Ola Håkansson is a

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singer, composer and producer. He is the founder and

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TEN Music Group TEN Music Group is a Swedish independent record label headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The label was founded by Ola Håkansson in 2003. History The company was founded by Swedish singer, composer and producer, Ola Håkansson in 2003, in Stock ...

, 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 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 Norell Oson Bard, a Swedish songwriting and production trio made up of Tim Norell, Ola Håkansson and Alexander Bard. Norell Oson Bard's production output peaked the years around 1990, creating pop music and disco hits for Swedish artists. Music ...

. 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 och Julia'' (1967) by Jan Halldoff

References

External links

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