Sven Arefeldt

Sven Allan Amandus Arefeldt, born on December 29, 1908, in Stockholm, Sweden, was a pianist and jazz musician. He started playing the violin before switching to the piano and formed the jazz orchestra TOGO at age 15. In the late 1920s, Arefeldt played with various jazz orchestras in Stockholm, becoming prominent throughout the 1930s. He signed with Sonora Records in 1937 and began recording comedic material inspired by Fats Waller from the 1940s onwards. Notable recordings include "I en roddbåt till Kina" and "Hjärtats röst". Arefeldt also voiced the Cheshire Cat in the Swedish dub of Disney's Alice in Wonderland (1951). He passed away on August 17, 1956.