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Monica Zetterlund
Person · female · Sweden · Hagfors parish · born 1937 · died 2005 · recording since 1958
Swedish singer and actress (1937-2005)
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Also known as Eva Monica Nilsson · Eva Monica Zetterlund · Monica Z · Monika Zetterlund · 莫妮卡·泽特伦德
Timeline
1930s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: Swedish Sensation
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Biography
Biography
Monica Zetterlund (born Eva Monica Nilsson; 20 September 1937 – 12 May 2005) was a Swedish jazz singer and actress. She represented represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the jazz ballad "En gång i Stockholm" ("Once Upon a Time in Stockholm"). Through her lifetime, she starred in over 10 Swedish film productions and recorded over 20 studio albums. She gained international fame through her collaborative album with Bill Evans, Waltz for Debby.
Singer
Zetterlund began by learning the classic jazz songs from radio and records, initially not knowing the language and what they sang about in English. Her hit songs included "Sakta vi gå genom stan
Sakta vi gå genom stanSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracksA1Sakta vi gå genom stanA2Säg tystB1Rockin’ ChairB2Du måste ta det kallt" (Swedish cover of "Walking My Baby Back Home"; in Swedish a tribute to Stockholm town), "Visa från Utanmyra", "Sista jäntan", "Trubbel", "Gröna små äpplen" ("Little Green Apples"), "Monicas vals" ("Waltz for Debby"), "Stick iväg, Jack!" ("Hit the Road Jack"), "Att angöra en brygga", "Var blev ni av", "Måne över Stureplan" (cover of Sting's "Moon Over Bourbon Street") and "Under vinrankan!", among many others.
She also interpreted the works of such Swedish singer-songwriters as Evert Taube, Olle Adolphson and Povel Ramel, as well as international jazz musicians/songwriters. She worked with leading American players including Louis Armstrong, Bill Evans, Stan Getz, Steve Kuhn and Quincy Jones, and in the Scandinavian jazz world with people like Georg Riedel, Egil Johansen, Arne Domnérus, Svend Asmussen and Jan Johansson.
In 1964, she recorded the jazz album Waltz for Debby, featuring Bill Evans, a record she herself described as "the best I've done" and was the most proud of. Her professional skill was amply demonstrated in this album in performing the challenging Harold Arlen song, "So Long, Big Time".
Her long career also included the song "En gång i Stockholm" ("Once Upon a Time in Stockholm"); a jazz ballad with which she represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963. She finished last, however and scored nul points, but remained successful in Sweden.
Actor
Her collaboration with the comic duo Hasse & Tage (in the 1960s and 1970s) eventually led to a stage career in revues and films. Memorable are her parts in the films Att angöra en brygga and Äppelkriget, with her most memorable role being in Jan Troell's Utvandrarna (aka The Emigrants; with Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow in the leads) as Ulrika, a former prostitute who together with her teenage daughter Elin (portrayed by Zetterlund's daughter, Eva Lena Zetterlund) join the main characters in their emigration to America in the 1850s, a role for which Zetterlund received a Guldbagge Award for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in more than 20 films and television series.
Health and death
She suffered from severe scoliosis which began after a childhood accident, and as a result was forced to retire from performing in 1999.
On 12 May 2005, she died following an accidental fire in her apartment at Birger Jarlsgatan in Stockholm.
