Alice Babs

I'm supposed to study like hell for my final exam tomorrow. But I've been studying for 5 weeks almost non stop now. So I've had enough really.

I've spent the day at the beach again. And now in the evening I've been searching for pieces on a swedish singer/actress online. My grandmother was actually the one who introduced me to her- Alice Babs is her name by the way. She got her break through in 1940 in a Movie called "Swing it Magistern". She made quite a riot, being the first white girl singing 'swing'.
My grandmother told me she became a star over night. And the song, titled the same as the movie, became a huge hit in Scandinavia in particular. My grandma hadn't seen the movie clip since 1940 when she saw it in the movie theatre with some friends. She was only 18 back then, and seing this again brought back a lot of memories. She was practically glued to the computer screen, and had to watch it over and over again.

I've always been fascinated by the 1920's, 30's, 40's and 50's. The fashion. The music. The celebrities.
I don't hear about Scandinavian actresses/singers from these years too often though. So stumbling across Alice Babs was really great.

Here's a clip from her break-through movie "Swing it Magistern" from 1940:

Here's a clip from the follow-up movie "Magisterna på Sommarlov" from 1941:

Hope you enjoy these clips.

Have a nice day / evening.