Thomas di Leva, birth name Sven Thomas Magnusson, (born October 23, 1963 in Gävle

Gävle

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, Gävleborg County

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, Gästrikland

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, Sweden

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) is a Swedish singer-songwriter and a New Age-spokesman.

Biography

Sven Thomas Magnusson was born 1963 in Gävle. At 14 years of age, he changed his name from Magnusson to Leva, inspired both by his mother's Italian maiden name and idols like Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...

 and Charlie Chaplin

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Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...

. Thomas started his career with the band The Pillisnorks, debuting with the EP

Extended play

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 4 Visitors in January 1, 1980. Later, Di Leva formed the band Modern Art, which subsequently became Modærn Art. In autumn 1981 Di Leva signed a record contract as a solo artist with the recently-started company Adventure. The following year, Di Leva released his debut album, Marginal Cirkus. After a short time at the company Stranded, Billy Bolero took Di Leva to the newly-started company Papa Records, and with the release of the album På ett fat Di Leva became known throughout the country. Di Leva said "I want to create great art in the form of simple music for the large audience." With the song "Kom till mig", recorded with strings from Fläskkvartetten and Raj Montana Band, Di Leva reached the Trackslistan

Trackslistan

Tracks, or Trackslistan, is a top 20 song list and a program of the Swedish Radio channel SR P3. The program premiered on September 8, 1984, and is broadcast on Saturday afternoons. The Tracks are played all eight p.m.. The listeners vote for the songs they think is the best. Track list is one of...

 ranking in 1985 for the first time and made his first hit. The following year he released his third album, Pussel.

Vem ska jag tro på was released in autumn 1987 and became Di Leva's breakthrough album. The album was produced in the cellar of record company Mistlurs Records at Roslags Street with 2nd producer Kaj Erixon. On the albums first track, "I morgon", a new tone atmosphere and new sound effects can be heard, with Johan Vävare performing using oscillator and keyboard sounds. The album was nominated by Slitz

Slitz

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 as best album of the year and placed second in the Aftonbladet

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 revote of the yearly Rockbjörnen

Rockbjörnen

Rockbjörnen is a Swedish popular music award established by the Stockholm evening newspaper Aftonbladet in 1979. The award, which is awarded annually, is divided into several categories and is mostly concentrated around the genres Pop and Rock. The first award was however given to the Swedish...

 award in the category Best Swedish album.

Albums

• 1982 - Marginal Cirkus (Re-released 2001)
• 1985 - På Ett Fat (Re-released 1989)
• 1986 - Pussel
• 1987 - Vem Ska Jag Tro På?
• 1989 - Rymdblomma
• 1991 - Noll
• 1993 - Naked Number One (Re-released 1995)
• 1995 - Love Is The Heart
• 1995 - Flashback #02 (Compilation record)
• 1997 - Jag Är Du
• 1997 - I Am You
• 1999 - För Sverige I Rymden (Compilation record)
• 2000 - Älska
• 2004 - Tiden Faller
• 2005 - Free Life
• 2005 - Själens Krigare (Compilation record)
• 2006 - Hoppets Röst
• 2006 - Mantra Miracles
• 2010 - Lovestar
• 2011 - Hjärtat Vinner Alltid

Singles

(Vinyl

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 1980-1991/1993) (CD 1988/1990-2004)

