Per Allan Magnus Claësson Uggla (pronounced ; born 18 June 1954) is a Swedish artist, composer, actor, and occasional radio host. He is known for his

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lyrics. Uggla was born in Stockholm. He was the lead singer of the

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band JUSO (later renamed Alexander Lucas) before going solo in the early 1970s. Their influences were

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, The Groundhogs and

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, among others. Uggla's first two glam- and

art rock Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that generally reflects a challenging or avant-garde approach to rock, or which makes use of modernist, experimental, or unconventional elements. Art rock aspires to elevate rock from entertainment to an ...

-inspired albums '' Om Bobbo Viking'' and '' Livets teater''ˈ did not sell well, the first only about 500 copies in Sweden and ''Livets teater'' even less. But his departure from glam rock with the punk and

inspired ''

Va ska man ta livet av sig för när man ändå inte får höra snacket efteråt ''Va ska man ta livet av sig för när man ändå inte får höra snacket efteråt?'' (English: ''Why take one's life when one can't even hear the chat afterwards?'') is a 1977 studio album by Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. It was made ...

'' gained him much popularity and the album sold about 150,000 copies. In the 1970s, several music magazines gave Magnus the name "The Swedish Ian Hunter". In 1979, he was one of the members in Magnus Uggla Band. Povel Ramel awarded him the Karamelodiktstipendiet in 1991. Uggla's solo influences includes Karl Gerhard,

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and

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. In an interview with

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, Uggla said that the Clash "was a really good band" and also created the song "Du ska va' glad" after he saw them perform at

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Personal life

Uggla is married to Louise Uggla since 1990, with whom he has one son and a daughter. He also has a daughter from an earlier relationship. Uggla is diagnosed with

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(ADHD). He decided to do a psychiatric assessment for ADHD as an adult after one of his children had been diagnosed.

In popular culture

*Uggla participated in the fourth semi-final of

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2007 with the song "

För kung och fosterland "För kung och fosterland" is a song written by Magnus Uggla and Anders Henriksson and performed by Uggla in Melodifestivalen 2007. The song participated in the semifinal in Gävle on 24 February 2007, and reached Andra chansen in Nyköping on 3 ...

", competing for the opportunity to represent Sweden in the

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in Helsinki, Finland. On February 24, 2007, Uggla performed his song, and advanced to the Second Chance round the following Saturday, where he lost to

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in the last round of voting. Earlier that week, he had received complaints about the lyrics of the song which contain a line that could be interpreted as degrading to Polish people, but the Swedish Chancellor of Justice decided not to try this as a violation of the

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act. * Plastic Bertrand has recorded a French version of Uggla's song "Vittring". It's called "Rock'n'Roll je te hais" and is found on Bertrand's LP ''L'Album''.

Discography

;Studio albums *1975: '' Om Bobbo Viking'' *1976: '' Livets teater'' *1977: ''

'' *1978: ''

Vittring ''Vittring'' is a 1978 studio album by Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. Released in September 1978, it was his fourth studio album. The album was recorded with the English punk rock band Stadium Dogs. "Stjärn...r" is a Swedish version ...

'' *1980: ''

Den ljusnande framtid är vår ''Den ljusnande framtid är vår'' is a 1980 studio album by Swedish pop rock musician Magnus Uggla. It was released in July 1980, and is his filth studio album. The music and lyrics on the album departures from Uggla's earlier punk and hard rock s ...

'' *1983: '' Välkommen till folkhemmet'' *1986: '' Den döende dandyn'' *1987: ''

Allting som ni gör kan jag göra bättre ''Allting som ni gör kan jag göra bättre'' (which translates as "Everything you can do, I can do better") is the eighth studio album by Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. It was released in 1987. The album consists only of cover songs. T ...

'' *1989: ''

35-åringen ''35-åringen'' is the ninth studio album by Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. It was released in 1989. The album was awarded a Rockbjörnen award in the category "Swedish record of the year". Track listing All lyrics written by Magnus ...