Albums
Swedish Sensation (Columbia, 1958)
Ahh! Monica! (Philips, 1962)
Make Mine Swedish Style (Philips, 1964)
Ohh! Monica! (Philips, 1964)
Waltz for Debby with Bill Evans (Philips, 1964)
Monica Zetterlund (Philips, 1967)
Monica - Monica (Gazell 1971)
Chicken Feathers (SR, 1972)
Hej, Man! (Odeon, 1975)
Folk Som Har Sånger Kan Inte Dö (YTF 1976)
It Only Happens Every Time with Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (Inner City, 1978)
Holiday for Monica (Phontastic, 1983)
Monica Zetterlund Sjunger Olle Adolphson (Phontastic, 1984)
Monica Z (RCA, 1989)
Varsamt (RCA, 1991)
Topaz (RCA, 1993)
The Lost Tapes at Bell Sound Studios NYC (RCA Victor, 1996)
Det Finns Dagar (RCA, 1997)
Bill Remembered: A Tribute to Bill Evans (RCA Victor, 2000)
Diamanter (EMI, 2005)
Sista Gången Du Var Med (National, 2006)
På Café Katalin Torsdag 14 September 1989 (Gazell, 2006)
På Berns 1964 (Vax, 2016)
Here´s To Life (2024, previously unreleased recordings in English recorded 1989, 1991 and 1993)
Notable songs
"Va' e' de' där" ("Dat Dere" with Swedish lyrics by Beppe Wolgers.)
"En gång i Stockholm"
"Sakta vi gå genom stan
Sakta vi gå genom stanSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracksA1Sakta vi gå genom stanA2Säg tystB1Rockin’ ChairB2Du måste ta det kallt" ("Walkin' My Baby Back Home" with Swedish lyrics by Beppe Wolgers.)
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 | 28 | 89th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 38 | 92.3th |
| Studio albums | 20 | 96.4th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 24 | 95.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 47 | 88th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (38 release groups · 20 studio albums)
Albums · 20
1958 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 33:17
A1I’ll Take Romance2:07A2Deep in a Dream2:27A3There’s No You2:49A4The Things We Did Last Summer2:26A5My Old Flame2:25A6My Heart, My Mind, My Everything2:39B1Spring Is Here4:03B2Easy Living5:38B3Don’t Be That Way2:14B4More Than You Know2:32B5Easy Street2:10B6Lonesome Road1:471962 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Sakta vi gå genom stanA2Mister KellyA3Rockin’ ChairA4Kärlek och pepparrotA5Va’ e’ de’ därA6Stick iväg JackB1När min vän…B2I New YorkB3Säg några vackra ordB4Du måste ta det kalltB5Katten FelixB6Säg tyst1964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Speak LowA2The Thrill Is GoneA3The More I See YouA4He’s My GuyA5Detour AheadB1What’s NewB2Left AloneB3Blue PreludeB4The Second Time AroundB5You’ve Changed1967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 33:40
A1Sweet Georgie Fame3:18A2Nu är det bra3:33A3Ellinor Rydholm2:47A4Regnets sång2:47A5Alfie3:32A6Brandvaktens sång1:31A7Nu haver jag bedragit dig0:27B1En haltande sommarvals2:01B2Dumma vi var2:09B3Vers på Värmlandsfötter2:53B4Sov4:58B5En man och en kvinna3:02B6Tillägnan0:421972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 30:30
A1Chicken Feathers2:20A2The Baby2:15A3The Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers2:45A4Rain Drops, Rain Drops2:40A5Silver2:10A6Till Monica3:05B1The Thoughts of a Gentleman2:40B2The Real Guitarist in the House3:30B3Pearlie’s Swine3:15B4U.L.L.A.3:35B5Till Steve2:15Folk som har sånger kan inte dö
1976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 31:48
