Markus Krunegård (born 6 April 1979 in

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Östergötland Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English li ...

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) is a Swedish singer and songwriter.

Career

On 2 April 2008 he released his solo album 'Markusevangeliet', with the debut single "Jag är en vampyr" made it to the Top 5 on

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. The same year he appeared on albums by

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and Eldkvarn. He also toured with

Lars Winnerbäck Lars Mattias Winnerbäck (born 19 October 1975) is a Sweden, Swedish singer and songwriter. He was born in Stockholm but spent his childhood in Vidingsjö, Linköping, where he attended Katedralskolan (Linköping), Katedralskolan. He moved bac ...

in summer of 2008 followed by an extensive solo tour. He was nominated for several awards including

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, Grammisgalan and P3 Guld. He followed by releases of ''Prinsen av Peking'' and ''Lev som en gris, dö som en hund'' in 2009. His album ''Mänsklig värme'' released on 28 March 2012 entered the Swedish Albums Chart straight at No. 1 making it his biggest success ever.

Other projects

;Pello Revolvers Pello Revolvers is a band formed by songwriter Hans-Erik Kangasharju, which includes Hans-Erik Kangasharju (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals), Tobias Henriksson (drummer, carillon, mandolin, vocals), Johan Sammelin (electric and bass guitar, melodica, drum machine, synthesizer, producer), Robert Arlinder (electric and bass guitar), Markus Krunegård (bass and electric guitar, backing vocals), Ralf Rotmalm (bass, synthesizer), Anna Edemo (violin, backing vocals) and David Nygård (trombone, accordion, backing vocals, carillon, percussion). Pello Revolvers formed in 2001 and signed to Massive Decline of Power Against Recordings. They released the self-titled ''Pello Revolvers'' in 2003, ''Borg Mesch'' in 2004 and ''No Spare Tyres'' in 2005. ;P3 Live Between January 2008 and August 2009, Krunegård hosted the radio show ''P3 Live'' at

Sveriges Radio P3 Sveriges Radio P3 (P3) is a Contemporary hit radio, semi-mainstream CHR/CHR Alternative-formatted station operated by Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcasting organization Sveriges Radio. The P in P3 originally stood for Program (''Pro ...

. ;Laakso (2001–2007) Besides his solo career, he is also a member of the Swedish indie band

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, with the other members being David Nygård, Lars Skoglund and Mikael Fritz. The band has released four albums; ''I Miss You I'm Pregnant'' in 2003, ''My Gods'' in 2005, as well as ''Mother am I Good Looking?'' and ''Mämmilärock'', both in 2007. Their fifth album, titled ''Grateful Dead'' is set to be released on 22 April 2016. They have also released the EPs ''BALE'', ''Long Beach'', ''Aussie Girl'', ''High Drama'' and ''Västerbron & Vampires'', as well as two standalone singles; ''Demon'' in 2003, and ''Laakso'' in 2004. ;Hets (2006–2007) Krunegård has also been a member of the defunct supergroup Hets with Henrik Svensson (from Doktor Kosmos), Christoffer Roth (from

De Lyckliga Kompisarna De Lyckliga Kompisarna ( Swedish for ’The Happy Friends’), DLK, is a Swedish melodious punk band. The band was formed in 1989, split up in 1997, and re-united in 2008. They are probably best known for their song "Ishockeyfrisyr", which is a ...

(DLK) and

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) and Per Nordmark (from Fireside). The short-lived project was formed in 2006 and disbanded in 2007. They released one self-titled album on their own record label ''Etikett: Hets''. Their song "Hasses brorsas låtsassyrras kompis fest" was used as main theme for the Swedish young adult TV-show "Hasses brorsas låtsassyrras kompis", aired 2007–2008 on SVT. ;Serenades (2011) In April 2011, he announced the forming of the duo Serenades together with Adam Olenius from

Shout Out Louds Shout Out Louds is a Swedish indie pop band from Stockholm. History Formed in Stockholm by childhood friends Adam Olenius (vocals), Ted Malmros (bass), and Carl von Arbin (guitars), Shout Out Louds found an international audience during the e ...

. Their first release was the EP ''Birds'', released on 18 April 2011.

Personal life

Krunegård grew up in Röda Stan, a neighborhood of Norrköping and studied at the local Hagagymnasiet Haga School in Norrköping. Besides his Swedish origin, he also has roots in

Pello Pello (formerly Turtola) is a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately north of the Arctic Circle in the western part of the province of Lapland, and is part of the Lapland region. The municipality is on the national border with ...

in the Finnish

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on the Swedish-Finnish border. Krunegård is married and has one daughter born in 2011.

Discography

Albums

EPs

*2009: ''Lead Singer Syndrome EP''

Singles

*2008: "Jag är en vampyr" *2008: "Det är ett idogt jobb att driva ungdomen ut ur sin kropp" *2009: "Hela livet var ett disco" *2009: "Hollywood Hills" *2010: "Lev som en gris dö som en hund" *2012: "Everybody Hurts" *2012: "Askan är den bästa jorden" *2014: "Du stör dig hårt på mig" *2014: "Let's go nu är jag din yo"

Awards

, - , 2009 , ''Jag är en Vampyr'' , Song of the Year ,

P3 Guld P3, P-3, P.3, or P03 may refer to: Entertainment * ''Persona 3'', a 2006 video game * ''Postal III'', a 2011 video game * ''Third'' (Portishead album), 2008 music album * P3 Club, a fictional nightclub in the television series ''Charmed'' * '' Pa ...

, , Notes , , - , 2009 , ''Markusevangeliet'' , Artist of the Year ,

, , Notes , , - , 2009 , ''Markusevangeliet'' , Pop Artist (Male) of the Year ,

Grammis The Grammis (sometimes referred to as the Swedish Grammy Awards) are music awards presented annually to musicians and songwriters in Sweden. The oldest Swedish music awards were instituted as a local equivalent of the Grammy Awards given in t ...

, , Notes , , - , 2009 , ''Markusevangeliet'' , New Artist of the Year ,

, , Notes , , - , 2009 , ''Jag är en Vampyr'' , Song of the Year ,

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, , Notes , , - , 2009 , ''Jag är en Vampyr'' , Song of the Year ,

, , Notes , , - , 2012 , ''-'' , Swedish Live artist of the Year ,

GAFFA ''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and 75 ...

-Priset , , Notes , , - , 2013 , ''Mänsklig Värme'' , Album of the Year ,

, , Notes , , - , 2013 , ''Mänsklig Värme'' , Producer of the Year ,

, , Co-produced with Lars Skoglund , , - , 2014 , ''-'' , Swedish Live artist of the Year ,

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References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krunegard, Markus Swedish male songwriters Swedish-language singers of Finland 1979 births Living people Swedish people of Finnish descent 21st-century Swedish singer-songwriters 21st-century Swedish male singers People from Norrköping