Plura Jonsson

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Background information
Birth name Per Malte Lennart Jonsson
Born (1951-08-10) August 10, 1951
Norrköping, Sweden
Occupations Singer, songwriter, musician, author
Years active 1971 – present
Plura Jonsson portrait by Tommy Tallstig

Per Malte Lennart "Plura" Jonsson, born on 10 August 1951 in Norrköping, Sweden is a Swedish singer, songwriter, guitar player and author. In 1996, he released his album Plura from which was taken his single "Sången jag sparade till dig". He also took part in 2008 in TV series Vem tror du att du är? and in 2010 in the first series of the Swedish TV series Så mycket bättre.

In Eldkvarn

Besides his solo work, since the 1970s, he is part of Eldkvarn, a Swedish rock band formed in Norrköping in 1971, consisting of Plura Jonsson, the main songwriter, singer and rhythm guitarist of the band, his brother Carl Jonsson, lead guitarist who also writes songs and is backing vocals and bass player Tony Thorén, who has produced a number of albums by Eldkvarn, as well as other artists. The band is very active and widely regarded as one of the best rock bands in Sweden, with a following in other Nordic countries as well.

Personal life

In 2012, he married Maria Sjöstedt, his long-time partner.[1]

Bibliography

  • Resa genom ensamheten: svart blogg och det ljuva livet, 2008
  • Texter & historier från den stora landsvägen, 2008, med bidrag av andra skribenter
  • Pluras kokbok: Provence, Kungsholmen, Koster, 2009
  • Pluras spanska kokbok: Mallorca, Barcelona, Estocolmo, 2011

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Certification
SWE
[2]
1996 Plura 38

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
SWE
[2]
1996 "Sången jag sparade till dig"  – Plura
2008 "En runda i baren"
(Lasse Stefanz & Plura)		 53
"Sånger från ensamheten"  –
2010 "Det hon vill ha" 29
"Logiskt" 43

References

  1. ↑ Aftonbaldet: Nygifta: Plura fick sin Maria (Swedish)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Plura discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2013. 
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