1Till seger2:162Smärta4:253Vi ska segra2:374Som en solörn2:535Rebellflickan2:326Natten är svart2:317Alla tillsammans2:438Vi bygger landet2:289Låga över länderna2:1510Första maj1:3011Bandiera rossa3:0712Natten är svart2:311978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 36:50
A1It Only Happens Every Time5:13A2Long Daddy Green3:38A3Silhouette4:37A4He Was Too Good to Me5:06B1The Groove Merchant4:07B2Love to One Is One to Love4:14B3Happy Again4:16B4The Second Time Around5:391983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 48:15
A1East of the Sun4:00A2Billie's Blues6:15A3I Should Care4:20A4I Wished on the Moon5:00A5He's Funny That Way5:25B1What's New6:20B2For All We Know4:30B3But Beautiful2:55B4My Man3:40B5God Bless the Child5:501989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 43:01
1I morron5:292Att angöra en brygga3:243Men tiden går4:554Het sommar4:535Lär mig ikväll3:426En bedårande sommarvals3:027Mitt skepp4:148Destination Moon3:029Höst4:2710En liten grabb5:531991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 51:51
1Ska nya röster sjunga4:202Pantermannen5:153Never Let Me Go4:364Under vinrankan4:205Som ett andetag5:356Tillägnan5:247Försiktigt4:338Cavatina / He's So Beautiful3:599Jag älskar dig4:2210Some Other Time5:5811Sommar i midnattsolens land3:291992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 49:06
1Sweet Georgie Fame3:182Nu är det bra3:333Ellinor Rydholm2:474Regnets sång2:475Alfie3:326Brandvaktens sång1:317Nu haver jag bedragit dig0:278En haltande sommarvals2:019Dumma vi var2:0910Vers på Värmlandsfötter2:5311Sov4:5812En man och en kvinna3:0213Tillägnan0:4214Farfars vals2:2415Siv Larssons dagbok2:0916Lill-Klas2:2617En liten valsmelodi3:1918Jag tror på dej2:2619Visa från Utanmyra2:421992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 56:44
1Folkvisa ifrån sätra3:132Adagio4:063I valet och kvalet2:554Trubbel4:265Zäpovalsen1:316Krama mig och dansa2:327Huldrans sång2:538Hej, man!3:059På lyckans smala hav3:4110Siv och gunne3:1011Vart tog du vägen4:2412Jungfru maria4:2913Elin I hagen2:3614Så skuggar jag dej3:3615Sommarregn3:2116Nu är det gott att leva3:0217Kom3:441993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 51:21
1Våga En Gång Till (Here's to Life)5:382Om Igen (Ett Avlägset Sorl)4:503Dance Only With Me3:114Topaz Och Sir Tom4:485Trots Allt Är Ensamheten Värst (Triste)3:336Ensam På Havet6:147Han Är Den Jag Vill Ha (Song for My Lady)5:098Tack Gode Gud För Musikanter (O Bédado e a Equilibrista)4:039The Zanzibar Song5:1210Riddarfjärdsblues3:4111Tystnaden Tätnar5:021994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:10:40
1Lester Leaps In4:362East of the Sun3:553There Will Never Be Another You4:224I Should Care4:345I Wished on the Moon5:076Jumpin' With Symphony Sid3:487What's New?5:398Billie's Blues6:209For All We Know4:3210But Beautiful2:4711Blue Lester6:2512He's Funny That Way5:4713I've Found a New Baby4:3314My Man3:5815Lady Be Good4:17The Lost Tapes @ Bell Sound Studios NYC
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 51:58
1What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry2:062There'll Be Another Spring3:433Nothing at All4:174He's My Guy2:555You Look Like Someone4:326Nature Boy3:027Come Rain or Come Shine2:168I Can't Give You Anything but Love3:179Ack, Vaermeland Du Skona2:4110One for My Baby4:2511Sounds of Spring3:1212I'm a Fool to Want You3:1013There'll Be Another Spring (alternate)3:4414He's My Guy (alternate)2:5515You Look Like Someone (False Start)0:4616You Look Like Someone (alternate)4:571997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 52:28