• 1980 - The Pillisnorks: 4 Visitors
• 1981 - Modaern Art: Circle in different shapes
• 1981 - Modaern Art: Envy/Magic Place
• 1982 - Johan Vävares Tango: (Nu tändas åter ljusen) I min lilla stad
• 1982 - Singel man / Appear of need
• 1983 - Om jag vill
• 1984 - Bring me a magician / The dirty clown
• 1985 - Två på skilda håll / Rätt & fel
• 1985 - Kom till mig / Vem älskar du?
• 1986 - Snurra bakåt ! / Himlen (Heaven)
• 1986 - Glad att du ännu har tårar / Fördämningen
• 1987 - Vem ska jag tro på / Tycker om
• 1988 - Du är precis / Söta lilla blomma
• 1988 - Dansa din djävul / Snart bländar solstrålar
• 1989 - Vi har bara varandra / Du ger/du gör
• 1989 - Om du vore här nu / Om du längtar
• 1990 - Själens krigare / Struntar i dig
• 1991 - Dansa naken med mig / Själens krigare (solid bass mix) / Själens krigare (Extended 12" mix)
• 1993 - Naked number one (French clubmix) / Naked number one (Original version) / Naked number one (French submix) / Polish meditation (Feel it loud)
• 1993 - Naked number one / Naked number one (Eternal heart mix) / Naked number one (The gathering) / It is accomplished
• 1993 - Adam & Eve (Sunflash remix) / Adam & Eve (Giant orange) / Adam & Eve (Original version) / Drive me wild
• 1993 - Mr Thomas
• 1994 - Everyone is Jesus / Coca-cola angel / Everyone is Jesus (Dancing mantra mix) / Everyone is Jesus (Meditation mix)
• 1995 - Love the children / Say yes
• 1996 - Den glada stjärnan / Happy star / Happy star (Spacepeace remix) / Golden ray
• 1997 - Svarta pärlan i London / Spelar helt normal / Svarta pärlan (Röd remix) / Hjälpa till
• 1997 - Regnbågsdiamant / Maya / 303 / Den enda här på jorden
• 1999 - Miraklet / Den oemotståndlige
• 2000 - Vi får vingar när vi älskar/Rymdens Ros
• 2000 - Solsjäl/Håll mig
• 2000 - Man av färger/Paradisbröllop
• 2004 - Vad är frihet?/Långt Inuti
• 2004 - Tiden faller
• 2006 - Ingen kan köpa livet
• 2008 - Öppna ditt Hjärta
• 2009 - Hopp och Förtvivlan
• 2009 - Let's Dance
• 2010 - Another Day In Paradise
• 2011 - Välkommen Hem

Others

• Fred i rörelse, a free song from Di Leva's homepage.
• Jag äter inte mina vänner, song with Refused
  Refused
  Refused was a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1991. In total the band released five EPs and three albums, before splitting up in 1998...
  
   on Djurens rätts compilation album Defenders of the oppressed breed.
• Stolt, song with Lars Demian on his record Elvis & Jesus & jag.
• Vad bryr sig kärleken, song with Mikael Wiehe
  Mikael Wiehe
  Mikael Christian Wiehe is a Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer. As the main songwriter and driving force of Hoola Bandoola Band he was also one of the most important people in the proggmovement.-Career:...
  
   on his record Sevilla.
• Kom och håll om mig, duet with Nike Gurra on the record Hula Hula [1987].

TV, theatre, etc.

• Sommarmorgon, TV 1
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  SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and...
  
  , 1987
• Smash!, TV 1, 1989
• Kenny Starfighter, TV 1, 1997

Radio

• Sommar
  Sommar (radio program)
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  , P1, 1987
• Alkemisternas blandning, 1991
• Sommar, P1 Tuesday June 10 13:05, 1997

Theatre

• Mahagonny (Berthold Brecht/Director: Peter Haber) theatre in Gävleborg, 1987
• Hamlet (William Shakespeare/Director: Peter Oskarson
  Peter Oskarson
  Peter Oskarson is a Swedish theatre director and actor from Stockholm. He was educated at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting from 1971-73, where he studied directing under Rudolf Penka, Wolfgang Heinz and Giorgio Strehler....
  
  ) Folk theatre in Gävleborg 1989-90

Publications

• Nu [1988]
• Contribution to B Åkerlunds book Insida - svenska personligheter. [1992]
• Prologue in T Jönssons book Tarot, den inre världsomseglingen. [1996]

External links

Official homepage