Susanne Löwenhard

Swedish songwriter and musician, born 1922, died February 4, 2004. Maiden name Solveig Leiditz, daughter of Swedish/Norwegian visual artist Ingegerd Risberg-Leiditz, who also designed some of her record sleeves. Artist name Solveig Löwenhard and later Susanne Löwenhard - since it was easier to pronounce. She was known for songs such as "Kåk i Haga", "Ragnarök" and "Saltstoden", as well as for her children's songs. She managed to make five LPs, of which three for the adult audience and two for children. The children's songs also found their way into the "Klapp och Klang" records, which sold gold and thus gave the songs a very wide distribution. She was also known for her translations from Norwegian, of songs such as "Vi ska inte sova bort sommarnatten" and much more. In addition to her own records, she was active in Visans Vänner in Gothenburg, participating in their compilation album from the 60s (which also collected artists such as Evert Taube and Alf Hambe) and was herself one of the forces behind a later collection in the 70s. her nephew Ingemar Ragnemalm performed with her a couple of times on certain stages in Gothenburg, but around the turn of the millennium she definitely stopped singing. In her last years she lived in Vegahemmet in Gothenburg where she was cared for. Decades of anorexia finally took their toll. Her husband Percy Löwenhard (magician and pianist ”Mr Percy”) had already died a number of years before her.