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This article is about the band. For the song of band member AronChupa, see I'm an Albatraoz.

Albatraoz
Albatraoz in 2014.
Albatraoz in 2014.
Background information
OriginBorås, Sweden
Genres
Years active2012–present
LabelsHouse of Albatraoz
MembersAronChupa
Little Sis Nora
Christoffer Sangré
Past membersNicklas Savolainen
Andreas Reinholdsson
Rasmus Sahlberg
Måns Harvidsson
Websitewww.houseofalbatraoz.com

Albatraoz (pronounced "alba-trouse", see below) is a Swedish electro house musical group from Borås, Sweden. Formed in 2012 originally by AronChupa, Nicklas Savolainen, Andreas Reinholdsson, Rasmus Sahlberg and Måns Harvidsson.

Career

In 2012 they formed the group as a hobby and rose to fame when their debut single "Albatraoz" was released in 2013. The title is a combination of words "albatross" and a wordplay on "trouse" music, which is a form of EDM popularized in the early 2010s by Swedish and Dutch DJs such as Swedish House Mafia and Tiesto.

The song reached thirty-six in Swedish Singles Chart and remained eighteen weeks on the chart.[1]"Albatraoz" was certified platinum in Sweden.[2][3] Later that year they signed a record deal with Sony Music. In January 2014 the song reached 8.5 million plays on Spotify and the group toured to promote the song.[4] On 18 April 2014 the group released their second single, "Arriba".

In 2019 Nicklas, Andreas and Rasmus left the group and in 2020 other members joined. They released the hit song "E (Ventex)" which peaked at number 10 on Spotify's "Sweden Top 50"'s chart. Later that year they also had success with the song "Se på mig (Crunk Rock)" which peaked at number 34 on the same list.

Controversy

During a concert in February 2017 in Bohuslän, Sweden, the group made headlines after the member Måns Harvidsson had pressed a female audience member's face towards his groin on stage. This was witnessed by both a security guard at the club and by friends of the victim, who had also filmed the act with her mobile phone. In the recording it can be seen how Harvidsson grasps the victim by her hair and then presses her face against his genitals before he let her go. In an apology to the victim Harvidsson later explains that the girls would never understand the feeling and he compared it with how actors enters a role in a film. He also said, according to the victim and her friend, "how should I know that she didn't want if I didn't try?".[5][6]

After the incident the record company Sony Music decided to terminate all cooperation between them and Albatraoz. Harvidsson was also fired from the band the same day, all members cut off contact with him and apologized for the former member's sexual assault.[7]

Two years after the incident, in February 2019, Uddevalla District Court sentenced Harvidsson to 80 day-fines for sexual harassment. He was also to pay 5,000 SEK in damages to the victim, which was half of what she had petitioned for. Harvidsson, during his case, had denied the charges and argued that in the event the court would find him guilty, no punishment should be given on the ground that his musical career had already suffered greatly. The court did not find his reasoning valid. Harvidsson was later accused by a second woman from the concert, who claimed that he had flicked her on the buttocks with a towel and kissed her on the neck. The court did not pursue the second allegation, as there was a lack of evidence to support it.[8][9]

Members

Current

  • AronChupa – record producer, vocals (2012–present)
  • Little Sis Nora – vocals (2020–present)
  • Christoffer Sangré – vocals (2020–present)

Former

  • Nicklas Savolainen – vocals (2012–2019)
  • Andreas Reinholdsson – vocals (2012–2019)
  • Rasmus Sahlberg – vocals, record producer (2012–2019)
  • Måns Harvidsson – vocals (2012–2017)

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
[10]
Albumtraoz
  • Released: 25 February 2022
  • Label: House of Albatraoz
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 59
[11]

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[10]
"Albatraoz"[12] 2013 36
"Arriba"[13] 2014 —
"Copacabana"[14] —
"Wunderbar"[15] 2015 —
"General Zod"[16] 2016 —
"Foxtrot" 2017 —
"Miljonären (Stek 2020)" 2019 —
"Defunkt"
(with Ture Brute) 		—[A]
"E (Ventex)"
(featuring Ture Brute) 		2020 12
  • GLF: 2× Platinum[2]
"Mera E" 70
"Se på mig (Crunk Rock)" 34
"Rave i mitt garage" 69
"Raggarbil" 25
[18]
"Hörrödu!" 2021 72
[19]
"Technotåget" —[B]
"Skiter väl i det" —[C]
"Pollenallergi" —[D]
"Du kan inte få min öl" —[E]
"Mcdonalds" —[F]
"Trucker Motherfucker"
(with Sofie Svensson, Dom Dar and Kåren) 		2023 9
[25]
"Multivitamin"
(with Sofie Svensson, Dom Dar and Kåren) 		30
[26]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year
"Trodde han va gay" 2020
"Disconostalgi: Rolling Twenties"
"Fläder på Floraängen"
"Pasta & vin"

Notes

  1. ^ "Defunkt" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[17]
  2. ^ "Technotåget" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[20]
  3. ^ "Skiter väl i det" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[21]
  4. ^ "Pollenallergi" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[22]
  5. ^ "Du kan inte få min öl" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[23]
  6. ^ "Mcdonalds" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[24]

References

  1. ^ "ALBATRAOZ - ALBATRAOZ (SONG)". Swedish Charts. 19 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Albatraoz - DOUBLE PLATINA AWARD!". Albatraoz Official. 19 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Albatraoz - Single by Albatraoz". iTunes. 19 April 2011.
  4. ^ ""Albatraoz" gjorde hitlåt på bakfyllan". Afton Bladet. 19 April 2011.
  5. ^ Simon Lundberg; Agnes Källén (6 February 2017). "Här pressar Albatraoz-medlemmen ung tjejs ansikte mot sitt kön – mitt under konsert". Nyhter24 (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  6. ^ Haddad, Prescilia (6 February 2017). "Svensk artist tryckte kvinnas ansikte mot sitt skrev". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  7. ^ Haddad, Prescilia (6 February 2017). "Artist ofredade Malin – sparkas nu från bandet". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  8. ^ Sennerteg, Niclas (6 February 2019). "Artist från Sjuhärad dömd för sexuellt ofredande" [Artist from Sjuhärad convicted of sexual assault]. Borås Tidning (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  9. ^ Lindström, Frida (6 February 2019). "Svensk artist dömd för sexuellt ofredande" [Swedish artist convicted of sexual assault]. Gaffa (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  10. ^ a b List of Albatraoz songs on chart:
  11. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 25, 2023". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Albatraoz - Albatraoz". Spotify. 19 April 2011.
  13. ^ "Albatraoz - Arriba". Spotify. 19 April 2011.
  14. ^ "Albatraoz - Copacabana". Spotify. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Albatraoz - Wunderbar". Spotify. 19 April 2011.
  16. ^ "Albatraoz - General Zod". Spotify. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  17. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 3". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 1". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 6" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 14". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 17" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 30" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 31" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 43" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 30". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  26. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 37". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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