Camilla Henemark

Camilla Henemark (born 23 October 1964[1]), also known as La Camilla, is a Swedish singer, actress, political spokesperson and former fashion model.

Camilla Henemark
Henemark in 1993
Henemark in 1993
Background information
Birth nameCamilla Maria Henemark
Also known asLa Camilla
Born (1964-10-23) 23 October 1964
Stockholm, Sweden
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, political spokesperson, fashion model, modeling agency owner and entertainer
Years active1980–present
Henemark (standing fifth from left) joined other celebrities in Stockholm to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mae West in 1993

Biography

Henemark was born in Stockholm, to a Nigerian father and a Swedish mother.[2] She started her modelling career in her teens and later had her own modeling agency. Henemark started her career in music in 1985 by joining Alexander Bard in his Barbie project as Katanga. That project morphed into the group Army of Lovers, and soon La Camilla (as she is best known) became the face of the group. After two albums (and at least one public fight) with the group, she left and began a solo career. She released several singles that failed to achieve commercial success, and recorded at least one album that was never released (called Temper). Henemark then rejoined Army of Lovers in 1995 for their Les Greatest Hits album, in 2000 for their Le Grand Docu-Soap and in 2013 reunion album Big Battle of Egos, working with them on some of their most recent recordings until being fired and replaced by another former female member, Dominika Peczynski.

Besides music, Henemark has had an active career in TV and movies, and is an active supporter of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. She is currently single but was married to film director Anders Skog, and had a long-term relationship with pop star and music video director Stakka Bo (Johan Renck). She likes ice hockey and association football, and is well known for her liberal views on sex, gay rights, and life.

On 3 November 2010 the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet published excerpts from a book about the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, Den motvillige monarken ("The Reluctant Monarch"), claiming that he had a year-long love affair with Henemark in the late 1990s.[3]

She has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Asperger syndrome.[4]

Discography

See also Army of Lovers discography.

Albums
Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
SWE
[5]
Temper
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Universal
 —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles
Title Year Peak Position Album
SWE
Everytime You Lie 1992 31 Les Greatest Hits
Give Me Your Love (Je T'aime) (with Steve Blame) 1993 — Non album single
The Witch in Me 1996 — Temper
I'm Not in the Mood for Lovers —
Russians Are Coming (with Danko) 1999 — Non album single
David & Goliath (with Neverland Project) 2010 — Back On Earth
Don't Try To Steal My Limelight (with Miss Inga and Dominika Peczynski) 2011 — Non album single
Zoom Zoom Jul (feat. Dogge Doggelito) 2020 —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Acting credits

Film
  • 1997 Eva & Adam – Cameo
  • 1998 Teater
  • 2000 Sex, lögner & videovåld – Herself
  • 2000 Once in a Lifetime – Cameo
  • 2001 Jarrett (Encounters) – Chairman at EU Summit

Theatre
  • 1995 Fyra Friares Fiaskon
  • 2001 White Christmas

TV

Music videos

References
  1. Colin Larkin (ed.). "Army of Lovers". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Volume 1, 4th edition. Oxford University Press. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  2. "Introducing... Camilla Henemark - The Local". Archived from the original on 2014-11-17.
  3. "Swedish King to face book's love affair claims". The Local (Sweden). November 3, 2010. Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  4. Oxblod, Aino (12 October 2017). "Henemarks beslut – för att rädda sitt liv". expressen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. "Swedish chart peaks". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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