Ola Håkansson is a Swedish singer, composer and producer. He is the founder and

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, a Swedish independent record label. He also founded Stockholm Records, another record label and a subsidiary of UMG. In 2012 Ola started ''100 SONGS'', a record label focused on releasing singles. Ola Håkansson was born 24 March 1945 in

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. He was the singer of the band Ola and the Janglers and later

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. In 1986 he recorded the duets "The Way You Are" and "Fly Like The Eagle" with

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. He was part of the songwriting trio Norell Oson Bard. In 1992, with

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, Håkansson founded the independent record company Stockholm Records. He has four sons, Andreas, Viktor, David and Ludvig, and a daughter, Linnéa Håkansson.http://hd.se/familj/2005/03/23/ola_haakansson_60_aar_24_mars/ Ola Håkansson 60 år 24 mars, Published 23 March 2005, Retrieved 16 January 2012.

Filmography

*''Ola & Julia'' (1967) by Jan Halldoff

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hakansson, Ola Living people 1945 births Swedish male singers Swedish composers Swedish male composers English-language singers from Sweden musicians from Stockholm