Tommy Körberg Tommy Körberg

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When Tommy Korberg was born , his mother was unmarried and the relationship with the father had already ended so he spent his first year in a foster home until his mother met a new man . an alcoholic musician that made his childhood into a living hell. At the age of 16 he dropped out of school and started the rock band Bootleggers . In time the band changed its name to The Maniacs and in 1968 they were on top of the charts with Somebody's Taken Maria Away . In 1969 he made his solo debut With album " Nature Boy " . In the same year he made his first appearance in the The Eurovision Song Contest ( 1969 ) , with the song Judy min van Which was a big success in Sweden . He had a minor role in Ronia: The Robbers Daughter ( 1984 ) and a leading role in Benny Anderssons and Biorn Ulvaeus musica' Chess . He also appeared a second time in the The Eurovision Song Contest ( 1988 ). The 1990s has meant further successes in musicals like Jean Valjean in Les Miserables and captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music. Tommy Korberg has been known for speaking his mind about other artists in Sweden and has astrained relationship with the press . He has been married twice and his family now lives in Oslo Norway.