Lars Winnerbäck
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Lars Winnerbäck | ||
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Background information | ||
Birth name | Lars Mattias Nilsson | |
Born | October 19, 1975 | |
Origin | Stockholm, Sweden | |
Years active | 1996-present | |
Label(s) | Sonet/Universal | |
Website | http://www.winnerback.net/ |
Lars Winnerbäck, Lars Mattias Winnerbäck (born Nilsson), (born October 19, 1975), often called Lasse, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He was born in Stockholm but spent his childhood in Linköping, where he attended Katedralskolan, before moving back to Stockholm in 1996, the same year he released his first album, Dans med svåra steg ("Dance With Difficult Steps"). He is now one of Sweden's most popular artists.
The influence of songwriters like Carl Michael Bellman, Evert Taube, Bob Dylan and Cornelis Vreeswijk shines through in Winnerbäck's exclusively Swedish lyrics, which attack everyday shallowness, prejudice in society and hypocrisy in religion, as well as dealing with romance, relations and anxiety. Several songs depict the difference between living in medium-size Linköping and metropolitan Stockholm.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Full length albums
- Dans Med Svåra Steg (1996) (Dance with Difficult Steps)
- Rusningstrafik (1997) (Rush Hour Traffic)
- Med Solen I Ögonen (1998) (With the Sun in the Eyes)
- Kom (1999) (Come)
- Singel (2001) (Single)
- ...Live för dig! (2001) (...Live for You!)
- Söndermarken (2003) ()
- Vatten under broarna (2004) (Water under the Bridges)
- Bränt Krut vol. 2 (Burned Gunpowder Vol. 2) (2005)
- Efter Nattens Bränder - Samlingsskiva 1996-2006 (2006) (After the Night's Fires)
[edit] Trivia
- Winnerbäck has done two covers of the American singer Ani DiFranco. The first 'Du gamla fria nord' on the album Kom is a cover of DiFrancos ´tis of Thee from Up Up Up Up Up Up and the second one 'Du Hade Tid' from the album Singel is DiFrancos You Had Time from the album Out of Range.
- He has also done a cover of Bob Dylan's classic Like a rolling stone called 'Som en hemlös själ' (Like a homeless soul) which can be found on the rare album Bränt Krut vol.2.
- The album Bränt Krut vol.2 was only made in 8 000 ex, to be given out on his concert at the fall of 2005 when he became 30 years old.
[edit] External links
- Lars Winnerbäck - Official site in Swedish
- Winnerback.com - Fan site, by fans for fans
- Dunkla Rum - Fan site with a forum
- Lyrics and chords