1Var har du varit4:142Måne över Stureplan3:323Ellen4:154Kanske är det kärlek4:035Det finns dagar3:176Sista gången du var med4:427Sov lilla pappa3:168Dansa långsamt3:009Som för längesen2:5810Vindarnas torg4:0711Absolut ingenting2:2212Goda grannar3:3713Nar fick den vatten sist3:5514Mannen från igår2:4815Kärlekens haveri2:22Monica Zetterlund Sjunger Olle Adolphson
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:46
1Trubbel5:412Siv Och Gunne3:083Jonne3:484Vem?4:265Prylar3:476Regnets Sång2:527Nu Har Jag Fått Den Jag Vill Ha3:488Rim I Juli3:299Törnrosa4:4310Vad Tänker Han På?5:2411År3:4812Nu Kommer Kvällen3:52Bill Remembered (A Tribute To Bill Evans)
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 55:45
1I Remember Bill4:032The Best Thing For You3:133I Never Say Good-Bye4:204Young and Foolish3:155How Long Has This Been Going On3:286Gone With the Wind3:557My Foolish Heart3:598Waltz For Debbie (instrumental)3:119But Beautiful4:3710The Masquerade Is Over4:2511My Ideal3:3812They Say It's Spring3:5313Stay and Love My Blues Away3:0914They Can't Take That Away From Me6:392001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 40:33
1Farfars vals2:272Siv Larssons dagbok2:133Konstigt2:304Monicas vals3:305En dag i augusti3:276Vilsevalsen7:117En valsmelodi3:218Jag tror på dej2:299När jag vaknar3:3510Vart tar vinet vägen4:3511Spela för mej2:3312Visa från Utanmyra2:422001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:04:49
1Bedårande sommarvals2:352O vad en liten gumma kan gno2:423Men tiden går5:104Donna Juanita4:555Kalinka6:206Lär oss ikväll3:277Sälj inget brännvin till Pappa!4:158Att angöra en brygga2:369Pigornas Kurt2:2810Vi passar så bra isär3:0211Nilsson2:5012Rosens sång4:0413Forellen1:4314Var blev ni av?5:0715Biff à la Petterlund2:1316Är jag för banal?3:1817Studsviksvalsen3:3318En slump4:31
EP · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Sakta vi gå genom stanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Sakta vi gå genom stan A2Säg tyst B1Rockin’ Chair B2Du måste ta det kallt | November 1961 | ||
| 1962 | Vilse-valsen / Vart tar vinet vägen... / Katten FelixSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1Vilse-valsen 2Vart tar vinet vägen... 3Katten Felix | 1962 | ||
| 1963 | HålligångSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracksATelefonnumret B1Är jag för banal? (Now It Can Be Told) B2Kärlek har ändrat karaktär (Love Isn't What It Used to Be) | 1963 | ||
| 1965 | Har du nå’nsin hört någon spela jazz på en elektrisk flöjtSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks1Har du nå’nsin hört någon spela jazz på en elektrisk flöjt 2Vals i mejram 3Du 4Det finns ju faktiskt telefon... | 1965 |
Album · 14
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Swedish Sensation! The Complete Columbia Recordings 1958-1960Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 40 tracks · 2:01:37Disc 1 1I Should Care2:59 2It’s All Right With Me2:22 3Imagination2:29 4Easy Street2:10 5Opus Sex4:04 6I Didn’t Know What Time It Was2:32 7Yesterdays4:15 8Love for Sale3:59 9Darn That Dream2:14 10He’s Funny That Way4:53 11I’ll Take Romance2:07 12Deep in a Dream2:27 13There’s No You2:49 14The Things We Did Last Summer2:26 15My Old Flame2:25 16My Heart, My Mind, My Everything2:39 17Spring Is Here4:03 18Easy Living5:38 19Don’t Be That Way2:14 20More Than You Know2:32 21Lonesome Road1:47 Disc 21I dina kvarter3:29 2Gör det2:40 3Jag kunde dansat natten lång3:04 4Det vore välan fr’underbart2:23 5Hallelujah, I Love Him So3:17 6I Want to Be His Girl2:56 7It’s All Right2:55 8Yes Indeed2:29 9Bess, You Is My Woman Now5:07 10Summertime2:21 11I Loves You Porgy3:22 12Love Lips2:37 13Your Love Was Sprung on Me2:51 14Dream of You3:08 15I Could Write a Book3:13 16Med andra ord3:20 17Detour Ahead2:50 18Get Out of Town2:35 19Don’t Dream of Anybody but Me3:56 | Compilation | 4 November 1993 | |
