Backman comes from a musical family and studied classical ballet from 1972 until 1982 at Kungliga Teaterns balettskola and at the Balettakademien, Statens Dansskola and Cullbergbaletten.[2] She attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School and studied song at the age of seventeen, when she debuted in the role of Liesl in the musical Sound of Music at Folkan.[2][3] At the same theater she also acted in the children's play Snövit och de sju dvärgarna about Snow white.[2] In both productions she got to know her co-star Peter Jöback whom she after that has co-operated with several times. After these works she has worked primarily within song and musicals.
Career
In 1984, she toured with Carola Häggkvist, and along with singer Henriette Johnsson she started the pop duo Katz. The group toured Europe and she also recorded solo singles in Italy in 1989. In 1990, she got the role of Cosette in the musical Les Misérables at Cirkus in Stockholm, she was part of the ensemble for over 1000 plays of the musical both in Sweden, Germany and London.[2] In 1992, she had the lead role of Maria in West Side Story at Riksteatern, and after that she acted in a revue with Bosse Parnevik, Monica Zetterlund and others.
In 2002, she returned to Stockholm and Oscarsteatern to act as the title role of Greta Garbo in Garbo The Musical, followed by her big breakthrough role as Donna, in the Swedish version of the musical Mamma Mia! at Cirkus between 2005 and 2007.[2] She won the award Guldmasken for this role. In 2009, she participated in the show PrimaDONNOR at Hamburger Börs along with Charlott Strandberg and Sussie Eriksson. Between 2010 and 2011 she played the lead role as Norma Desmond in Göteborgsoperans musical Sunset Boulevard.
In 2012, she played Maria Magdalena in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar along with Ola Salo at Göta Lejon in Stockholm.[4] In 2013, she played Desiree Armfledt in Stephen Sondeheim's Sommarnattens leende at Malmö Opera.[5] Backman has from time to time been part of Rhapsody in Rock, also in the Ted Gärdestad celebration tour Sol, vind & Vatten in 2008. In 2013, she participated in the television recorded arena tour I Love Musicals along with Peter Jöback.[6][7] She has made several concerts with Malmö Brandkårs Musikkår along with Jan Malmsjö.[8]
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May 04, 2023
gunilla, backman, gunilla, katarina, backman, born, june, 1965, swedish, singer, actress, musical, artist, 2012, background, informationbirth, namegunilla, katarina, backmanborn, 1965, june, 1965, originstockholm, swedengenresmusical, rockwebsitehttp, gunillab. Gunilla Katarina Backman born 18 June 1965 is a Swedish singer actress and musical artist 1 Gunilla BackmanGunilla Backman 2012 Background informationBirth nameGunilla Katarina BackmanBorn 1965 06 18 June 18 1965 age 57 OriginStockholm SwedenGenresMusical RockWebsitehttp gunillabackman com Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Career 3 Discography 4 Filmography 5 ReferencesEarly life and career EditBackman comes from a musical family and studied classical ballet from 1972 until 1982 at Kungliga Teaterns balettskola and at the Balettakademien Statens Dansskola and Cullbergbaletten 2 She attended Adolf Fredrik s Music School and studied song at the age of seventeen when she debuted in the role of Liesl in the musical Sound of Music at Folkan 2 3 At the same theater she also acted in the children s play Snovit och de sju dvargarna about Snow white 2 In both productions she got to know her co star Peter Joback whom she after that has co operated with several times After these works she has worked primarily within song and musicals Career EditIn 1984 she toured with Carola Haggkvist and along with singer Henriette Johnsson she started the pop duo Katz The group toured Europe and she also recorded solo singles in Italy in 1989 In 1990 she got the role of Cosette in the musical Les Miserables at Cirkus in Stockholm she was part of the ensemble for over 1000 plays of the musical both in Sweden Germany and London 2 In 1992 she had the lead role of Maria in West Side Story at Riksteatern and after that she acted in a revue with Bosse Parnevik Monica Zetterlund and others In 1994 she acted in Ingmar Bergman s special production of Shakespeare s En Vintersaga at Dramaten and she also acted in the musical Elvira Madigan at Riksteatern In 1996 she started several years of intensive international work with Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Sunset Boulevard in the German city of Niedernhausen Les Miserables in Germany and London Miss Saigon in London a concert tour in South Africa and Chess in Denmark 2 In 2002 she returned to Stockholm and Oscarsteatern to act as the title role of Greta Garbo in Garbo The Musical followed by her big breakthrough role as Donna in the Swedish version of the musical Mamma Mia at Cirkus between 2005 and 2007 2 She won the award Guldmasken for this role In 2009 she participated in the show PrimaDONNOR at Hamburger Bors along with Charlott Strandberg and Sussie Eriksson Between 2010 and 2011 she played the lead role as Norma Desmond in Goteborgsoperans musical Sunset Boulevard In 2012 she played Maria Magdalena in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar along with Ola Salo at Gota Lejon in Stockholm 4 In 2013 she played Desiree Armfledt in Stephen Sondeheim s Sommarnattens leende at Malmo Opera 5 Backman has from time to time been part of Rhapsody in Rock also in the Ted Gardestad celebration tour Sol vind amp Vatten in 2008 In 2013 she participated in the television recorded arena tour I Love Musicals along with Peter Joback 6 7 She has made several concerts with Malmo Brandkars Musikkar along with Jan Malmsjo 8 Backman has participated in a number of television shows like Allsang pa Skansen broadcast on SVT Allsang pa Liseberg with Lotta Engberg on TV4 TV huset Sa ska det lata Sing along Doobidoo Nationaldagen and Nyarsfirande from Skansen 9 She also had a part in the so called Melodifestivalmusikalen which was the break show at Melodifestivalen 2007 10 Discography Edit2005 Mamma Mia 2006 Nara mig 2006 Julens ljus 2006 Julskivan 2006 2010 Gunilla Backman sings Andrew Lloyd WebberFilmography EditBabar och hans vanner voice Tummelisa voice References Edit Swedish Films Gunilla Backman in Swedish Retrieved 14 February 2015 a b c d e f Gunilla Backman in Swedish Retrieved 14 February 2015 Backman sjunger solo SvD se in Swedish Retrieved 14 February 2015 Gota Lejon Jesus Christ Superstar in Swedish Archived from the original on 18 August 2016 Retrieved 14 February 2015 Gunilla och Christer i Sommarnattens leende in Swedish Sveriges Radio Retrieved 14 February 2015 Tillbaka fran Broadway en musikalkvall med Peter Joback tv4 se in Swedish Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 14 February 2015 I love musicals pa Sveriges Radio in Swedish Retrieved 14 February 2015 Malmsjo satte fart pa brandkarens julgala Expressen in Swedish Retrieved 14 February 2015 Allsang pa Skansen minut for minut Aftonbladet in Swedish Retrieved 14 February 2015 Schlagern blir musikal Aftonbladet in Swedish Retrieved 14 February 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gunilla Backman amp oldid 1082041853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
