Markoolio

Markoolio

Markoolio (Marko Lehtosalo)
Background information
Birth name Marko Kristian Lehtosalo
Born 1 January 1975
Lahti, Finland
Origin Orminge, Sweden
Genres Hip hop, comedy rap, pop
Years active 1998–present
Website www.markoolio.com

Marko Kristian "Markoolio" Lehtosalo (born 1 January 1975 in Lahti, Finland) is a Swedish-Finnish multi-platinum selling recording artist, singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and comedian. His stage name Markoolio is a portmanteau on his first name Marko and the stage name of the world renowned American rapper Coolio.

Biography

At the age of six months, Lehtosalo migrated from Finland to Sweden where he grew up completing primary and secondary school in the small Stockholm suburb of Orminge. Following the completion of his compulsory military service as a coastal ranger sniper in Ekenäs, Finland, he returned to Sweden and was discovered when rapping on a commuter train in Stockholm

Markoolio is known in particular for his humorous songs dealing with partying, drinking, and girls such as "Sommar och sol" ("Summer and sun"), "Vi drar till fjällen" ("We're headin' for the mountains") and "Sola och bada i Piña Colada" ("Sunbathing and swimming in Piña Colada"); his songs mocking contemporary life and phenomena such as "Åka Pendeltåg" ("Riding the commuter train") and "Värsta schlagern" ("The worst Schlager [song]"); and songs relating to his native Finland such as "Drömmen om Finland" (The dream of Finland) and "Jag orkar inte mer" (I can't take it anymore).

He has released five studio albums, hosted and participated in numerous television and radio programs, and won several prizes and awards such as Male Artist of the Year at the Swedish Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2007.[1]

He is also the owner of a nightclub and the board member of British company Netgames Holdings which he reportedly owns 3.3 percent.[2] Markoolio was one of the hosts for Talang on TV4 in 2009.

He also played the titular character of Doktor Mugg and starred as Tyke Mörbult in Hem till Midgård.

Markoolio is currently a contestant in Let's Dance 2013.

On 19 November 2013 Markoolio tried to disrupt the Portugal national football team ahead of the second leg of their World Cup play off with Sweden. He started a "private concert" at 7:15 a.m. in front of the Portuguese team's hotel.[3][4]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Information Peak
position
SWE		 IFPI Certification
1998 Sticker hårt
4
 Platinum[5]
1999 Dikter från ett hjärta
3
 3x Platinum[5]
2001 Tjock och lycklig
1
 2x Platinum
2003 I skuggan av mig själv
1
 Platinum[6]
2004 Suomessa Syntynyt
-
Bäst Off
9
 Gold[7]
2007 Värsta plattan
2
 Platinum[8]
2008 Jag är konst
30
2012 Jag är Markoolio
3

Singles

Year Single Chart peak Album Certification
Sweden
1998 "Sommar och sol" 2 Sticker hårt
"Drömmen om Finland" 21
1999 "Vi drar till fjällen" 1 Platinum
"Åka pendeltåg" 15
"Sola och bada i Piña Colada" 12 Dikter från ett hjärta Gold
"Millennium 2" 1 3x Platinum
2000 "Gör det igen" 2 Platinum
"Mera mål!" (feat. Arne Hegerfors) 1 3x Platinum
2001 "Rocka på" (with The Boppers) 1 Tjock och lycklig 2x Platinum
2002 "Vi ska vinna!" (feat. Excellence) 3 2x Platinum
"Jag orkar inte mer!" 2 Gold
2003 "Vilse i skogen" 1 I skuggan av mig själv 6x Platinum
2004 "In med bollen" 1 Bäst off Platinum
2007 "Värsta schlagern" (with Linda Bengtzing) 1 Värsta plattan 2x Platinum
"Ingen sommar utan reggae" 1 2x Platinum
"Emma, Emma" (with Tilde Fröling) 17
"Idollåten" 24
2008 "Sverige, det bästa på vår jord" 1 Jag är konst
"The Markoolio Anthem" 4
2009 "Kärlekssång från mig" 32
2012 "Borta bra men hemma bäst" — Jag är Markoolio
"En vecka i Phuket" —

Sources

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "Styrelseledamoten Markoolio - Rapport". svt.se. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  3. ↑ "expressen.se". Expressen.se. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  4. ↑ "Swedish singer tries to disrupt sleep of Portugal squad before World Cup play-off - video". guardian.co.uk. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1
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