25Opus in Scat3:19 | Compilation | 1994 | |
| 1995 | BästaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 55:231Melodie d'amour3:06 2Den som glad är1:56 3Kom ombord här på arken till oss2:35 4Ole, dole, doff2:12 5Jag tåg en liten kiddemitt2:31 6Joddlarflickan3:16 7Jag har en liten Radiola2:41 8Vårat gäng3:18 9Alice i Tyrolen2:44 10Swing it, magistern!2:50 11Sjung och le2:39 12Mitt eget Blue Hawaii2:45 13One Hundred Per Cent2:52 14Gå opp och pröva dina vingar2:38 15Låt e'n gå - låt e'n ligga2:51 16Killen är crazy2:49 17En liten smula kärlek3:23 18Stigbergsgatan 83:05 19Hey diddle-diddle2:21 20Jag är en liten prick på ett jättestort fjäll2:51 | Compilation | 1995 | |
| 1995 | Regntunga skyarSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 55:411Piccolissima serenata3:03 2Rockin' Robin1:43 3Den som glad är1:58 4Sail Along Silv'ry Moon2:49 5Bimbombey2:16 6Puerto Rico3:05 7La Strada Del Amore2:32 8Goodbye Jimmy Goodbye2:23 9Tunnel of Love2:53 10Melodie D'Amour3:07 11Tulpaner från Amsterdam2:29 12Fråga mig inte varför4:14 13Gunga i en hammock3:17 14Roslagsvår4:12 15Regntunga skyar3:19 16Jag backar ur2:32 17Nattens underland3:16 18Vårat gäng-kavalkad6:33 | Compilation | 1995 | |
| 1999 | Duke Ellington In Sweden 1973 (Highlights From The Swedish Radio Jazz Archives)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:01:481Rockin' in Rhythm4:33 2Creole Love Call3:39 3Caravan2:58 4In Duplicate4:22 5Take the "A" Train4:32 6Satin Doll1:04 7Serenade to Sweden2:14 8Checkered Hat4:22 9Spacemen4:04 10Jeep's Blues4:18 11There's Something About Me6:27 12Somebody Cares5:28 13I'm Beginning to See the Light1:05 14Take the "A" Train5:04 15St. Louis Blues (Encore)3:57 16Tiger Rag (Encore)3:41 | Live | 1999 | |
| 2004 | DiamanterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 36 tracks · 1:30:08Disc 1 1Mélodie d'amour3:06 2Sov min älskling2:59 3Tulpaner från Amsterdam2:28 4Jag älskar dej3:19 5Piccolissima serenata3:00 6Rockin' Robin1:42 7Den som glad är1:56 8Sail Along Silvery Moon2:48 9Tivoli melodi2:55 10Ta fatt på månen2:16 11Raring1:36 12(Have Lips Will Kiss in The) Tunnel of Love2:52 13Det vore välan f'runderbart2:44 14Jag kunde dansat natten lång2:16 15Puerto Rico3:02 16Från slickepinn till läppstift2:09 17Ingen är som du2:50 18Ragga-Da-Bang0:58 Disc 21Side by Side3:08 2Go Chase a Moonbeam3:06 3When You're Smiling2:44 4Just You, Just Me2:21 5Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye2:31 6La Strada Del 'Amore2:28 7Ingo Cha Cha2:03 8Goodbye To Love1:52 9Ring-A-Ling-A-Lario1:52 10Makin' Love2:15 11Lullaby of Broadway2:38 12Gunga i en hammock3:14 13Miss Anna-Bell Lee2:09 14Det är sommar2:22 15Ge mig bara ett enda ord baby2:32 16Flicka med positiv2:34 17Res med mej2:44 18Primavera2:39 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2004 | Alice Babs bästaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 42 tracks · 1:57:06Disc 1 1Swing It, Magistern 19412:50 2Vårat Gäng 19403:17 3Stigbergsgatan 8 19423:04 4Adress Rosenhill 19513:12 5Följ Med Mig På Vägen Genom Livet (Duett Med Svend Asmussen) 19522:55 6God Morgon, Mister Eko 19512:38 7Bergakungens Land 19513:26 8Han Hette Elmer 19522:35 9Den Glade Vandraren 19542:28 10Högt Uppe På Berget 19512:21 11Zing En Liten Zong (Duett Med Staffan Broms) 19532:29 12Hej Mister Banjo 19551:56 13Hand I Hand (Duett Med Staffan Broms) 19532:51 14Valpen I Fönstret 19532:25 15Billy Boy (Duett