Kerstin Behrendtz

Clary Kerstin Margareta Behrendtz (18 August 1950 – 28 March 2020) was a Swedish radio presenter and director of music for Sveriges Radio's programmes.

Kerstin Behrendtz
Born
Clary Kerstin Margareta Behrendtz

(1950-08-18)18 August 1950
Stockholm
Died28 March 2020(2020-03-28) (aged 69)
Stockholm
Career
ShowJukeboxen
Station(s)Sveriges Radio
CountrySweden

Biography

She worked for Sveriges Radio, where she worked as a director who selected songs to be played in the radio stations programmes. She retired on 31 August 2017.[1] On 7 October 2017, Behrendtz presented Jukeboxen on Sveriges Radio P4.[2] She was part of the selection committee that decided what songs would take part in Melodifestivalen 2014.[3] She was also part of the selection committee for the Swedish Music Hall of Fame from 2014 until her death.[4]

Behrendtz was between 1972 and 1977 married to film director Thomas Samuelsson and they had two children together.[4]

Behrendtz died on 28 March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19.[4]

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References
  1. "Gör den klassiska listan – för sista gången". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. Radio, Sveriges. "Kerstin Behrendtz: I 47 år har det varit roligt att gå till jobbet - varje dag - Jukeboxen i P4". sverigesradio.se. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. De valde låtarna - här är Melodifestivalens urvalsjury Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine SVT Retrieved 28 March 2020
  4. Lindqvist, Johan (28 March 2020). "Radiolegendaren Kerstin Behrendtz har avlidit i corona". Göteborgs Posten. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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