Researching Anders Nilsson
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 27 people with the Nilsson surname? In that year Nilsson was ranked number 3552 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Anders means "Strong, manly" and is of Scandinavian origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Anders Nilsson and the Nilsson Family History
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Anders Nilsson (composer)
Anders Nilsson (born July 6, 1954 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish composer. He made his début as composer with the first part of the trilogy Trois Pièces pour grand orchestre in Copenhagen (1981). He has composed orchestral music, including three symphonies, several concertos, and chamber music as well as three operas: the first opera Klassresan to his own libretto received its première in 2003 and the second, Zarah (about Zarah Leander's time in Nazi Germany, with a libretto by Claes Fellbom), was premièred in 2007 at the Folkoperan in Stockholm. Zarah was performed 52 times and was seen by more than 25,000 people (82% sold tickets in average). The third opera, ¨Kira - i huset där jag bor¨ (Kira - in the house where I live) was created in collaboration with Charlotte Engelkes and Sophie Holgersson, premiered on 2013, is an opera about the common phenomena of changing rights of tenancy to rights of tenant ownership, and what happens to former tenants and their way of regarding those fellow tenants who has not money enough to buy their flats.
Source: Anders Nilsson (composer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Anders Nilsson (songwriter)
Anders Nilsson is a Swedish songwriter, record producer, singer and film critic. He had his first official release in 2004, with a song written for the Taiwanese boyband 5566. Boyfriend was the title track of the band's second album, earning double Platinum in Taiwan, three times Platinum in Singapore and Gold in Malaysia.
Anders is a former member of the Swedish R'n'B trio LDOD and current member of the RnB duo Småstaden. He has written songs for artists like Blänk, Sem Thomasson, Yves V, Jelle Van Dael, Sofi Bonde and Robin Bengtsson, as well as music for film and TV such as the Netflix series Greenhouse Academy.
In 2008, Anders participated in the talent show Hitmakers on Swedish Kanal 5, where he performed the song Hold On.
Anders is co-author of the coffee table book USA på 30 dagar.
Source: Anders Nilsson (songwriter), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nilsson
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