Carli Frithiof Wilhelm Tornehave was born in Stockholm, Sweden on August 26, 1932. Carli is a Swedish/Danish singer and actor.
Although born in Stockholm, he grew up in Denmark, where he and his family moved when he was four years old. He started playing music at an early age, playing several instruments and becoming a member of the Copenhagen Boys' Choir and later the Tivoli Orchestra.
Tornehave returned to Sweden at the age of 18. In 1954 he won a vocal competition in Stockholm, where he came into contact with the Swedish musician and entertainer Charlie Norman and sang with his orchestra for a few years, which included several tours of the folk parks. He also appeared in a few feature films. As a singer he has been called "Sweden's Frank Sinatra".
Tornehave’s idol was Frank Sinatra, and he made his recording debut in 1958 with "Första gången", the Swedish version of the Italian smash hit “Come Prima”.
He has participated at Melodifestivalen six times; in 1962 he performed “Anneli and När min vän”, in 1963 he performed “Twist till menuett” and “En gång i Stockholm”. The song "En gång i Stockholm" won the contest, but Monica Zetterlund was appointed to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in London. In 1966, he performed “Monte Carlo” and “Härliga söndag” ending in second and eighth place respectively.
TORNEHAVE, Carli (Carli Frithiof Wilhelm
Tornehave) [8/26/1932, Stockholm, Sweden - ] – singer, actor, father of Wilhelm
Tornehave [2000- ] with Marie ?.
Wild West Story – 1963 [sings: “Riding Along Alone”]
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