Martin Sweet (born Martin Hosselton; 5 May 1979 in

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musician most famous for being the lead

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for the Swedish Glam metal band Crashdïet.

Career

Sweet joined the Swedish sleaze band, Crashdïet in 2002 as their guitarist when the then-frontman,

Dave Lepard David Roberto Hellman (28 May 1980 – 13 January 2006), known by his stage name Dave Lepard, was a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of glam metal band Crashdïet. Career He formed the band Crashd ...

decided to reform the band with new members. The band released their self-titled EP in 2003, and their first full-length album, "

Rest in Sleaze "Rest in Sleaze" is the debut album by Swedish glam metal band Crashdïet. The album was produced by Platform (Chris Laney and Anders Ringman) and Grizzly/Tysper (Gustav Jonsson and Tommy Tysper). The album debuted at #12 on the Swedish album char ...

" in 2005. The album spawned the singles; "

Riot in Everyone "Riot in Everyone" is a 2005 single by Swedish glam metal band Crashdïet. This was the first single for the band and it appears on their 2005 debut album Rest in Sleaze. With a #33 chart position, "Riot in Everyone" is Crashdïet's highest charti ...

", "

Knokk 'Em Down "Knokk 'Em Down" is a 2005 single by Swedish glam metal band Crashdïet. This was the second single for the band and it appears on their 2005 debut album, ''Rest in Sleaze''. A music video was shot for the song. The song debuted at #57 on the Swe ...

", "

Breakin' the Chainz "Breakin' The Chainz" is a 2005 single by Swedish glam metal band Crashdïet. This was the third single for the band and appears on their 2005 debut album, ''Rest in Sleaze''. A music video was shot for the song. It is one of their most famous song ...

", and " It's a Miracle". Tragically, the band's singer,

was found dead January 20, 2006, he had committed suicide. The band decided to go their separate ways after Lepard's death, but later decided to carry on the Crashdïet legacy and keep Dave's spirit alive. During this time period, Martin wrote and recorded many demos (with himself on vocals), but never intended to take Dave's place. The band announced their new singer,

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on 21 January 2007 on the first Rest In Sleaze festival that's dedicated to Dave. The band released one album with Twisted as their singer, "

The Unattractive Revolution ''The Unattractive Revolution'' is the second studio album by Swedish glam metal band Crashdïet. Released on 3 October 2007, it debuted at #11 on the Swedish album charts. It was the first and only album to feature vocalist H. Olliver Twisted foll ...

". The album features the singles; " In the Raw" and "

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". Twisted was let go (or left) Crashdïet on 13 July 2008 and the band started searching for a replacement. Simon Cruz filled in the position of singer in 2009, after leaving his band, Jailbait. They released the album

Generation Wild ''Generation Wild'' is the third studio album by Swedish glam metal band Crashdïet. The album was released on April 14, 2010. It is the first album to feature the band's new vocalist Simon Cruz since the departure of their previous singer H. Olli ...

in 2010 which spawned the singles

and Chemical. In 2011 Crashdïet opened for

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. The year after they opened for

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. On January 21, 2013 they released their latest effort

The Savage Playground ''The Savage Playground'' is the fourth studio album by Swedish glam metal band Crashdïet. The same name as the Canadian Hard Rock band "Savage Playground". The album was released on 22 January 2013. It is the second album to feature Simon Cruz ...

. The album peaked at #2 on the Swedish charts. On January 24, Crashdïet manager

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died in the midst of a Crashdïet world tour. In February 2015 lead singer

Simon Cruz Simon Cruz (born Simon Söderström; 26 July 1979), is a Swedes, Swedish rock singer most famous for being the former lead singer for the Swedish sleaze rock band Crashdïet. Pre-Crashdïet Details of Cruz's early life, such as his childhood ar ...

left Crashdïet. The band has been inactive since although Martin Sweet has said that Crashdïet is not over yet. In 2016, Sweet joined the Swedish band Sister as a bass player and also formed a new band

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, taking the role of a lead vocalist.

Private life

Martin Sweet married his longtime girlfriend Ika Lillås Lindman in spring 2013.

Discography

With Crashdïet

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'' (2005) *''

'' (2007) *''

'' (2010) *''The Savage Playground'' (2013)

With Sister

*'' Stand up, Forward, March!'' (2016)

With Sweet Creature

*''

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'' (2016)

References

External links

Official Crashdïet websiteOfficial Sweet Creature websiteCrashdïet manager dies
1979 births Glam metal musicians Living people Swedish guitarists Male guitarists 21st-century guitarists Crashdïet members Swedish male musicians {{Sweden-guitarist-stub