Tag: Långholmen Prison

  • The robber turned pop idol in the Jailbird Singers |  Part 1/2

    The robber turned pop idol in the Jailbird Singers | Part 1/2

    The band Jailbird Singers is formed at Långholmen prison in 1964. Robber Tony Granqvist, car thief Åke “Korpen” Johnson and safe-destroyer Tore “Masen” Eliasson find each other and get a record deal already in prison. Tony is a musical genius and the engine of the band. He is described as a new Swedish Elvis. In…

  • The robber turned pop idol in the Jailbird Singers |  Part 2/2

    The robber turned pop idol in the Jailbird Singers | Part 2/2

    The band Jailbird Singers is formed at Långholmen prison in 1964. Robber Tony Granqvist, car thief Åke “Korpen” Johnson and safe-destroyer Tore “Masen” Eliasson find each other and get a record deal already in prison. Tony is a musical genius and the engine of the band. He is described as a new Swedish Elvis. In…