Jussi Björling

— one of the greatest ever

JUSSI'S LIFE and his musical journey through life continues to fascinate generation after generation worldwide. He is loved, not only for his music, but also for being a human with strengths as well as weaknesses. Here is the story of his life.

JUSSI SANG FOR FORTY-FIVE of the forty-nine years of his life and made more than three thousand appearances. His legacy is preserved in about forty recordings of complete operas and choral works and around 650 separate numbers of arias and songs. Most of these have now been released on CD and the list of CDs where Jussi is represented encompassed so far  1382 items!

JUSSI BJÖRLING – the divinely gifted tenor – belongs to the very few singers whose reputation has increased after his demise. He is still one of the most famous singers in the world. His recordings sell in large quantities, modern tenors discuss him as though he still were alive.

Critics still regard him as the most complete male singer during the 20th century and one of the wonders with the phenomenon Jussi is that he gains new admirers every day.

His voice, his timbre and his style are immediately recognizable and quite unique. He has created his own niche among the immortals, a niche that will never be replaced by somebody else.

Through The Jussi Björling Society you will get deepened insight in Jussi Björling’s fantastic career and life-story. Here, on our website, you will be able to read more about Jussi and the activities of our society.

 

 

New website for the Jussi Björling Society

We would like to wish you a warm welcome to the Jussi Björlingsällskapet's new website: www.jussibjorlingsallskapet.se Here you are given good opportunities to delve into the life and work of the singer Jussi Björling. But this website will just be in Swedish.

The old website: www.jussibjorlingsallskapet.com, which you are reading now, will remain as a comprehensive archive and will be able to be visited as usual and you can read it in English, click on the British flag.

The new website is intended to be a more up-to-date place for current information from August 2023. 

 

The Jussi Björling Society

The Jussi Björling Society was founded on January 7, 1989. Its task is to promote interest in and spread knowledge about Jussi Björling, his vocal art, life and career.

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Join the Society

HERE you can quickly become a member of The Jussi Björling Society. You will receive our magazine, newsletters and invitations to events and gatherings. The annual fee for 2022 is 275 SEK.

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Welcome to the American and British Jussi Björling Societies 

 

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Jussi Favourites of the Board Members

Hans Thunström presents his favourite recording.

Read about and listen to the favourite


The former Jussi

Björling Museum

Jussi Björling Museet

The museum officially closed on January 1, 2021 and is now vacant. We hope that it will later be replaced by a museum in another location.