Alice Babs
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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 26, 1924 (Kalmar domkyrkoförsamling), Died February 11, 2014 (Stockholm)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | DU 1199 | 9/12/1956* | Hilly Billy Willy | Alice Babs | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1200 | 9/12/1956* | Ding ding a'ling, ding a'long | Alice Babs | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Babs, Alice," accessed April 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/302457.
Babs, Alice. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/302457.
"Babs, Alice." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 27 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Babs, Alice - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90008328
Wikidata: Alice Babs - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q256809
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51888110
MusicBrainz: Alice Babs - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6ae56e30-d394-4d18-8118-6a0a2b77eaaf
ISNI: 0000 0000 6639 3477 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000066393477
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