Med Charlie Norman) 19552:53 16En Gång Jag Seglar I Hamn 19532:03 17Roslagsvår 19573:00 18Gökuret 19542:38 19VI Sjunger Så Bra Tillsammans (Duett Med Povel Ramel) 19534:03 20The Big Juleblues, del 1 (Med Povel Ramel Och Martin Ljung) 19522:37 21The Big Juleblues, del 2 (Duett Med Povel Ramel) 19523:12 Disc 21Käre John (Duett Med Charlie Norman) 19542:54 2Du Får Inte Gå Ströget Fram (Duett Med Charlie Norman) 19553:04 3Filosofisk Dixieland 19552:28 4VI VI VI Ha En Melodi (Duett Med Charlie Norman) 19543:08 5Min Vän Spiken 19532:39 6Botch-A-Me 19532:31 7Regnbågsgränd (Duett Med Svend Asmussen) 19522:34 8Lullaby of Birdland 19552:33 9Jag Är Trogen Min Vän 19542:34 10Lillette 19512:36 11Shanghai 19512:59 12I'm Checkin' Out Goo'm Bye 19513:07 13Baby Get Lost 19532:51 14I'm Gonna Lock My Heart 19513:14 15Takin' a Chance on Love 19572:21 16Bluer Than Blue 19543:36 17Love in Swingtime 19542:24 18Hand Jive 19583:07 19Sugartime 19583:00 20Gunga I En Hammock (The Swe-Danes) 19612:53 21Scandinavian Shuffle (The Swe-Danes) 19601:40 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2004 | Alice Babs & Nisse Linds Hot-trioSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 59:271Tiger Rag2:18 2That’s a Plenty2:27 3Some of These Days3:06 4Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea2:16 5Hot Accordeon2:42 6St. Louis Blues2:58 7The Darktown Strutters’ Ball2:22 8Dedicated to You3:00 9Limehouse Blues2:36 10Jubilee Stomp2:44 11After You’ve Gone2:55 12Star Dust2:50 13Alexander’s Ragtime Band2:54 14Temptation Rag2:37 15Exactly Like You2:24 16Back to Back2:08 17Scatter-Brain3:02 18Sweet Sue2:22 19Diga Diga Doo3:01 20Canadian Capers3:08 21Bugle Call Rag2:33 22China Town My Chinatown3:04 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2005 | 20 originalinspelningar från åren 1951–1954Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 57:431Fröken Pippinette2:48 2Adress Rosenhill3:16 3Tre små fröknar med fräknar3:13 4Högt uppe på berget2:24 5Mr. och Mississippi3:45 6Godmorgon Mister Eko2:41 7Puck, Muck, Mack, Jack, Pim, Tim, Tom3:31 8På låssas3:00 9Jag ville bli en cowboys flicka2:42 10Stoppa ner järnet pappa lilla2:27 11En gång jag seglar i hamn2:06 12På söndag2:11 13Lille prins sol3:27 14Min egen lilla gunghäst3:25 15Den glade vandraren2:31 16Gökuret2:40 17Jag undrar vem2:23 18Den gamla hjulångaren3:02 19Rödluvan3:07 20Ha Ha Ha3:04 | Compilation | 2005 | |
| 2014 | TætPå (Vol. 1) / Här ska’ dansasSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 56:061Dedicated to You2:55 2Stardust2:45 3F.D.R. Jones2:40 4Regntunga skyar1:40 5Swing ling lej1:32 6Some of These Days3:04 7Exactly Like You2:21 8Sjunger jag min swing ändå1:15 9Låt mig bli med i erat gäng1:48 10Jingle Jangle Jingle3:04 11Puck, Muck, Mack, Jack, Pim, Tim, Tom3:26 12Fiskeflottan2:43 13En dag skall solen skina2:43 14Du ler med dina ögan2:30 15Jag ger rosor2:36 16Här ska’ dansas2:23 17Ole Dole Dei2:41 18The Green Door3:31 19Lilla stjärna2:35 20Det svänger på slottet0:45 21Just A Sittin’ and Rockin’2:56 22Philadelphia, USA2:00 23Have A Heart2:13 | Compilation | 9 June 2014 | |
