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Biography
Tomas Folke Jonas Ledin (born 25 February 1952, in Rätan , Sweden ) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He grew up in the town of Sandviken .
Tomas Ledin started his career in 1972 when his first single, "Då ska jag spela", was a big hit. Other successful songs followed: "Blå, blå känslor" (1973), (covered by Björn Skifs ), "Knivhuggarrock" (1975), "Festen har börjat" (1976), and "I natt är jag din" (1977). At the beginning of the 70s, Ledin was influenced by hippie fashion and demonstrated against the Vietnam war . He also took part in a Swedish stage production of the musical Gospell in 1975 and performed in 140 concerts in the Swedish folkpark s in 1977.
In 1979, ABBA member Benny Andersson offered him a chance to record for the group's company Polar Music. The singer joined ABBA on their 1979-1980 tour as a backing vocalist, but also got the opportunity to sing his own composition "Not Bad at All" during the show. Tomas Ledin also appeared on the ABBA Live DVD and on the Super Trouper Video.
He won the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1980 and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest that year with " Just nu! ". The song was a big hit in Scandinavia, but also in Greece and Portugal since Ledin recorded an English version, "Right Now!".
In 1982, he released the duet "Never Again" with Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA fame; the song reached number one in Chile (in its Spanish version "Ya nunca más") and was popular across Europe . Ledin also composed "Take Good Care of Your Children", which Fältskog released in 1983 on her album Wrap Your Arms Around Me . Another composition by the singer, "I Got Something", was released by Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA on her album '' Something's Going On .
In the 80s, Ledin was very successful in Scandinavia but his career abroad failed to reach the same level. He nevertheless toured Germany and the Netherlands on a small scale in 1982, and the following year, he played in front of 60,000 people at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, in a show with other international acts.
He decided to put an end to his career in 1984 and started to act as a producer for Record Station, his wife's record company. He discovered other singers and successfully produced artists such as Pugh Rogefeldt and Magnus Uggla . In 1985, he organized a concert for ANC featuring several Swedish artists.
Three years later, Tomas Ledin started to compose again and wrote songs in English. The album Down on the Pleasure Avenue was released but was not successful. Ledin was very disappointed but started to compose again, in Swedish this time. He started to enjoy success again in 1990 when he released a compilation and a new album, Tillfälligheternas spel , and has been one of the best selling artists in Sweden since then.
In 2000, 260,000 copies of his compilation album Festen har börjat (samlingsalbum) were sold in Sweden, which meant he was awarded three platinum records there. The same year he was also awarded a gold record in Finland for the first time. In 2002, he went on the biggest tour ever planned in Scandinavia and performed in 27 shows in Sweden and 8 shows in the rest of Scandinavia. More than 250,000 people saw this show in Northern Europe.
He has been married since 1983 to record company president Marie Ledin, daughter of Stig Anderson .
Discography
Main|Tomas Ledin discography
1972 - Restless Mind
1973 - Hjärtats rytm
1975 - Knivhuggarrock
1976 - Natten är ung
1977 - Tomas Ledin
1978 - Fasten Seatbelts
1978 - Tagen på bar gärning (live album)
1979 - Ut på stan
1980 - Looking for a Good Time
1982 - Gränslös
1982 - The Human Touch
1982 - Sommaren är kort
1983 - Captured
1985 - En galen kväll (live album)
1988 - Down on the Pleasure Avenue
1990 - Ett samlingsalbum
1990 - Tillfälligheternas spel
1993 - Du kan lita på mig
1996 - T
1997 - Sånger att älska till
2000 - Vuodet 1972–2000
2000 - Djävulen & ängeln
2001 - Festen har börjat (compilation album)
2002 - Hela vägen
2003 - I sommarnattens ljus
2003 - Ledin: Just då! (DVD)
2004 - Med vidöppna fönster
2006 - Plektrum
2009 - 500 dagar om året
2012 - Restless Mind (Bonus Version) (2012 Re-release)
External links
http://www.tomasledin.se/ Tomas Ledin official website (in Swedish)
http://www.tomasledin.net/start.html fan site in English
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