Oliver Salvatore Gustavo Wahlgren Ingrosso (born 30 December 1989) is a

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DJ,

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and actor.

Career

He debuted with a major role in the 2007 Swedish film '' Ciao Bella'' directed by Iranian-Swedish director Mani Maserrat-Agah. In the film he was credited with his birth name Oliver Wahlgren-Ingrosso. He played the role of Enrico, a young Italian football player who befriends Mustafa, a Swedish footballer of Iranian descent played by Poyan Karimi and trains Mustafa to "become" Massimo, just for the aim of attracting girls attending an international football tournament. Using a shortened name Oliver Ingrosso, he started a musical career being a DJ in

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music releasing an EP titled ''iTrack'' with

Tim Berg Tim Bergling (; 8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii (, ), was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer. At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first rec ...

(better known as

Avicii Tim Bergling (; 8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii (, ), was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer. At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first re ...

) and

Otto Knows Otto Jettman, better known by his stage name Otto Knows, (born 6 May 1989) is a Swedish DJ, record producer and remixer who has had a number of hits in Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands and has collaborated with artists including Britney Spears ...

and has appeared with well-known DJs like

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, Armin van Buuren,

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, Adrian Lux, Mandy and Adam Beyer. A great influence on him for pursuing a music career was the success of his cousin Sebastian Ingrosso, a long time member of

since 2005 and that opened up a lot of opportunities for Oliver Ingrosso. He has DJed in a great number of venues locally in Sweden and internationally in Toronto, New York, Brazil and Spain.GD.se: Oliver kan bli en superstar

Personal life

Ingrosso comes from an artistic family. He is the grandson of Swedish actor, lyricist and singer Hans Wahlgren and renowned actress Christina Schollin. His parents are artist

Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren (born 24 December 1967) is a Swedish singer and actress. She has sung in Melodifestivalen several times; her 1985 entry titled " Piccadilly Circus" became popular and successful. She has acted in several plays an ...

and dancer and restaurateur Emilio Ingrosso. He has two younger siblings,

Bianca Wahlgren Ingrosso Bianca Melina Elisabeth Wahlgren Ingrosso (born 30 December 1994) is a Swedish blogger, social influencer, entrepreneur, and singer. Career Performances Ingrosso participated in the Swedish national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song ...

(born 1994) and Benjamin Wahlgren Ingrosso (born 1997) who is a singer. His paternal grandparents are Carmine and Melina (Carmina) Ingrosso, both born in Taranto, Italy. After his mother and father had a bitter divorce, Pernilla Wahlgren married Joachim Lennholm and they have another son, Theodor Wahlgren-Lennholm (born 2007).

Discography

;EPs *2010: ''iTrack'' EP (

, Oliver Ingrosso &

) tealth Records;Singles *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. ;Other tracks *2010: "Gino" (Oliver Ingrosso, Tim Berg, Otto Knows) *2010: "LoopeDe" (Tim Berg vs. Oliver Ingrosso & Otto Knows)

Filmography

*2007: '' Ciao Bella'' as Enrico

References

External links

Facebook: Oliver IngrossoDiscogs.com: Oliver Ingrosso
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Svenska Filminstitutet: Svensk Filmdatabas - Oliver Wahlgren-Ingrosso page
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