Björn Afzelius

As an associate of Hoola Bandoola Music group, Björn Afzelius was central within the Swedish music motion from the ’70s that stressed a political (socialist) message. Like a single artist, and as well as Mikael Wiehe, he held his fame through the ’80s and in addition reached a higher recognition in Norway and Denmark. Unlike a great many other performers from your ’70s, he held a highly politics profile with the ’80s and ’90s, a thing that at times gained him scorn from your critics. His later on albums had been commercially effective, if often viewed as basic and sentimental, but his last two albums within the ’90s fared great using the critics. Björn Afzelius was created in the tiny city of Huskvarna, Sweden, in 1947. After shifting several times along with his family members, he finished up in Malmö. There he began studying to become journalist while he sang within the cover rings Moxie as well as the Thunders. As well as Peter Clemmendson he created the music group Spridda Skurar plus they summoned Mikael Wiehe to greatly help them with the songwriting. It were left with the three of these developing Hoola Bandoola Music group, which was quickly to become typically the most popular music group within the Swedish intensifying motion. But the music group was only intensifying when it found politics, for musically Hoola Bandoola Music group performed it safer, with catchy pop melodies and harmonies within the design of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Adolescent. Touring and documenting intensely, the music group just lasted for four years, and in 1974, Afzelius released his 1st single recording, Vem Är Det Som Är Rädd?, keeping the politics message but musically orientating himself for the vocalist/songwriter custom. A reunion by Hoola Bandoola Music group occurred in 1976, accompanied by För Kung Och Fosterland, that was a industrial discovery for Afzelius like a single artist. Through all of those other ’70s he created several rings, including Björn Afzelius Music group as well as the Globetrotters, but was all along primarily a single designer and was viewed as one. The albums released during this time period were just semi-successful, until Globetrotter in 1980 revived Afzelius’ position in Sweden and produced him well-known in Denmark and Norway. Within the ’80s he produced several trips with Mikael Wiehe, plus they also released the recording Björn Afzelius & Mikael Wiehe collectively. Following this, Afzelius founded his personal record organization, Rebelle, which he was release a all his arriving albums. Afzelius experienced all along performed in a vocalist/songwriter tradition, getting much motivated by American rock and roll and country, however in the ’80s and ’90s, his albums began to feel increasingly more adult modern and soft, using the lyrics still being truly a mix of politics comments and like music. While this harmed his position using the critics, it by no means harmed his industrial achievement. Tusen Bitar premiered in 1990 and was a huge hit in Sweden, but a lot more therefore in Denmark and Norway. The name monitor was a cover on Anne Linnet’s “Mit Hjerte Går I Tusind Stykker,” and Afzelius received a Danish Grammy award for Greatest Foreign Artist. Following this he appreciated his biggest reputation in Denmark, and specifically Norway, while keeping a good but aging market in Sweden. Afzelius debuted being a article writer in 1993 using the book En Gång I Havanna, and in 1996, Hoola Bandoola Music group reunited once again. The tour was successful, and “Tankar Vid 50,” released another calendar year, received better testimonials than the majority of Afzelius’ afterwards albums. But right now his wellness was deteriorating. In 1999, he completed his last record, Elsinore, while experiencing deadly lung tumor. Only three times after accepting the ultimate adjustments to the recording, he died in a medical center in Göteborg, 52 yrs . old.