Swedish musicians died in Alzheimer's disease

Here are 1 famous musicians from Sweden died in Alzheimer's disease:

Alice Babs

Alice Babs (January 26, 1924 Kalmar-February 11, 2014 Stockholm) a.k.a. Alice Hildur Nilson, Alice Hildur Sjöblom, Alice Babs Nilsson, Alice Babs Sjöblom, Alice 'Babs' Nilson, Alice 'Babs' Nilsson or Hildur Alice Nilsson was a Swedish singer and actor. Her children are called Lasse Sjöblom, Titti Sjöblom and Lilleba Largerbäck.

Discography: Metronome-åren 1951-1958, Serenade to Sweden, Swing It! 1939 - 1953, Guldkorn, Alice Babs bästa, Just You, Just Me, Regntunga skyar, Om sommaren sköna, Sjung med oss mamma and Together, Volume 1. Genres she performed: Schlager music and Jazz.

Alice Babs was a multilingual performer who sang in many languages such as Swedish, German, French, English and Russian. She was widely regarded as one of Sweden's most beloved singers of all time. Babs was the first Swedish artist to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, representing her home country in 1958 with the song "Lilla stjärna" ("Little Star"). She was also known for her collaborations with jazz musician Duke Ellington, with whom she recorded several albums. Despite facing controversy for performing in Nazi Germany during World War II, Alice Babs remained an iconic and influential figure in Swedish music until her death.

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