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Bo Anders Niklas Strömstedt (born 25 July 1958) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor.

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Niklas Strömstedt
Strömstedt in 2013
Born	Bo Anders Niklas Strömstedt (1958-07-25) 25 July 1958 (age 64) Lund, Sweden
Occupation	Singer songwriter musician record producer actor
Spouses	Efva Attling ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 1995)​ Jenny Strömstedt ​ (m. 2011)​
Partner	Agneta Sjödin (1997–2001)
Children	3
Musical career
Genres	Rock pop
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Labels	Capitol Parlophone WEA Polar
Formerly of	Triad
Musical artist
Website	niklasstromstedt.se

Early life

Niklas Strömstedt was born on 25 July 1958 in Lund as the first child of Margareta (née Henriksson) and Bo Strömstedt.

Strömstedt's sister, Lotten, is four years his junior. Strömstedt was raised in the Stockholm suburb of Hagsätra.[1] Strömstedt attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[2]

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. 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.[3]

He also has a child with Agneta Sjödin. Strömstedt married Jenny Strömstedt in Trosa on 16 July 2011.

Other work

• He wrote the title song for the TV-series Nya tider on TV4 1999–2003.
• He wrote the Swedish lyrics for the musical Mamma Mia!.

Discography

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Ted: För kärlekens skull	Bo Strömstedt	Cameo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	Gumman som blev liten som en tesked	Bengt	TV series
1972	Stora skälvan	Tommy	TV series
2002	Rederiet	Roy Ramström	Episode: "Med flaggan i topp"
2017	Så mycket bättre	Himself	Reality TV show
2017–	Tillsammans med Strömstedts	Himself	Reality TV show

References

Sources

External links

• Official website
• Niklas Strömstedt on Facebook
• Niklas Strömstedt at AllMusic
• Niklas Strömstedt discography at Discogs
• Niklas Strömstedt at IMDb

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