Lars Winnerbäck

Lars Winnerbäck
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Background information
Birth name	Lars Mattias Nilsson
Also known as	Lasse
Born	(1975-10-19) 19 October 1975
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Pop, Rock, Folk, Acoustic
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Universal
Website	www.winnerback.net

Lars Mattias Winnerbäck (born 19 October 1975 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He was born in Stockholm but spent his childhood in Linköping, where he attended Katedralskolan. He moved back to Stockholm in 1996, the same year he released his first album, Dans med svåra steg. He is now one of Sweden's most popular artists.

The influence of songwriters like Carl Michael Bellman, Evert Taube, Bob Dylan, Ulf Lundell and Cornelis Vreeswijk shines through in Winnerbäck's exclusively Swedish lyrics, which deal with shallowness, prejudice in society, as well as romance, relationships and anxiety. Several songs depict the difference between living in small town Linköping and the capital Stockholm.

His vinyl records were re-released in October 2011, many of them charting again on the Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Albums Chart.

Discography

Main article: Lars Winnerbäck discography

Studio albums

• Dans med svåra steg (1996)
• Rusningstrafik (1997)
• Med solen i ögonen (1998)
• Kom (1999)
• Singel (2001)
• Söndermarken (2003)
• Vatten under broarna (2004)
• Daugava (2007)
• Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen (2009)
• Utanför Album 1 & 2 (2012)
• Hosianna (2013)

Compilations and live albums

• Bland skurkar, helgon och vanligt folk (1999)
• ...Live för dig! (2001)
• Stackars hela Sverige: Bränt krut vol. 1 (2005)
• Bränt krut vol. 2 (2005)
• Efter nattens bränder (2006)
• Vi var där blixten hittade ner – Bränt krut vol. 3 (2008)
• Over Grensen – De Beste 1996–2009 (2009)

DVD

• Live i Linköping (Live)
• Solen i Ögonen (Documentary)

Awards

• 1999
  • Grammis – Best Songwriter
• 2001
  • Grammis – Best Male Pop/Rock
• 2004
  • Rockbjörn – Best Male Performer
  • Grammis – Best Rock album (solo)
  • Grammis – Best Songwriter
• 2005
  • P3 Guldmicken – Best Live act
• 2006
  • P3 Guldmicken – Best Live act
  • STIMs platinagitarr
  • Rockbjörn – Best Male Performer
• 2007
  • Grammis – Song of the Year, "Om du lämnade mig nu"
  • P3 Guld – Best Male Performer
  • Rockbjörn – Best Male Performer
  • Rockbjörn – Song of the Year, "Om du lämnade mig nu"
• 2009
  • Evert Taube-stipendiet
• 2010
  • Grammis – Best Performer
  • Grammis – Best Male Performer
  • P3 Guld – Best Performer
  • P3 Guldmicken – Best Live Act

External links

• Lars Winnerbäck – Official site in Swedish
• Dunkla Rum – Fan site with a forum