'' *1993: '' Alla får påsar'' *1997: ''

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'' *2000: ''

Där jag är e're alltid bäst ''Där jag är e’re alltid bäst'' (English: ''Where I Am It Is Always Best'') is the twelfth studio album by Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. It was released in 2000. Musically, the album was a return to Uggla's early punk and hard ...

'' *2004: '' Den tatuerade generationen'' *2006: '' Ett bedårande barn av sin tid'' ( Karl Gerhard covers) *2007: ''

Pärlor åt svinen ''Pärlor åt svinen'' (which translates as '' Pearls Before Swine'') is the 15th studio album by the Swedish musician Magnus Uggla. It was released on 24 October 2007. The album contains the singles " Pärlor åt svin", " Vild och skild" and " F� ...

'' *2010: ''

Karl Gerhard passerar i revy ''Karl Gerhard passerar i revy'' is the 16th studio album and the third cover album by Swedish musician Magnus Uggla. It was released on 29 October 2010. It is the second of two Uggla albums in which he sings songs by the Swedish 20th century rev ...

'' *2011: '' Innan filmen tagit slut'' ;Collections *1985: ''

Retrospektivt collage ''Retrospektivt collage'' is the first compilation album by Swedish pop rock musician Magnus Uggla. It was released in December 1985 and produced by Anders Henriksson and Uggla. Track listing # "Varning på stan" - 4:41 # " Centrumhets" (Metro ...

'' *1986: '' Collection'' (only released in

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) *1994: '' 100% Uggla'' *2002: '' Klassiska mästerverk'' *2008: '' Magnus Uggla 1975-2008'' ;Live albums *1981: ''

Godkänd pirat ''Godkänd pirat'' is the first live album and sixth overall album by Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. It was released in 1981 as a double album on 45 RPM. The album was recorded and released to stop distribution of bootleg recordings fr ...

'' – Live *2013: '' Magnus den store'' – Live ;Maxi EP *1979: '' Magnus Uggla band sjunger schlagers''

International singles

Singles released in France, Spain, United Kingdom and Germany. *1979: Everything You Do/Concrete Kid *1981: Ain't About To Go Back/Scandal Beauties *1981: Body Love/The Other Side (also released in Sweden)

International covers

Magnus Uggla has recorded several covers. These are the international ones, for which Uggla wrote new Swedish lyrics: *

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' "

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" became Uggla's "Stjärn…r" (or actually "Stjärnluder") *

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' " Then He Kissed Me" became Uggla's "Å, han kysste mej" * Nick Gilder's "Metro Jets" became Uggla's "Centrumhets" * Bruce Woolley's "Blue Blue (Victoria)" became Uggla's "IQ" * Nick Gilder's "Worlds Collide" became Uggla's "Herr servitör" Recorded with original lyrics: *

's "

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" * Steppenwolf's " Born to Be Wild" *

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' "

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Swedish covers

Uggla has covered the following Swedish songs by other artists on officially released studio records (the artists mentioned are those who first recorded the songs, not the songwriters/composers): *"Jazzgossen" by Karl Gerhard *"Leva livet" by

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(originally " It's My Party" by

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) *"Ring ring" (Swedish version) by

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*"Mälarö kyrka" by

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*"Livet är en fest" by Nationalteatern *"Påtalåten" by

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*"Vem kan man lita på?" by Hoola Bandoola Band *"Häng med på party" by

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*"I natt är jag din" by

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*"Hög standard" by Peps Persson *"Vi måste höja våra röster" by Margareta Garpe, Suzanne Osten and

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(since nobody seems to know exactly who recorded it first, these are the composers and songwriters) *"Tusen systrar" by Jösses Flickor *"In kommer Gösta" by Philemon Arthur & the Dung *"Speedy Gonzales" by Nationalteatern *"Hog farm" by

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*"Ska vi gå hem till dig" by Lasse Tennander ;Others *" Jag och min far" (from EP ''Så mycket bättre (Säsong 3 – Olles dag – Program 2)'') *"Har hört om en tjej (I Heard of a Girl)" (from EP ''Säsong 3 – Miss Lis dag – Program 3'')

Bibliography

* Jag hade en gång en blogg (2008) with Jonathex Dan

References

External links

Official Magnus Uggla website
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