Niklas Strömstedt
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Born | Bo Anders Niklas Strömstedt 25 July 1958 Lund, Sweden |
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Years active | 1967–present |
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Partner | Agneta Sjödin (1997–2001) |
Children | 3 |
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Formerly of | Triad |
Website | niklasstromstedt |
Bo Anders Niklas Strömstedt (born 25 July 1958) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actor.
Early life
[edit]Bo Anders Niklas Strömstedt was born on 25 July 1958 in Lund, Sweden, to Gunhild Margareta (née Henriksson) and Bo Eugén Strömstedt.[1][2] Strömstedt was raised in the Stockholm suburb of Hagsätra, alongside his younger sister, Lotten.[3]
Strömstedt attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School.[4]
Career
[edit]Strömstedt played the keyboards on Ulf Lundell's recordings and tours from the late 1970s to the end of the 1980s.
In 1989, Strömstedt released his third studio album, En gång i livet.
Strömstedt's most recognised hit as a solo artist is the song "Om", reaching number one on the Swedish chart and Svensktoppen in 1990. He also had success with the album Halvvägs till framtiden released in 1992 with the hits "Oslagbara" and "Bilderna av dej". In 1994 he formed the music group GES with Orup and Anders Glenmark.
Melodifestivalen
[edit]Strömstedt wrote music and lyrics to "I morgon är en annan dag", with which Christer Björkman won Melodifestivalen 1992. In Melodifestivalen 2008 he participated himself as a wildcard in the fourth heat in Karlskrona. He finished last.
Personal life
[edit]In 1985, Strömstedt married Efva Attling, a former model and jewellery designer. They had two children—Adam and Simon—born in 1987 and 1991, respectively.[5]
He also has a child with Agneta Sjödin. Strömstedt married Jenny Strömstedt in Trosa on 16 July 2011.
Other work
[edit]- He wrote the title song for the TV-series Nya tider on TV4 1999–2003.
- He wrote the Swedish lyrics for the musical Mamma Mia!.
Discography
[edit]Solo
- Skjut inte... det är bara jag! (1981)
- Andra äventyr (1983)
- En gång i livet (1989)
- Om! (1990)
- Halvvägs till framtiden (1992)
- Långt liv i lycka (1997)
- Du blir du jag blir jag (2001)
- Två vägar (2008)
- Triad (1988)
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Ted: För kärlekens skull | Bo Strömstedt | Cameo |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1967 | Gumman som blev liten som en tesked | Bengt | TV series |
1972 | Stora skälvan | Tommy | TV series |
2002 | Rederiet | Roy Ramström | Episode: "Med flaggan i topp" |
2017 | Så mycket bättre | Himself | Reality TV show |
2017– | Tillsammans med Strömstedts | Himself | Reality TV show |
References
[edit]- ^ Margareta Strömstedt är död
- ^ Bo Strömstedt är död - blev 87 år
- ^ "Strömstedts mörka förflutna – nu avslöjar han sanningen". Expressen. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Helmerson, Erik (9 December 2010). "'Stjärnorna' utan bråk". Folkbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Arkhem 2016, p. 463.
Sources
[edit]- Arkhem, Helene (2016). Stora bonusfamiljboken. HarperCollins. ISBN 9789150919806.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Niklas Strömstedt on Facebook
- Niklas Strömstedt at AllMusic
- Niklas Strömstedt discography at Discogs
- Niklas Strömstedt at IMDb
- Niklas Strömstedt
- 1958 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Swedish guitarists
- 20th-century Swedish composers
- 20th-century Swedish singers
- 21st-century Swedish guitarists
- 21st-century Swedish composers
- 21st-century Swedish singers
- Glenmark Eriksson Strömstedt members
- Strömstedt family
- Swedish male guitarists
- Swedish male singers
- Swedish male singer-songwriters
- Swedish singer-songwriters
- Swedish multi-instrumentalists
- Swedish pop guitarists
- Swedish pop rock singers
- Swedish pop singers
- Swedish rock guitarists
- Swedish rock singers
- Musicians from Lund
- Singers from Lund
- Melodifestivalen contestants of 2008