Harpo (singer)

Harpo
Harpo in 2012
Background information
Born
Jan Torsten Svensson

(1950-04-05) 5 April 1950
Bandhagen, Stockholm, Sweden
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1973–present
LabelEMI
Websitewww.harpo.info

Jan Torsten Svensson, known professionally as Harpo (born 5 April 1950), is a Swedish pop singer. He was popular in Sweden and around Europe in the 1970s and is best known for his worldwide hits "Moviestar" (1975) and "Horoscope" (1976). Harpo continued to work in the music business into the 2000s, releasing an album of new material in 2005 and continued to tour. He remains popular in Germany and has toured there since 2007.