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===Johan Ekelund===
Johan Ekelund, full name Johan Magnus Axel Ekelund, born in 16 April 1960 in Stockholm was a music producer, a musician who played bass and keyboards.


== Discography: Solo ==
== Discography: Solo ==

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Mauro Scocco
Born (1962-09-11) 11 September 1962 (age 62)
Sweden
GenresSinger-songwriter, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboard
LabelsDiesel, Hollywood, Playground, Record Station,
WebsiteOfficial Website

Mauro Scocco (born 11 September 1962 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish pop artist of Italian descent. He was the singer for the pop group Ratata in the 1980s and has been a solo artist since. In 2014, he cooperated with Plura Jonsson releasing a joint album as Mauro & Plura. He has been described as "one of the sharpest songwriters in Sweden".[1]

Biography

Scocco grew up in Stockholm and in Borås. He formed the pop group Ratata in 1980 along with a few classmates while he was still in school. The first single was "För varje dag" ("For each day") released on the debut album Ratata in 1981. After the break-up of Ratata in 1989 Scocco started a successful solo career and has released many songs that have reached top positions on the Swedish charts; "Sarah", "Vem är han?" ("Who is he?"), "Till de ensamma" ("For the lonely"), "Nelly", "Långsamt farväl" ("Long Goodbye") and "Överallt" ("Everywhere") are among the most recognized. Besides being a solo artist he also writes and produces music for other pop singers, of which Lisa Nilsson is the most famous. Scocco wrote "Himlen runt hörnet" ("Heaven around the corner") for her and it became a hit in Scandinavia in the early 1990s that made her career skyrocket.

In 1991 Scocco released an album with instrumental piano music, Det Sjungande Trädet ("The singing tree"), with inspiration from Erik Satie and expressionistic art. In the spring of 2004, Scocco was a disc jockey in the talkshow Sen kväll med Luuk on TV4, in line with the dry, ironic humour of the show. In the fall of 2005 Scocco released the single "Kall Stjärna" ("Cold star") from the album Herr Jimsons äventyr ("The adventures of Mr. Jimson"), which made it to the top list over downloaded singles on iTunes.

Ratata

Mauro Scocco was also a lead singer of the 4-piece band Swedish band Ratata formed in 1980 made up of Scocco and Heinz Liljedahl, Anders Skog, Johan Kling. Their debut single was"För varje dag" in 1981 followed by "Ögon av is". Both appeared in their self-titled 1982 debut album Ratata. Immediately after release of Jackie, their second album, incuding the title track as single, Ratata disbanded in 1982 after just three years of activity.

But Scocco continued to use the name as a duo when he was joined by Johan Ekelund. For studio and live gigs, the duo relied on musicians to aid in the shows.

The duo Mauro Scocco and Johan Ekelund continued to have a string of hits until 1989. The duo had a brief comeback in 1992.

Members (band, 1980-1982)
  • Mauro Scocco
  • Heinz Liljedahl
  • Anders Skog
  • Johan Kling (1980-1982)
Members (duo, 1983-1989, 2002)
  • Mauro Scocco
  • Johan Ekelund

Johan Ekelund

Johan Ekelund, full name Johan Magnus Axel Ekelund, born in 16 April 1960 in Stockholm was a music producer, a musician who played bass and keyboards.

Discography: Solo

Albums
Year Album Peak positions Certification
SWE
[2]
1988 Mauro Scocco 1
1991 Dr. Space Dagbok 5
1992 Ciao! 3
1994 28 Grader i Skuggan 1
1996 Godmorgon Sverige 1
1999 Tillbaks Till Världen 3
2003 Beat Hotel 5
2005 Herr Jimsons Äventyr 4
2007 Ljudet Av Tiden Som Går 5
2011 Musik för nyskilda 1
2013 Årets Julklapp! (Christmas album) 36
Others
  • 2007: Saker Som Jag Gjort: texter & noter - prosa & bilder [Book + 3 CDs]


Compilation solo albums
Year Album Peak positions Certification
SWE
[2]
1997 Hits 12
2003 La Dolce Vita - Det Bästa 1982-2003 16
Singles
Year Single Peak positions Album
SWE
[2]
1988 "Sarah" 1
1991 "Det finns..." 4
"Ingen vinner" 16
"Någon som du" 33
1992 "Till dom ensamma" 12
"Om du var min" 1
"Nelly" 17
1994 "Överallt" 26
1996 "Om det är o.k." 15
1997 "Långsamt farväl" 56
1999 "Du är aldrig ensam" 30
2005 "Kall stjärna" 35
2010 "Adrenalin" 20

Discography: Ratata

Studio albums
Year Album Peak positions Certification
SWE
[3]
1982 Ratata 18
Jackie  –
1983 Äventyr 21
1984 Paradis 14
1985 Sent i September 6
1985 Mellan Dröm och Verklighet 1
1989 Människor under molnen 2
Compilation albums
Year Album Peak positions Certification
SWE
[3]
1987 Guld 1981-87 24
1988 Svenska Popfavoriter  –
2002 Kollektion 51
Singles
Year Single Peak positions Album
SWE
[3]
1981 "För varje dag" 20
1982 "Ögon av is" 12
1984 "Någonting" 9
1986 "Jackie" 19
"Se dig inte om" 12
1987 "Så länge vi har varann"
(Ratata & Frida) 		5
1989 "Glad att det är över" 5
2002 "Honung" 55

Discography: Mauro & Plura

Albums jointly with Plura Jonsson
Year Album Peak positions Certification
SWE
[2]
2014 Mauro & Pluras Tågluff 8

References

  1. ^ Hvidfeldt, Anders (1997-11-14). "Mauro Scocco – Hits (review)" (in Swedish language). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2007-01-03.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ^ a b c d "Mauro Scocco discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Ratata discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

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