Birth name Niklas Roger Borg Years active 1989–present Also known as Nicke Borg Name Nicke Borg | Role Singer Instruments Vocals, guitar | |
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Born April 3, 1973 (age 52) , Nassjo, Jonkopings lan ( 1973-04-03 ) Labels Psychout Records, BMG, Liquor & Poker, MVG Records, RCA Records, White Jazz Records, Lookout! Records, Infernal Records, JuJu Records Similar People Dregen, Johan Blomqvist, Linda Bengtzing, Shirley Clamp, Nicke Andersson Profiles | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter | ||
Nicke borg ft camela leierth all stars homeland 2011 hq
Niklas Roger "Nicke" Borg, born April 3, 1973 in Nässjö, is a Swedish singer and guitarist in the Backyard Babies.
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- Nicke borg ft camela leierth all stars homeland 2011 hq
- Nicke borg leaving home lyrics
- Career
- Nicke Borge Homeland
- Melodifestivalen
- In popular culture
- Albums
- References
Nicke borg leaving home lyrics
Career
Nicke Borg was part of the Backyard Babies, a Swedish rock band starting 1989 as lead vocals and rhythm guitarist. The band was formed in 1987 under the name Tyrant with bassist Tobbe (Tobias Fischer) as lead vocals and guitarist Dregen, guitarist Johan Blomqvist, and drummer Peder Carlsson. Nicke Borg replaced Tobbe as frontman two years after the formation of the band. Blomqvist switched to bass at the same time. Over the years they have released six studio albums and won a Swedish Grammy.
Nicke Borge Homeland
While the Backyard Babies took a break, Borg worked on his solo project Nicke Borg Homeland. Homeland has released an EP, "Chapter 1" and one full-length album called "Chapter 2". "Chapter 2" was released in January 2012 and Ruins of a Riot in 2013.
Melodifestivalen
Nicke Borg participated in Melodifestivalen 2011 in the race in Malmö where he went on to number two with premium "Leaving Home" to the final inside the Stockholm Globe Arena. The song was co-written by Borg with Jojo Borg Larsson, Fredrik Thomander and Anders "Gary" Wikström. In the final, he finished 8th in 10 finalists. The title was won by Eric Saade and "Popular"
In popular culture
Nicke Borg is one of the characters in the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars by Paul Miles published by Omnibus Press in July 2010.
Nicke Borg got his own radio show on radio station Bandit Rock. His radio show broadcasts from 22:00 to 00:00 every Thursday.
Albums
(Refer to discography section on Backyard Babies page)