| Mats Ronander | |
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Mats Ronander in Örebro, Sweden on August 30, 2008. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mats Sture Ronander |
| Born | 1 April 1954 Sundsvall, Sweden |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupations | Guitarist, Vocalist |
| Instruments | Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica |
| Website | www.matsronander.se/ |
Mats Ronander, born 1 April 1954 in Sundsvall, Sweden, is a Swedish rock musician, guitar player, producer and composer.
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Mats was born in Sundsvall, 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 Bäckmans breakthrough record Sista föreställningen, toured with ABBA in USA and starred in the screen adaption of Ulf Lundells novel Sömnen.