Gustaf Norén
Gustaf Norén | |
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| Birth name | Erik Gustaf David Norén |
| Born | 1 February 1981 Borlänge, Sweden |
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| Years active | 1996-present |
Erik Gustaf David Norén (born 1 February 1981 in Borlänge) is a Swedish musician (vocals, guitar). He was one of the two frontmen of the Swedish band Mando Diao. Also a solo singer and an actor.
Beginnings
During Gustaf's childhood and teenage years football played a big role. As other members of Mando Diao, he was a fan of FC Brage (Borlänge), a local football club with strong roots in the working class.
At school rock music was the second most important topic after football. Gustaf had a soft spot for the music of the 1960s, especially The Beatles. New bands like Nirvana were added to his favourites and since 1995 Britpop bands like Oasis and Blur.[1]
He was born to Jan Norén and Kerstin Bengtsson-Norén on February 1, 1981 in Borlänge (Sweden). Gustaf has two younger brothers, Victor and Carl, and a younger sister Josefine. Gustaf describes the rural surroundings of his childhood as carefree and creative. His talent for music showed very soon at school, as well as his liking for playing roles. According to his mother, he was a born actor.
Musical career
Mando Diao
Erik Gustaf David Norén, was one of the two frontmen (vocals, guitar) of Swedish rock band Mando Diao. In 1996, Gustaf met Björn Dixgård at a party. A short time later Björn invited Gustaf to join his band; they became the two frontmen of Butler, the band Björn Dixgård had founded together with Daniel Haglund, the later keyboarder of Mando Diao. Gustaf's father Jan for some time was part of the band too. In 1997, the name Butler was changed to Mando Jao. Allegedly Björn had a dream where a man appeared and shouted at him, telling him to name his band Mando Jao. Björn obeyed. Gustaf left the band in 1998, for he had moved to Falun and had become alienated from his friends. He came back again soon.[1]
In 1999, the name was changed to Mando Diao for the band was sure it would offer a better English pronunciation. Band members at this time were Björn Dixgård, Gustaf Norén, Daniel Haglund, and Carl-Johan Fogelklou. During the same year Samuel Giers joined the band as drummer. Daniel Haglund left the band in 2004 and was replaced by Mats Björke.
Touring bars and small locations all over Sweden was soon followed by performances in Central Europe; the USA and Japan. Each of Mando Diao's album releases became more successful; today they are one of Sweden's best known bands.
In 2008, Gustaf Norén and Björn Dixgård joined the artist network Caligola; in 2012, the album Back To Earth was the first release of the music project.
Mando Diao's biggest success in their home country Sweden was achieved with the sixth studio album Infruset where ten poems of the Swedish poet Gustaf Fröding were set to music in 2012.
On 3 June 2015 Gustaf Norén separated from Mando Diao.[2] On 3 June 2015 a press release from Sony Music announced the separation due to band members having "different visions".[3][2]
Other music projects
MA is the name of Gustaf's new project; his music is available for free on Soundcloud. "Ma Queen Of Everything", a new song, has been recorded by using a mobile studio in the nature and was published on 19 September 2015.[4][5]
Acting career
In 2009, Gustaf had his first appearance as actor in the Swedish short film Ingen kom ner.
On 12 November 2015 the Swedish movie She's Wild Again Tonight with Gustaf Norén and the Swedish actress Shima Niavarani as the main characters has had its premiere at the Stockholm Film Festival.[6]
Personal life
In 2006, Gustaf was on the list of Sweden's 100 sexiest men.[7]
Discography
Mando Diao
- 2002: Bring 'Em In
- 2004: Hurricane Bar
- 2006: Ode to Ochrasy
- 2007: Never Seen the Light of Day
- 2009: Give Me Fire!
- 2012: Infruset
- 2014: Ælita
Caligola
- 2012 Back to Earth
- 2012 Resurrection
MA
- 2015 Ma Queen Of Everything
Movies
Ingen kom ner (2009)
"Ingen kom ner" is a Swedish shortfilm directed by Torbjörn Martin. It tells a horror story and had its premiere at the Gothenburg Film Festival on 23 January 2009. On 18 April 2009 it was shown at the Arizona International Film Festival, called "No Come Down".[8]
She's Wild Again Tonight (2015)
Directed by Fia-Stina Sandlund, She's Wild Again Tonight is the third part of Sandlund´s film trilogy; the preceding two parts are She's Blonde Like Me (2011) and She's Staging It (2012).
The screenplay is by Fia-Stina Sandlund and Josefine Adolfsson; the story is an adapted version of August Strindberg´s play Fröken Julie (Miss Julie) from 1888. Gustaf Norén and the Swedish actress Shima Niavarani play their own fictionalized personalities; the plot is located in Brooklyn. Gustaf and Shima are work the feministic screenplay Fröken Julie, together with John Coombs, the director. The film contains an intense story of the professional and private relationship between the two actors, of feminism and of gender roles in society.[9][10][6]
References
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Gustaf Norén hoppar av Mando Diao: "Det finns ingen som kan planera ett liv"". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ^ "Mando Diao Without Singer Gustav Norén". The ScanPost. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ^ "Ma Queen Of Everything". Soundcloud.com.
- ^ "En rockstjärna som musiklärare". Värmlands Folkblad. September 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-28. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Sveriges 100 sexigaste män". Aftonbladet.
- ^ "No Come Down". IMDb.com.
- ^ "She's Wild Again Tonight". IMDb.com.
- ^ "She's Wild Again Tonight (2015)". IMDb.com.
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