Thorleif Torstensson

{{Short description|Swedish singer (1949–2021)}}

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| name = Thorleif Torstensson

| image = Thorleif Torstensson singer.jpg

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| caption = Thorleif Torstensson sang and played the saxophone for Thorleifs

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| birth_date = 26 June 1949

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2021|1|10|1949|6|26}}

| death_place = Halmstad, Sweden

| nationality = Swedish

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| occupation = Musician

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Thorleif Torstensson (26 June 1949 – 10 January 2021) was a Swedish singer, saxophonist and guitarist.

He was the lead singer of the danceband Thorleifs from its inception in 1962.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur/dansbandssangaren-thorleif-torstensson-dod-i-sviterna-av-covid-19/|title=Dansbandssångaren Thorleif Torstensson död i sviterna av covid-19|date=10 January 2021|website=Dagens Nyheter|accessdate=10 January 2021}} Torstensson along with Thorleifs took part in Melodifestivalen 2009 with the song "Sweet Kissin' in the Moonlight".{{Cite news|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/2667162|title=Thorleifs i Melodifestivalen - P4 Kronoberg|website=Sveriges Radio|date=28 February 2009 |access-date=10 January 2021}} He took part as a celebrity contestant on Kändisdjungeln which was broadcast on TV4 in 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.danslogen.se/nyhet/1381|title=Thorleif Thorstensson medverkar i TV - Danslogen|website=danslogen.se|accessdate=10 January 2021}}

Torstensson died on 10 January 2021, after a week of care of in a Halmstad hospital, from COVID-19.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/thorleifs-sangare-thorleif-torstensson-dod-i-covid-19/|title=Thorleifs sångare Thorleif Torstensson död i covid-19|website=Expressen|date=10 January 2021 |access-date=10 January 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/smaland/thorleifs-sangare-thorleif-torstensson-har-avlidit|title=Thorleifs sångare Thorleif Torstensson har avlidit|publisher=SVT Nyheter|author=Nellie Erberth, Maria Makar|language=Swedish|date=10 January 2021|accessdate=2 October 2022}}