| 1995 | Svenska favoriterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 54:471Sakta vi gå genom stan3:19 2Rockin' Chair2:57 3Kärlek och pepparrot3:10 4Va' e' de' där2:51 5Stick iväg Jack1:48 6Säg tyst3:04 7Lill-Klas2:29 8Ellinor Rydholm2:48 9En man och en kvinna3:03 10Farfars vals2:26 11Vart tar vinet vägen4:34 12En liten valsmelodi3:21 13Du2:25 14Svartvit kalypso3:14 15Om natten1:41 16En dag i augusti3:26 17Trubbel5:41 18Spela för mej2:30 | Compilation | 1995 | |
| 1995 | Ett lingonris som satts i cocktailglasSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:15:321Love for Sale3:36 2Am I Blue3:41 3Kalinka5:17 4Nilsson2:50 5En slump4:34 6Vilse-valsen7:12 7Sälj inget brännvin till pappa4:18 8Bedårande sommarvals3:12 9Hej jag är vamp2:36 10Svart-vit calypso3:46 11Älskling5:45 12Donna Juanita4:54 13Är du med i jazzen, Karlsson?3:01 14Underbart är kort4:18 15Studsvikvalsen3:31 16O vad en liten gumma kan gno2:45 17Men tiden går5:13 18Var blev ni av?5:03 | Compilation | November 1995 | |
| 1998 | Gyllene blad ur Monicas dagbokSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 35 tracks · 1:46:13Disc 1 1Kärlek och pepparrot3:12 2Farfars vals2:28 3Rockin' Chair3:00 4Alfie3:35 5Lill-Klas2:30 6En valsmelodi3:22 7Mister Kelly2:53 8En gång i Stockholm3:06 9Katten Felix2:07 10En man och en kvinna3:05 11It Could Happen to You3:00 12När min vän3:04 13Du2:27 14En dag i augusti3:28 15Svart-vit Calypso3:16 16Nu haver jag bedragit dig0:30 17Har du nå'nsin hört någon spela jazz på en elektrisk flöjt2:24 18Ingenting4:32 Disc 21Sweet Georgia Fame3:21 2Den sista jäntan6:12 3Jag tror på dig2:29 4Sov5:02 5Vart tar vinet vägen4:35 6Spela för mig2:34 7Siv Larsson dagbok2:13 8Monicas vals2:48 9I New York2:16 10Säg tyst3:08 11Du måste ta det kallt2:43 12Stick iväg Jack1:50 13Visa från Utanmyra2:46 14Brandvaktens sång1:35 15En haltande sommarvals2:04 16East of the Sun5:18 17Sakta vi gå genom stan3:20 | Compilation | 1998 | |
| 2000 | HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:11:371En bedårande sommarvals3:02 2Under vinrankan4:18 3Var har du varit4:13 4Om igen (ett avlägset sorl)4:51 5Destination Moon3:00 6Som ett andetag5:34 7Sov lilla pappa3:14 8Riddarfjärdsblues3:41 9Att angöra en brygga3:23 10Mannen från igår2:46 11Tillägnan5:25 12I morgon5:27 13Jag älskar dig4:21 14Goda grannar3:36 15Måne över Stureplan3:31 16Tystnaden tätnar5:02 17Ensam på havet6:13 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2001 | Den sista jäntanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 35:241Har du någonsin hört någon spela jazz på en elektrisk flöjt?2:23 2Vals i mejram2:08 3Du2:27 4Det finns ju faktiskt telefon1:49 5Svart-vit calypso3:15 6Den sista jäntan6:11 7Håll musiken igång4:21 8Håll musiken igång 25:04 9Underbart är kort4:18 10Visan om mina vänner3:28 | Compilation | 2001 | |
