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Baron (born 1 June, 1922, in Östermalm in Stockholm) is a Swedish entertainer. He is a singer, vaudeville artist, composer, and songwriter, and has written over 1,000 songs.

Musical career

Ramel's songs are noted for their humor and drastic wordplay. He has written at least one song in English, "The Sukiyaki Syndrome", about a visit in a Japanese restaurant.

His first hit was in 1944 with his song "Johanssons boogie-woogie-vals" (Johansson's boogie woogie waltz). Other songs include: "Tjo va de va livat i holken i lördags" (Whoopee whatta bustle it was in the birdhouse last Saturday), "Sorglösa brunn" (Light-hearted well, a play on the real Ramlösa), "Karl Nilsson", "Jag diggar dig" (I dig you), "Varför är där ingen is till punschen? "(Why is there no ice in the Punsch?), "Det skulle aldrig delfinerna göra" (The dolphins would never do that), "De sista entusiasterna" (the last enthusiasts).

Knäppupp

In 1952 Ramel and Felix Alvo started the company Knäppupp AB. For many years, the Knäppupp vaudevilles became a beloved part of Swedish entertainment. The first Knäppupp was "Akta Huvet" (Mind your head) because Ramel made his entrance through a cableway from the roof over the stage. The show opened at the Cirkus theatre in Gothenburg in 1952. Knäppupp AB also produced a number of movies (for example, "Ratataa" in 1956). Povel Ramel also put on several pub-shows (for example, "Karamelodier"). The word is one of Ramel's typical puns, as the word karamelodier is a combination of the words "karamell" (bon-bon), Ramel and "melodier" (melodies).

The Karamelodiktstipendiet

In 1983 Ramel founded the Karamelodiktstipendiet, a prize annually awarded to a Swedish entertainer or group of entertainers. The prize is presented by Ramel in the Gustavian Hagaparken in Stockholm. The name of the prize is a pun similar to the one described above, referring to "karamell" and Ramel; "dikt" in Swedish means poem and "stipendie" scholarship. Hence the recipient is not only awarded a certain amount of money, but also a bag of bon-bons and a poem written by Ramel himself.

Winners:

2005 - Sissela Kyle
2004 - Lena Philipsson
2003 - Peter Carlsson
2002 - The Real Group
2001 - Fredrik Lindström
2000 - Robyn
1999 - Viba femba
1998 - Hannes Holm and Måns Herngren
1997 - Wille Crafoord
1996 - Louise Hoffsten
1995 - Peter Dalle
1994 - I manegen med Glenn Killing
1993 - Marie Bergman
1992 - Tomas von Brömssen
1991 - Magnus Uggla
1990 - Ulla Skoog
1989 - Robert Broberg
1988 - Ainbusk Singers
1987 - Claes Eriksson
1986 - Mikael Ramel
1985 - Anne-Lie Rydé
1984 - Björn Skifs
1983 - Totte Wallin

Bibliography (Not complete)

Från Asar till Wasar (From Asar to the House of Vasa), 1945.
Min galna hage (My crazy pasture), 1957.
Knäppupplevelser (Knäppupp experiences)
Lingonben (Lingonberry legs), 1978
Min ordkynniga penna (My word-capricious pen), 1987.
Följ mej bakåt vägen, Povels Livs-stycken del 1 (Walk with me back along the road, Povel's memoirs part 1), 1992. "Följ mej bakåt vägen" is also a title of one of Ramel's songs.
Som om inget hade hänt, Povels Livs-stycken del 2 (As nothing had happened, Povel's memoirs part 2), 1999.

Filmography(Just two of them)

I rök och dans (In smoke and dance) 1954
Ratataa eller Staffan Stolle Story (Ratataa or Staffan Stolle Story). (Staffan Stalledräng is a famous Swedish Christmas song, "stolle" means fool) 1956.

Radio Shows

1946 - Föreningen för flugighetens främjande (The society for promotion of flyism)

1949 - Jakten på Johan Blöth (The hunt for John Wet) - "Blöth" is an older form of the word "blöt", meaning wet

1950 - Herr Hålms öden och Angantyr (Mister Hålms fate and Angantyr)

1955 - När Schlagern dog (When the Shlager died)

Television (partial)

1977 - Semlons gröna dalar (The green valleys of Semlon)

1986 - Affären Ramel'' (has the dual meaning of "The Ramel Shop" and "The Ramel Affair")

The Knäppupps

1952 - Knäppupp 1: Akta Huvet (Has a dual meaning of Watch Out your head and Mind your head. It was because Povel came in a cable way over the crowd in Circus in Gothenburg, and he screamed: "Watch Out! Here comes Grandfather!")
1953 - Djuprevyn: 2 meter (The deep-vaudeville, 2 metre)
1954 - Knäppupp 2: Denna sida upp (This side up)
1955 - This year he would have made Afrikafilmen (The Africa Movie) but the Africans thought that Povel was dangerous, so he never made the film
1956 - Knäppupp 3: Tillstymmelser (Suggestions)
1958 - Funny Boy
1961 - Alla 4 (All 4)
1962 - Dax igen (It's time again)
1964 - Ryck mej i snöret (Pull me in the string)
1965 - Ta av dej skorna (Take off your shoes)
1966 - På avigan (The wrong way around)
1968 - De sista entusiasterna (The last enthusiasts)

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