| — | Together, Volume 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 31:281Följ Med Mig På Vägen Genom Livet2:58 2En Gång Jag Seglar I Hamn2:05 3Believe It, Beloved2:50 4Min Vän Spiken2:41 5Hand I Hand2:54 6Just a Gigolo3:19 7VI Sjunger Så Bra Tillsammans4:07 8Zing En Lille Zong2:33 9Crazy Rhythm2:54 10Valpen I Fönstret2:28 11I Found a New Baby2:39 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Together, Volume 3Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 35:541Försök Att Ta Mej Nu2:28 2Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief2:57 3Bergakungens Land3:24 4Exactly Like You2:37 5Godmorgon Mr. Eko2:41 6St. Louis Blues3:06 7Högt Uppe På Berget2:24 8I'm Checkin' Out Good Bye3:09 9Lonesome Road2:56 10I'm Gonna Lock My Heart3:17 11Mister and Mississippi3:44 12Oh, You Won't Be Satisfied3:11 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Together, Volume 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 34:111Boogie Woogie2:56 2Han hette Elmer2:37 3Jag Ville Bli En Cowboys Flicka2:42 4Nobody’s Sweetheart2:49 5Regnbågsgänd2:36 6Stoppa Ner Ljårnet Pappa Lilla2:27 7Dinah2:47 8Vildandens Sång3:05 9Cradle Song3:02 10Adress Rosenhill3:15 11The Sunshine of Your Smile3:00 12Låt En Gå, Låt En Ligga2:55 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Just You, Just MeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 59:521Gunga i en hammock3:16 2Hur är allt i Glocca Morra2:52 3Miss Anna-Bell Lee2:11 4Godnatt Baby2:42 5Side by Side3:10 6Just You Just Me2:46 7Ta fatt pä mänen3:07 8When You're Smiling2:05 9Silv'ry Moon2:50 10Roslagsvår4:14 11Tulpaner från Amsterdam2:30 12Melodie d'Amour3:09 13Piccolisima Serenata3:04 14Tunnel of Love2:55 15Rockin Robin1:44 16Tivoli melodi2:57 17Regntunga skyar3:20 18Goodbye to Love2:06 19Makin' Love2:19 20Vårat gäng-kavalkad6:35 | Compilation | — | |
| — | GuldkornSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 58:131Adress Rosenhill3:14 2Käre John3:00 3Filosofisk Dixieland2:29 4Följ Med Mig På Vägen Genom Livet2:57 5Den Glade Vandraren2:30 6Roslagsvår3:02 7Han Hette Elmer2:37 8Hand I Hand2:53 9Billy Boy2:55 10Plugget2:25 11Verbvisan3:09 12VI VI VI Ha En Melodi3:11 13Hand Jive3:09 14VI Sjunger Så Bra Tillsammans4:06 15Gökuret2:40 16Du Får Inte Gå Ströget Fram3:09 17Jag Är Trogen Min Vän2:37 18Regnbågsgränd2:36 19Lullaby of Birdland2:35 20Sugartime2:59 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Alice Babs head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 35 | 92.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 51 | 94.4th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 14 | 90.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 59 | 97.3th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland | won | |
| — | Illis quorum | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swe-Danes(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alice_Babs.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6ae56e30-d394-4d18-8118-6a0a2b77eaafdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6ae56e30-d394-4d18-8118-6a0a2b77eaafcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q256809genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q256809seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Babsbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Babsbiography—wikipedia-sv · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Babs
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Swedish musicians
Tier rule: historic figure (35 language versions, career ended)
Image: Scanpix · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q256809 · MusicBrainz: 6ae56e30-d394-4d18-8118-6a0a2b77eaaf
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