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Torgny Söderberg

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Torgny Söderberg
Born(1944-11-26)26 November 1944
Varberg, Sweden
Died5 August 2022(2022-08-05) (aged 77)
GenresDansband music, Pop, Rock, Schlager
OccupationSongwriter

Sten Torgny Söderberg (26 November 1944 – 5 August 2022)[1] was a Swedish songwriter.[2][3] He was mainly known for working with Lena Philipsson and wrote schlager songs such as "100%", "Kärleken är evig" and "Diggi-loo diggi-ley".[4] "Diggi-loo diggi-ley", written with lyricist Britt Lindeborg, won the Swedish heats of Melodifestivalen 1984 and later in the same year, won the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 for Sweden.

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  1. ^ Rubensson, Amanda (6 August 2022). "Torgny Söderberg är död – blev 77 år". Expressen. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Torgny Söderberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. 26 November 1944. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Sten Torgny Söderberg (77 år) Varberg | Ratsit".
  4. ^ Torgny Söderberg: Man måste tro på musikens kraft Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, STIM 2 November 2009 (in Swedish)
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