Tommy Körberg

Swedish singer and actor, born 4 July 1948, Norsjö, Sweden.

He may be best known for his role as Anatoly/"The Russian" in the musical Chess. He played the role on the 1984 album, and on stage in the 1986 world premiere West End production in London and later on a number of occasions.

Körberg has also played the lead role in many Swedish productions of other musicals. He represented Sweden in the 1969 and 1988 Eurovision Song Contests.

In 1969, he won a Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in the category Best Debut Performance. Körberg was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award in the category Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Musical, for his role in the 1986 world premiere of Chess. For the 2002 Swedish production of Chess, he won a Guldmasken, the national Swedish theater award, in the category Best Actor in a Musical.

Brother (half-siblings) of Rosa Körberg and Anne-Mi Körberg.

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