Herbert Joakim "Jocke" Berg (born 16 March 1970 in

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) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of Swedish Rock/Pop band

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

. Berg rarely gives interviews, saying in one: less is more. Berg has tended to write lyrics in Swedish because he wants to avoid the use of cliché-ridden English lyrics, which often happens when Swedish artists sing in

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. Kent's lyrics contributed to their development from indie band to broad mass appeal as songs in Swedish are preferred among the slightly older population that Kent has attracted, according to an academic who has studied the band in their sociological and national context.

Biography

Berg was born and grew up in

. He moved to

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in 1993 after the founding of Kent, and has lived there since. Berg was the main songwriter, lead singer and

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in the band, which officially disbanded on 17 December 2016, according to the band's official web site. He is the older brother of director Adam Berg, who has directed several of Kent's music videos.

Artistic collaboration and side projects

Berg has written songs for

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(most notably "Come Along", the third-most-played song by Swedish songwriters on Swedish radio during 2000–09),

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and

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. Besides his role in Kent, he also had a side project called ''Paus'' with

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guitarist

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. ''Paus'' released a self-titled album in 1998. In 2012,

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(internationally known as ''September'') released a Swedish-language record in Sweden; Berg wrote the songs ''Händerna mot himlen'' and ''Sanningen'', The record reached the Swedish Top 10 immediately after release. Marklund has periodically taken the stage with Kent at concerts on the song Svart Snö. In 2015, Joakim Berg collaborated with

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in the song "I'll Be Gone", and debuted on

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's Club Life podcast, and was the first track on December's installment of

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Awards

As a member of Kent, Berg has received 20 Swedish Grammy Awards. The Swedish tabloid

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has awarded Kent with 11

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awards. In 2003, The Swedish Music Publishers Association awarded Berg for the songwriter/composer of the Year. In 2014 H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden awarded Joakim Berg the H.M. The King's Medal 8th size with a bright blue ribbon for his outstanding contributions to Swedish popular music.

Discography

Kent

* ''

'' (1995) * ''

Verkligen ''Verkligen'' ( Swedish for ''Really'') is the second studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the wes ...

'' (1996) * '' Isola'' (1997) * ''

Hagnesta Hill ''Hagnesta Hill'' is an album by the Swedish band Kent, released in 1999 (Swedish version) and 2000 (English version). For the English version two new songs, "Quiet Heart" and "Just Like Money" were recorded, and "Ett tidsfördriv att dö för ...

'' (1999) * '' B-sidor 95-00'' (2000) * ''

Vapen & ammunition ''Vapen & ammunition'' ( Swedish for ''Weapons & Ammunition'') is the fifth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 15 April 2002 through RCA Records and BMG. Absent from this album is a long, mostly-instrumenta ...

'' (2002) * ''

Du & jag döden ''Du & jag döden'' (Swedish for ''You & Me Death'') is the sixth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. The album was released on 15 March 2005 through RCA Records and Sony BMG. It is the final studio album to feature rhythm guit ...

'' (2005) * ''

The hjärta & smärta EP ''The hjärta & smärta EP'' (Swedish for ''The Heart & Pain EP'') is an EP by Swedish rock band Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west a ...

'' (2005) * ''

Tillbaka till samtiden ''Tillbaka till samtiden'' (Swedish for ''Back to the Present'') is the seventh studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 17 October 2007 in Scandinavia through RCA Records and Sony BMG. The album is produced with Dan ...

'' (2007) * '' Box 1991–2008'' (2008) * '' Röd'' (2009) * '' En plats i solen'' (2010) * ''

Jag är inte rädd för mörkret ''Jag är inte rädd för mörkret'' (Swedish for ''I Am Not Afraid of the Dark'') is the tenth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 25 April 2012 by Sonet Records (Universal Music) and it was the band's debut rel ...

'' (2012) * ''

Tigerdrottningen ''Tigerdrottningen'' (Swedish for ''The Tiger Queen'') is the eleventh studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 30 April 2014 by Sonet Records (Universal Music). The album was preceded by the lead single " La Belle E ...

'' (2014) * ''

Då som nu för alltid ''Då som nu för alltid'' (Swedish for ''Then as Now Forever'') is the twelfth and final studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. The album was released on 20 May 2016 by RCA Records and Sony Music. Background In June 2015, '' Expres ...

'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2016)

Dead People

* ''We Love'' (2022)

Solo

* '' Jag fortsätter glömma'' (2022)

Other charted songs

Side projects

* ''Paus'' (Paus) (1998) * ''

'' ( Come Along) (2001) * ''

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'' (Kärlekens Tunga) (2001) * ''Stakka Bo'' (Killer) (2001) * ''

'' (

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) (2003) * ''

'' (Drömmarna) (2005) * ''

'' (

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) (2006) * '' Downloading Nancy'' (Into My Arms) (2008) * ''

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'' (Nåt För Dom Som Väntar) (2008) * ''Bilar 2'' (Det Känns Perfekt) (2011) * ''

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'' ( Mariefred Sessions) (2011) * ''

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'' (All I Ever Wanted) (2012) * ''

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'' (Lightning) (2012) * ''

'' ( Händerna Mot Himlen) (2012) * ''

'' (Sanningen) (2012) * ''

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'' (Ärligt Talat) (2012) * ''

'' (Krigar Precis Som Du ) (2012) * ''

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'' (Ghost) (2015) * ''Joakim Berg &

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'' (Innan Vi Faller) (2015) * ''

'' (I'll Be Gone) (2015) * ''ADL'' (Forever Börjar Här) (2015) * ''

'' (

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'' (

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'' ( Tim) (2019) * ''

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'' (Hotel Walls) (2019) * ''

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'' (Fiender är tråkigt) (2019) * ''

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'' (Den jag är) (2020) * ''

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'' (Lonely In A Crowd) (2021) * ''

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'' (Kaisarion) (2022)Jocke Berg medverkar på nya Ghost-albumet
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'' (Respite on the Spitalfields) (2022)

References

External links

Official website

Official website of Kent

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