Anders Olof Wendin (born 16 March 1975,
Norrtälje
Norrtälje is a locality and the seat of Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 17,275 inhabitants in 2010. It is one of the largest towns in Roslagen.
History
Norrtälje’s early history dates back to the Iron Age. Around 225 ...
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Sweden) is a Swedish rock musician, best known for his solo project Moneybrother.
Career
After the split-up of his ska-punk band
Monster, Wendin took a new direction and released Moneybrother's debut album ''
Blood Panic'' in 2003. His second album, ''
To Die Alone'', was released in 2005. The music of Moneybrother can be described as a soul-oriented blend, incorporating influences from rock, reggae and disco. In December 2006, Moneybrother released his third album, ''
Pengabrorsan''. The title is a literal Swedish translation of Moneybrother, and the album is his first in the Swedish language. It consists of cover versions of English songs, translated into Swedish. August 2007 saw the release of his fourth album ''
Mount Pleasure'', which debuted at number one on the
Swedish album chart.
In 2017, Wendin participated in the eighth season of the Swedish reality TV-show ''
Så mycket bättre
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''.
Backing band
Current members
*Patrick Andersson -
guitar
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*August Berg -
drums
*Gustav Bendt -
saxophone
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backing vocals
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*Henrik Nilsson -
bass
*Patrik Kolar -
organ,
piano
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Former members
*
Indy Neidell -
organ,
piano
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*Magnus Henriksson -
drums,
percussion
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*August Berg -
drums
*Viktor Brobacke -
trombone
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backing vocals
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*Henrik Svensson -
guitar
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Discography
Albums
*''
Blood Panic'' (2003)
*''
To Die Alone'' (2005)
*''
They're Building Walls Around Us
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Morphology
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* ''they'': the nominative (subjective) form
* ''them'': the accusat ...
'' (2005)
*''
Pengabrorsan'' (2006)
*''
Mount Pleasure'' (2007)
*''
Real Control
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Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (201 ...
'' (2009)
*''
This Is Where Life Is
This may refer to:
* ''This'', the singular proximal demonstrative pronoun
Places
* This, or ''Thinis'', an ancient city in Upper Egypt
* This, Ardennes, a commune in France
People with the surname
* Hervé This, French culinary chemist Arts ...
'' (2012)
EPs
*''Thunder in My Heart'' (2002)
Singles
*''It's Been Hurting All the Way With You, Joanna'' (2003)
*''They're Building Walls Around Us'' (2005)
*''Blow Him Back Into My Arms'' (2005)
*''My Lil Girl's Straight From Heaven'' (2005)
*''Dom vet ingenting om oss'' (2006)
*''
Downtown Train
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Rod Stewart version
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(Tåget som går in till stan)'' (2007)
*''Just Another Summer'' (2007)
*''Guess Who's Gonna Get Some Tonight'' (2007)
*''Down At The R'' (2007)
*''Born Under a Bad Sign'' (2009)
Compilation
*''Rebell 10 år'' (2004)
References
External links
Moneybrother on Myspace
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Swedish rock musicians
Living people
1975 births
English-language singers from Sweden
21st-century Swedish singers
MTV Europe Music Award winners