Magnus Uggla

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Per Allan Magnus Claesson Uggla (born June 18, 1954 in Stockholm) is a Swedish artist and composer known for his satirical lyrics. He is a member of the Swedish nobility and a descendant of several European rulers, among which John III of Sweden, Gustav Vasa, and Charlemagne. Povel Ramel awarded him the Karamelodiktstipendiet in 1991.

Magnus Uggla participated to the fourth semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2007 with the song "För kung och fosterland", competing for the opportunity to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki, Finland. On February 24, 2007 Magnus Uggla performed his song, and received enough votes to get a chance to compete again in the Second Chance round the following Saturday, where he lost to Sonja Alden in the last voting. Earlier that same week, he had received complaints about the lyrics of the song, which contains a line that could be interpreted as degrading to Polish people, but the Swedish Chancellor of Justice decided not to try this as a violation of the hate speech act.[1]

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[edit] Discography

Magnus Uggla has recorded 14 studio albums:

He has also released four Greatest hits/Best of albums:

There is also one official live album on the market:

And finally there is one “stand-alone” maxi-EP:

[edit] International singles

Singles released in France, Spain, United Kingdom and Germany.

  • 1979: Everything You Do/Concrete Kid
  • 1981: Ain’t About To Go Back/Scandal Beauties
  • 1981: Body Love/The Other Side (also released in Sweden)

[edit] International covers

Magnus Uggla has recorded several covers. These are the international ones, for which Uggla wrote new Swedish lyrics:

  • Rolling Stones’ “Star Star” became Uggla’s “Stjärn…r” (or actually “Stjärnluder”)
  • The Crystals’ “Then He Kissed Me” became Uggla’s “Å, han kysste mej”
  • Nick Gilder’s “Metro Jets” became Uggla’s “Centrumhets”
  • Bruce Woolley’s “Blue Blue (Victoria)” became Uggla’s “IQ”
  • Nick Gilder’s “Worlds collide” became Uggla’s “Herr servitör”

[edit] Swedish covers

Uggla has covered the following Swedish songs by other artists on officially released studio records (the artists mentioned are those who first recorded the songs, not the songwriters/composers):

  • “Jazzgossen” by Karl Gerhard
  • “Leva livet” by Lill-Babs (originally “It’s My Party” by Leslie Gore)
  • “Ring ring” (Swedish version) by ABBA
  • “Mälarö kyrka” by Sven Lindahl
  • “Livet är en fest” by Nationalteatern
  • “Påtalåten” by Ola Magnell
  • “Vem kan man lita på?” by Hoola Bandoola Band
  • “Häng med på party” by Ulf Neidemar
  • “I natt är jag din” by Tomas Ledin
  • “Hög standard” by Peps Persson
  • “Vi måste höja våra röster” by Margareta Garpe, Suzanne Osten and Gunnar Edander (since nobody seems to know exactly who recorded it first, these are the composers and songwriters)
  • “Tusen systrar” by Jösses Flickor
  • “In kommer Gösta” by Philemon Arthur & the Dung
  • “Speedy Gonzales” by Nationalteatern
  • “Hog farm” by Pugh Rogefeldt
  • “Ska vi gå hem till dig” by Lasse Tennander

See also: List of Swedes in music

Plastic Bertrand has recorded a French version of Magnus Uggla's song "Vittring". It's called "Rock'n'Roll Je Te Hais" and can be found on Plastics LP "L'Album".

[edit] References

  1. ^ (Swedish) "Uggla's shady Pole not criminal", Svenska Dagbladet, March 8, 2007.

[edit] External links

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