| 2001 | Monicas bästaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:01:291Sakta vi gå genom stan3:24 2Gröna små äpplen3:47 3Att angöra en brygga2:37 4I New York2:17 5En man och en kvinna3:06 6Farfars vals2:28 7En gång i Stockholm3:06 8Monicas vals3:30 9Den sista jäntan6:11 10Rockin' Chair3:01 11Visa från Utanmyra2:46 12Trubbel4:24 13Mister Kelly2:55 14Sweet Georgie Fame3:21 15It Could Happen to You3:01 16Va' e' de' där2:55 17Alfie3:35 18Var blev ni av5:05 | Compilation | 2001 | |
| 2004 | DiamanterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 32 tracks · 1:58:23Disc 1 1En Man Mer Att Glömma2:45 2Folkvisa ifrån sätra3:13 3Dobedobedo4:12 4Adagio4:03 5I valet och kvalet2:54 6Trubbel4:24 7Soolaimon3:37 8Vad Vet Väl Jag?3:49 9Zäpovalsen1:29 10Du mitt liv3:11 11Hej, Man!3:11 12På lyckans smala hav3:41 13Siv och gunne3:08 14Du Som Stack Eller Den Svenska Gymnastikens Betydelse2:56 15Lättillgänglig Musik4:11 16Vart Tog Du Vägen?4:23 17Jungfru Maria4:29 18Elin I hagen2:35 19Så skuggar jag dej3:35 20Sommarregn3:21 21Nu är det gott att leva3:00 22Kom3:47 Disc 21It Only Happens Every Time5:12 2Long Daddy Green3:38 3Silhouette4:37 4He Was Too Good to Me5:06 5The Groove Merchant4:06 6Love to One Is One to Love4:14 7Happy Again4:16 8The Second Time Around5:58 9Krama Mig Och Dansa2:32 10Huldrans Sång2:50 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2005 | Det bästa med Monica ZetterlundSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 40 tracks · 2:22:26Disc 1 1Att angöra en brygga2:34 2Gröna små äpplen3:44 3Sakta vi gå genom stan3:18 4Jag tror på dej2:26 5Mister Kelly2:50 6Stick iväg Jack1:47 7Trubbel4:22 8Farfars vals2:24 9Monicas vals3:27 10I New York2:14 11Come Rain or Come Shine4:38 12Once Upon a Summertime3:00 13Men tiden går5:10 14En slump4:33 15Donna Juanita4:52 16Svart‐vit calypso3:45 17Some Other Time5:32 18Visa från Utanmyra2:41 19En gång i Stockholm3:04 20Var blev ni av?5:04 Disc 21Bedårande sommarvals3:10 2Love for Sale3:34 3Sweet Georgie Fame3:19 4It’s All‐Right With Me2:21 5Don’t Be That Way2:12 6I’m a Fool to Want You3:08 7Ack, Värmeland du sköna2:38 8När min vän3:02 9Jag vet en dejlig rosa2:50 10Visan om mina vänner3:30 11Den sista jäntan6:09 12Siv Larssons dagbok2:10 13What Are We Waiting For2:56 14Sommarregn3:19 15It Could Happen to You3:01 16I morron5:27 17Vad tänker han på?5:24 18Under vinrankan4:18 19Ska nya röster sjunga4:18 20Underbart är kort4:15 | Compilation | 2005 | |
| 2006 | Sista gången du var medSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 47:371Come Rain or Come Shine2:48 2Mannen från igår2:33 3Det finns dagar3:29 4Var har du varit4:16 5Allt det där du har1:53 6Presentation1:15 7Yardbird Suite3:17 8Som för längesen3:36 9Sista gången du var med4:20 10Ellen2:41 11Goda grannar3:33 12Vindarnas torg4:09 13Trubbel5:41 14Måne över Stureplan4:06 | Live | 2006 | |
| 2006 | På Café Katalin Torsdag 14 September 1989Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:11:551Monica Z presenterar0:57 2I valet och kvalet3:48 3Bossa Nova medley: Stockholm är en jävla stad & Siv Larssons dagbok4:03 4My Man2:50 5Li'l Darling6:19 6The Second Time Around3:15 7Social Call5:01 8Att angöra en brygga4:23 9It Could Happen to You3:05 10Lasse B presenterar0:52 11Milano6:43 12Du är min hela värld4:22 13Trubbel6:06 14He's Funny That Way4:42 15Svart-vit calypso4:44 16As Time Goes By6:41 17I Can't Give You Anything but Love4:04 | Live | 2006 | |
