Anders Jalkéus

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Anders Jalkéus, b. 1962, bass, born and raised in Tyresö, south of Stockholm, the capitol of Sweden, was introduced to folkmusic at an early age by parents with a great interest in music. Started to learn violin and piano at the age of 6, and was accepted to Adolf Fredriks school of Music as a 10 year old, a school that has a strong focus on choir singing. After that he continued his studies at The Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm for nine years where he and four fellow-students formed an a cappella quintet – The Real Group. The final two years, the studies were performed together with the other Real Group members on a specially designed post graduate course resulting in a diploma of the highest degree. Except for the group, Jalkéus has a degree in classical solosinging, in playing the churchorgan, in conducting choir, and in Music Education. Anders Jalkéus has written songs and arrangements of well known standards for The Real Group. From 1989 he has been a full time singer performing with The Real Group in more than 40 countries and recorded 15 albums, a couple of which he has also produced. www.therealgroup.net

The Real Group

The Real Group has sung together since 1984. They met while studying at The Royal Music Academy in Stockholm and there formed a vocal group that would later become world famous. They have performed in a variety of different settings and have traveled all over the world. They've been voted the world's best vocal group by global organization CASA (Contemporary A Cappella Society of America) and have, over the years, received many awards for their albums and solo performances. Awards that have previously gone to groups such as Singers Unlimited, Mahattan Transfer and Take 6. The Real Group has worked with quite an array of global artists, for example Barbara Hendricks, Bobby Mc Ferrin, Van Morrison, Sir George Martin and Toots Thielemans. They have worked with such Swedish artists as Titiyo, Lisa Nilsson, ABBA's Frida and Povel Ramel.