Monica Törnell
| Monica Törnell | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Monica Kristina Ingeborg Törnell |
| Born |
June 3, 1954 , Hälsingland, Sweden |
| Genres | Folk, rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 1962– |
| Labels | Phonogram Records (Philips Records, Mercury Records), |
| Website | www.monicatornell.se (in Swedish) |
Monica Kristina Ingeborg Törnell, (born June 3, 1954 in , Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. After being discovered by Cornelis Vreeswijk 1971, she was a prominent singer in several genres, mainly folk and rock music, for over two decades. Together with Lasse Holm, she represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen, Norway. She is the mother of (born in 1973) and Mattias Törnell (born in 1980).
Monica Törnell lived her first years in Trönö (in the municipality), but she later moved with her family to Söderhamn. In this city, she started to visit Folkets Park, where she heard artists such as Lill-Babs, Jerry Williams, and many others. Early in her life, Törnell had her public debut before audience of 700 people at the 1962 Ericsson Christmas party in Söderhamn, where her father Jöns Törnell was an employee. followed by a series of performances in public parks at home. She was also good at drawing, and in 1965, she became one of five first-prize winners in the drawing competition "Ung Fantasi" (Young Fantasy), in which 1500 schoolchildren took part. In her early teens she played fiddle and sang both solo and in choir. In the late 1960s she was in the singing groups He, She and You and TJI. These groups consisted only of guitars and bass and sang mostly American folk music. On 20 February 1971, she won a vocalist contest in society Ljusne, Söderhamn Municipality, where she sang the song Summertime.
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