Mats Ronander
Encyclopedia
Mats Ronander, born 1 April 1954 in Sundsvall
, Sweden
, is a Swedish rock musician, guitar
player, producer and composer
.
, but grew up in Örebro
. At the age of sixteen he succeeded Peps Persson
as singer in the band Blues Quality. He was a member in the band Nature. The band backed up Ulf Lundell
on a tour and three of Lundells studio album as well as released a few records of their own. In 1979 he was one of ABBA
's guitarists on their world tour.
The 1992 single "Gör mig lycklig nu
" (written and performed with Dane
Kim Larsen
) and the album Himlen gråter för Elmore James produced by Max Lorentz
was Ronanders most successful solo project. Ronander was also a member in Low budget blues band that released three albums. He was also a member of Grymlings.
Ronander produced Py Bäckman
s breakthrough record Sista föreställningen, toured with ABBA
in USA and starred in the screen adaption of Ulf Lundell
s novel Sömnen.
Sundsvall
-External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, is a Swedish rock musician, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
player, producer and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Biography
Mats was born in SundsvallSundsvall
-External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....
, but grew up in Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....
. At the age of sixteen he succeeded Peps Persson
Peps Persson
Peps Persson is a Swedish blues and reggae musician from Tjörnarp, Scania. Throughout his career he has mostly made music in Swedish and is well known for his Scanian dialect...
as singer in the band Blues Quality. He was a member in the band Nature. The band backed up Ulf Lundell
Ulf Lundell
Ulf Lundell is a Swedish writer, poet, songwriter, composer, musician and artist....
on a tour and three of Lundells studio album as well as released a few records of their own. In 1979 he was one of ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
's guitarists on their world tour.
The 1992 single "Gör mig lycklig nu
Gör mig lycklig nu
"Gör mig lycklig nu" is a 1992 Swedish / Danish song performed by Mats Ronander and Kim Larsen with music by Larsen and lyrics by Larsen and Ronander. The single, from Ronander's album Himlen gråter för Elmore James, peaked at #24 on the Swedish singles chart on 9 December 1992....
" (written and performed with Dane
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
Kim Larsen
Kim Larsen
thumb|250px|Kim Larsen, Nibe Festival 2009.Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen is a Danish rock musician.Inspired by The Beatles and rock and roll, Larsen began as a songwriter and guitarist...
) and the album Himlen gråter för Elmore James produced by Max Lorentz
Max Lorentz
Max Lorentz is a Swedish musician, songwriter and producer.He has also worked as a session-musician with artists including Ulf Lundell, Sanne Salomonsen, E-Type, Eldkvarn, Grymlings, Pugh Rogefeldt and Magnus Lindberg, and has hosted the Swedish TV shows Max, Live Show and Musikmatchen, and...
was Ronanders most successful solo project. Ronander was also a member in Low budget blues band that released three albums. He was also a member of Grymlings.
Ronander produced Py Bäckman
Py Bäckman
Py Marie Elisabet Ulrika Bäckman Wennborn is a Swedish musician. She is a singer and songwriter of pop and rock for musicals and films. She also plays piano and harmonica.-Career:...
s breakthrough record Sista föreställningen, toured with ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
in USA and starred in the screen adaption of Ulf Lundell
Ulf Lundell
Ulf Lundell is a Swedish writer, poet, songwriter, composer, musician and artist....
s novel Sömnen.
Album
- Hård kärlek 1981
- God bok 1982
- 50/50 1984
- Tokig 1985
- Reality 1987
- Rock'n'roll Biznis 1989
- Himlen gråter för Elmore James 1992
- Svenska popfavoriter Mats Ronander (Best of-album) 1995
- Innanför staden 1996
- Mats 2001
- Bästa (Best of-album) 2003
- Ronander Live 2006