Alice Babs (stage name of Alice Nilson) performed in her breakthrough role at 16, in the 1940 musical comedy Swing it, Magistern! (Swing it, Teacher!). This launched a musical career which lasted decades.
She was successful in a variety of genres, but preferred jazz. In 1963, she started a collaboration with Duke Ellington that lasted until his death, with Babs singing at his funeral. Her vocal range allegedly covered three octaves, and Ellington stated that he needed three vocalists to cover for Babs' parts when she wasn't available. An incredibly versatile and tremedously talented singer, Babs was named a Royal Court singer in 1972, and elected to the Swedish Music hall of Fame in 2015.
The number that can be said to "have started it all", the titular song of the movie Swing it, Magistern! (composed by Kai Gullmar) is a light-hearted swing song in which a pupil encourages her traditional music teacher to try some swing instead. This in part mirrors the plot of the movie, in which a new, progressive music teacher starts working at Babs' characters school, much to the dismay of the more traditional faculty.
Ur filmen "Swing it magistern" från 1940.Medverkar gör även bl.a. Viran Rydkvist.Regi: Schamyl BaumanManus: Hasse Ekman och Schamyl BaumanSå