| 2008 | Sakta vi gå genom stan - Det bästa med Monica ZetterlundSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 48 tracks · 2:46:19Disc 1 1Gröna små äpplen3:45 2I New York2:12 3Jag tror på dej2:26 4Du2:24 5Klockan är väl två2:33 6Att angöra en brygga2:34 7Mister Kelly2:50 8Don't Be That Way2:12 9Va' e' de' där2:51 10Svart-vit calypso3:44 11Donna Juanita4:52 12Trubbel4:21 13Some Other Time5:32 14Visa från Utanmyra2:41 15En gång i Stockholm3:03 16Var blev ni av?5:03 Disc 21Bedårande sommarvals3:10 2Håll musiken igång4:19 3Sweet Georgie Fame3:18 4En man och en kvinna3:02 5It Could Happen To You2:58 6Come Rain Or Come Shine4:38 7Visan om mina vänner3:29 8Jag vet en dejlig rosa2:49 9Farfars vals2:23 10Love For Sale3:34 11It's All Right With Me2:20 12Alfie3:32 13Men tiden går5:10 14En slump4:32 15Sommarregn3:18 16Ack Värmeland du sköna2:37 Disc 31Sakta vi gå genom stan3:18 2Monicas vals3:27 3Hej jag är vamp2:34 4Stick iväg Jack1:46 5I'm A Fool To Want You3:08 6Nu är det gott att leva2:58 7I morron5:27 8När min vän3:01 9Den sista jäntan6:08 10Once Upon A Summertime3:00 11What Are We Waiting For2:55 12Siv Larssons dagbok2:10 13Vad tänker han på?5:23 14Under vinrankan4:18 15Ska nya röster sjunga4:18 16Underbart är kort4:16 | Compilation | 15 April 2008 | |
| 2009 | Swedish SensationSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:03:421I Should Care3:00 2It's All Right With Me2:24 3Imagination2:31 4Easy Street2:10 5Opus Sex4:06 6I Didn't Know What Time It Was2:34 7Yesterdays4:17 8Love for Sale4:01 9Darn That Dream2:16 10He's Funny That Way4:55 11I'll Take Romance2:09 12Deep in a Dream2:29 13There's No You2:51 14The Things We Did Last Summer2:29 15My Old Flame2:26 16My Heart, My Mind, My Everything2:41 17Spring Is Here4:05 18Easy Living5:40 19Don't Be That Way2:16 20More Than You Know2:34 21Lonesome Road1:48 | Compilation | 2009 | |
| 2016 | Monica Zetterlund på Berns 1964Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 59:241En sån stor skön sagolik värld3:06 2Jag spelar helst av allt på våran gård3:35 3Medley7:15 4Om natten är alla änkor grå1:55 5Ingrid Dardels polska1:54 6As Long as I Live2:19 7Samba/rumba-medley6:01 8Farfars vals3:11 9Jag tror på mej2:28 10Murare Nilsson3:24 11Raspi2:56 12Speak Low3:50 13Nu haver jag bedragit dig0:36 14En valsmelodi – medley4:16 15Titta på Birgit Nilsson7:03 16Hallelujah I Love Her So1:49 17Blue Prelude3:46 | Live | 6 May 2016 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Monica Zetterlund head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 28 | 89th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 38 | 92.3th |
| Studio albums | 20 | 96.4th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 24 | 95.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 47 | 88th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Guldbagge Awards | won | |
| — | Cornelis Vreeswijk scholarship | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monica_Zetterlund_1960%27s.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cc4c4d9d-1598-4c86-9158-4a39fa97e6ffdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cc4c4d9d-1598-4c86-9158-4a39fa97e6ffcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254527genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254527seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Zetterlundbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Zetterlund
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Swedish musicians
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 0, 28 language versions)
Image: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q254527 · MusicBrainz: cc4c4d9d-1598-4c86-9158-4a39fa97e6ff
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