About Tommy Körberg
Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor and musician. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role as Anatoly/"The Russian" in the musical Chess. He played the role on the 1984 concept album, and on stage in the 1986 world premiere West End production in London, as well as several times since. Körberg has represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest twice: 1969 and 1988. Following Tom & Mick & Maniacs' break-up in 1968, Körberg released his first solo album Nature Boy. The song went on to top the official Tio i Topp record chart for six consecutive weeks. In 1969, he won a Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in the category Best Debut Performance. For the 2002 Swedish production of Chess, he won a Guldmasken, the national Swedish theater award, in the category Best Actor in a Musical.
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