Monica Forsberg

Monica Forsberg
Monica Forsberg (2013)
Background information
Born	(1950-09-14) 14 September 1950 Karlskoga, Sweden
Genres	Dansband music, Pop, Rock, Schlager
Occupation(s)	Composer, lyricist, singer, actress

Monica Yvonne Forsberg (born 14 September 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress. She was a member in the group Ritz, which competed in Melodifestivalen in 1983 (which finished number 4 with the song "Marionett") and 1985 (with the song "Nu har det hänt igen", which finished unplaced).

Forsberg was born in Karlskoga. Following her Melodifestivalen appearance, from the late 1980s until the early 2000s, she dubbed Disney movies and cartoons, including DuckTales.

Awards

As a lyrics writer, she won Melodifestivalen twice, with these songs:

• 1982: "Dag efter dag" with Chips
• 1983: "Främling" with Carola Häggkvist

Other songs she has competed with in Melodifestivalen as lyrics writer:

• 1983: "Marionett" with Ritz, 4th
• 1984: "Nu är jag tillbaks igen" with Janne Önnerud, unplaced, "Schack och matt" with Rosa Körberg, unplaced
• 1985: "Eld och lågor" with Göran Folkestad, 3rd, "Nu har det hänt igen" with Ritz, unplaced
• 1986: "Fem i tolv" with Fredrik Willstrand, unplaced
• 1988: "100%" with Lotta Engberg & Triple & Touch, 3rd, "Bang, en explosion" with Haakon Pedersen, 4th, "Kärlek är" with Sten Nilsson & Nilssonettes, unplaced
• 1996: "Juliette & Jonathan" with Lotta Engberg, 3rd