Birth name Martin Svensson Years active 1997–present | Genres Pop , rock Name Martin Svensson | |
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Born 11 March 1978 (age 46) ( 1978-03-11 ) Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, musician, author | ||
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano | ||
Martin Svensson also known as Martin (born 11 March 1978) is a Swedish singer, author and musician.
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Svensson was born in Kalmar, Sweden. He moved to Varberg in 1981. He started as a solo artist. His debut single "Rymdraket" from his 1997 debut album Pojkdrömmar. His biggest hit remains though "(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow", a song he wrote himself and sang at Melodifestivalen 1999 in a bid to represent Sweden in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem. He finished 4th overall, but the single reached the top of the Swedish Singles Chart. There was also an English version of the song entitles "(You Are So) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow".
In 2003, he formed a Swedish rock band called Nina Rochelle
Martin Svensson also began a career as a writer with Hej! Mitt namn var Elton Persson (Hello! My name vas Elton Persson) followed up by Din heder (Meryem's honour) in 2009.
In 1998, Svensson met Swedish-Kurdish pop singer Dilbihar Demirbag known as Dilba at a party, and they later married in the summer of 2000. A divorce was filed in 2002.