Niklas Strömstedt
Swedish singer, songwriter and actor (born 1958)
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Key Takeaways
- Bo Anders Niklas Strömstedt (born 25 July 1958) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actor.
- Strömstedt was raised in the Stockholm suburb of Hagsätra, alongside his younger sister, Lotten.
- Career Strömstedt played the keyboards on Ulf Lundell's recordings and tours from the late 1970s to the end of the 1980s.
- Strömstedt's most recognised hit as a solo artist is the song "Om", reaching number one on the Swedish chart and Svensktoppen in 1990.
- In 1994 he formed the music group GES with Orup and Anders Glenmark.
Bo Anders Niklas Strömstedt (born 25 July 1958) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actor.
Early life
Bo Anders Niklas Strömstedt was born on 25 July 1958 in Lund, Sweden, to Gunhild Margareta (née Henriksson) and Bo Eugén Strömstedt. Strömstedt was raised in the Stockholm suburb of Hagsätra, alongside his younger sister, Lotten.
Strömstedt attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School.
Career
Strömstedt played the keyboards on Ulf Lundell's recordings and tours from the late 1970s to the end of the 1980s.
In 1989, Strömstedt released his third studio album, En gång i livet.
Strömstedt's most recognised hit as a solo artist is the song "Om", reaching number one on the Swedish chart and Svensktoppen in 1990. He also had success with the album Halvvägs till framtiden released in 1992 with the hits "Oslagbara" and "Bilderna av dej". In 1994 he formed the music group GES with Orup and Anders Glenmark.
Melodifestivalen
Strömstedt wrote music and lyrics to "I morgon är en annan dag", with which Christer Björkman won Melodifestivalen 1992. In Melodifestivalen 2008 he participated himself as a wildcard in the fourth heat in Karlskrona. He finished last.
Personal life
In 1985, Strömstedt married Efva Attling, a former model and jewellery designer. They had two children—Adam and Simon—born in 1987 and 1991, respectively.
He also has a child with Agneta Sjödin. Strömstedt married Jenny Strömstedt in Trosa on 16 July 2011.
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