X-Nico

3 unusual facts about The Real Group


Margareta Bengtson

Margareta Bengtson (born 1966) (formerly Margareta Jalkéus, having married and divorced Anders Jalkeus) is the former soprano of The Real Group, a professional a cappella vocal jazz quintet from Sweden.

The Real Group

The Real Group was formed in 1984, when its original members were students at the Swedish Royal College of Music.

The performances were recorded without overdubbing and were directed by the well-known Swedish choral director Eric Ericson.



see also

Perpetuum Jazzile

Every Fall, the group performs Vokal Xtravaganzza evening concerts in Cankar Hall in Ljubljana, with a number of guests from Slovenia and abroad, including local Alenka Godec, 6Pack Čukur, Alya, Oto Pestner, Jan Plestenjak, and Nuša Derenda, and Vocalica (Italy), The Real Group (Sweden), Mansound (Ukraine), BR6 (Brazil), The Real Six Pack (Germany) from abroad.