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Carola Häggkvist career milestones and personal revelations

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Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist is marking her 60th birthday on September 8 with several career milestones. These include a concert series titled ‘Cirkus Carola’ at her farm in Vejbyslätt, a sold-out performance at Södra Teatern, the release of an autobiography titled ‘Jag är Carola’, and a documentary titled ‘Carola!’. In the upcoming documentary, directed by My Sandström, Häggkvist discusses personal family history, specifically revealing that she was sent away as a newborn because her mother experienced postpartum depression, a fact she only discovered as an adult. The film, scheduled to premiere in Swedish cinemas on August 21, traces her career from her 1983 breakthrough with ‘Främling’ to her 1991 Eurovision victory, while exploring her experiences with faith, her time in the United States, and her upbringing in Norsborg. Häggkvist reflects in the film on feeling controlled by powerful men and her struggles with loneliness and feeling like a ‘product’ during a collaboration with the Bee Gees. Häggkvist has also addressed personal safety concerns. While she previously reported a stalking incident involving an older Norwegian man, her autobiography, ‘Jag är Carola’, provides further details regarding a harrowing encounter at her former villa in Uppsala. She describes a man attempting to force his way into her home during a physical struggle at the door. The intruder, who had harassed both Häggkvist and her then-husband, Runar Sögaard, reportedly threw stones at the house after being denied entry. The individual was arrested by police and subsequently sentenced to forensic psychiatric care. On her 60th birthday, Häggkvist released the first part of her autobiography, ‘Jag är Carola’, co-authored with Desirée Stattin Drakenberg. The 500-page book details her life, faith, and relationships with figures such as Bert Karlsson and Runar Søgaard. During an appearance on TV4’s Nyhetsmorgon, she discussed the emotional challenges of the writing process.

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