Mats Ronander (born 1 April 1954 in

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, Sweden) is a

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rock musician, guitar player, producer and

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Biography

Ronander was born in

, but grew up in

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. At the age of sixteen he succeeded

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as singer in the band Blues Quality. He was a member of the band Nature. The band backed up

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on a tour and three of Lundell's studio album as well as released a few records of their own. Mats Ronander has played live with

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on several occasions, as one of their guitarists, such as on their 1979 world tour. The 1992 single " Gör mig lycklig nu" (written and performed with

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) and the album '' Himlen gråter för Elmore James'' produced by Mats Ronander, Mats Lindfors and Max Lorentz were Ronander's most successful solo projects. Ronander was also a member of ''

Low budget blues band Low or LOW or lows, may refer to: People * Low (surname), listing people surnamed Low Places * Low, Quebec, Canada * Low, Utah, United States * Lo Wu station (MTR code LOW), Hong Kong; a rail station * Salzburg Airport (ICAO airport code: LOW ...

'' that released three albums. He was also a member of '' Grymlings''. Ronander produced

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's breakthrough record ''

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'', starred in the screen adaption of

's novel '' Sömnen'' and toured with

in United States. Ronander could clearly be seen upfront, center stage as one of the lead guitarists that performed live on the SVT production "Dick Cavett Meets ABBA" in 1981.

Discography

Albums

*Hård kärlek 1981 *God bok 1982 *50/50 1984 *Tokig 1985 *Reality 1987 *Rock'n'roll Biznis 1989 *Himlen gråter för Elmore James 1992 *Svenska popfavoriter Mats Ronander (Best of-album) 1995 *Innanför staden 1996 *Mats 2001 *Bästa (Best of-album) 2003 *Ronander Live 2006

Soundtracks

*Dödlig drift 1999

Singles

*" Gör mig lycklig nu" (performed with

) 1992

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ronander, Mats 1954 births Living people Swedish male singers Swedish film score composers Male film score composers Melodifestivalen contestants of 2013