Towa Carson (actual name Birgit Rose-Marie Anlert, née Carlsson), born on 31 March 1936 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, is a Swedish schlager singer. She debuted in 1954 and had the most success in the 1950s and 1960s, with hits such as "De tre klockorna" (Swedish version of "The Three Bells", which peaked at No. 4, "Spara sista dansen för mig" ("Save the Last Dance for Me"), which also peaked at No. 4, and her biggest hit "Jag måste ge mig av" (Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On", Swedish lyrics by Peter Himmelstrand) which peaked at No. 3. She recorded many duets with Lasse Lönndahl, the most successful being "Visa mig hur man går hem" (Irving King's "Show Me the Way to Go Home") which peaked at No. 12. The Swedish national radiochart Svensktoppen contains 25 "Towa-hits". She participated in the Swedish song contest Melodifestivalen (which serves as a national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest) in 1967 ("Du vet var jag finns", third place) and in 1968 (two songs: "Alla har glömt" took fourth place, while "Vem frågar vinden" took the fifth). Unlike many other Scandinavian schlager-singing stars, she never sought international career, despite allegedly receiving offers from the US and West Germany.
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31 March 1936 (age 89) Eskilstuna, Sweden
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Zodiac | Aries |
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