Harpo

Harpo

g, *1950 SE
Singer of Pop and Rock
A.k.a. Jan Torsten "Harpo" Svensson Jan Harpo Svensson

Harpo (born Jan Harpo Torsten Svensson, 5 April 1950, Bandhagen, Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish pop star known under the stage name Harpo. He was popular in Sweden and around Europe in the 1970s and is best known for his worldwide hit "Moviestar", which reached number 24 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 3 in the Australian Singles Chart in 1976. Harpo has continued to work in the music business, releasing an album of new material as recently as 2005 and continues to tour to this day. He remains popular in Germany and toured there throughout 2007.

Instruments

Guitar
Vocals
Piano
Percussion
Acoustic guitar

Genres

Pop
Rock
Electronic
R&B/Soul

Plays With

Carrera

Zeppo And The Zepp Zepps

Popular Tracks

Moviestar on Moviestar by Harpo

Horoscope on Smile by Harpo

Moviestar - From Benjamin's on Benjamin's - Låtarna by Benjamin Ingrosso

San Franciscan Nights on The Hollywood Tapes by Harpo

Motorcycle Mama on Moviestar by Harpo

Sayonara on Leo the Leopard by Harpo

In the Zum-Zum-Zummernight on Portrait of Harpo by Harpo

Honolulu on Portrait of Harpo by Harpo

Lycka on Harpo by Harpo

Moviestar - Swedish Version on Moviestar EP by Harpo

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Klassiker	Harpo	2003	Compil.
Sayonara	Harpo	1999	Single
Christmas	Harpo	1997	Single
Hits!	Harpo	1997	Compil.
Movie Star	Harpo	1996	Compil.
Moviestar	Harpo	1996	Compil.
Samlade Hits	Harpo	1995	Compil.
Sounds Like Love	Harpo	1994	Single
Moviestar Greatest Hits	Harpo	1993	Compil.
Lycka	Harpo & Ted Gärdestad	1992	Single
Harpo	Harpo	1992	Album
Portrait Of Harpo	Harpo	1991	Compil.
Down At The Club	Harpo	1991	Single
Moviestar '90	Harpo	1990	Single
Harpo	Harpo	1988	Album
London	Harpo	1988	Single
Levande Legender	Harpo	1987	Single
Movie Star / Motorcycle Mama	Harpo	1987	Single
Teargas	Harpo	1986	Single
On The Other Side Of The Atlantic	Harpo	1986	Single
Summer Of-85	Harpo	1985	Single
Let's Get Romantic	Harpo	1984	Album
Party Girl	Harpo	1984	Single
Light A Candle	Harpo	1983	Single
Yes I Do	Harpo	1981	Single
Rain And Thunder / Records And Tapes	Harpo	1981	Single
The Fool Of Yesterday...	Harpo	1981	Album
Records And Tapes	Harpo	1981	Single
She Loves It Too!	Harpo	1980	Single
20 Bästa	Harpo	1980	Compil.
Balladen Om Stålmannen	Harpo	1979	Album
Jan Banan Och Hans Flygande Matta	Harpo	1978	Album
Bianca	Harpo	1978	Single
With A Girl Like You	Harpo	1978	Single
Television	Harpo	1977	Single
The Ballad Of Los Angeles	Harpo	1977	Single
In The Zum-Zum-Zummernight	Harpo	1977	Single
D.J.	Harpo	1977	Single
In The Zum-Zum-Zummernight / Key Of Dreams	Harpo / Weyman Avenue	1977	Single
In The Zum-Zum Zummernight	Harpo	1977	Single
20 Harpo-Hits	Harpo	1977	Compil.
San Francisco Nights	Harpo	1977	Single
The Hollywood Tapes	Harpo	1977	Album
Harpo Hits!	Harpo	1977	Compil.
Harpo Hits!	Harpo	1977	Compil.
Horoscope / Rock 'N' Roll Clown	Harpo	1977	Single
Dandy	Harpo	1977	Single
In The Zum-Zum-Zummernight	Harpo	1977	Single
Smile	Harpo	1976	Album
Horoscope	Harpo	1976	Single
Smile	Harpo	1976	Single
Rock 'N' Roll Clown	Harpo	1976	Single
Motorcycle Mama	Harpo	1975	Single
Harpo & Bananaband	Harpo	1975	Album
Moviestar	Harpo	1975	Album
Moviestar	Harpo	1975	Single
Teddy Love	Harpo	1974	Single
Leo The Leopard	Harpo	1974	Album
My Teenage Queen / I Don’t Know Why	Harpo	1974	Single
Baby Boomerang	Harpo	1974	Single
Honolulu	Harpo	1973	Single
Sayonara	Harpo	1973	Single
Honolulu	Harpo		Single

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.