Thorleif Torstensson's family confirms to the newspaper that the singer has passed away in the suites of covid-19.
The band was formed in 1962 in Norrhult, Småland, and was active until 2012. They participated in the Melodifestivalen 2009.
Thorleif Torstensson was cared for at a hospital in Halmstad a week before he passed away.
In a statement in Expressen, his family announces:
It is with great sadness that Thorleif Torstensson's family hereby announces that today, January 10, 2021, in the suites of covid, he has quietly fallen asleep surrounded by his loved ones.