Birth name Thomas Eriksson Role Singer | Name Thomas Eriksson Website Orup.com | |
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Born November 29, 1958 (age 65) ( 1958-11-29 ) Albums Stockholm & andra stallen, Orupeansongs Spouse Pernilla Pettersson (m. 2000), Sofia Wistam (m. 1989–1996) Children Isidor Eriksson, Kid Eriksson, Seth Jonas Eriksson, Charlie Eriksson Parents Hasse Eriksson, Ann-Marie Eriksson Similar People Lena Philipsson, Sofia Wistam, Anders Glenmark, Niklas Stromstedt, Carola Haggkvist | ||
Instruments Guitar, Tuba, Singing | ||
Lena Philipsson & Orup - Live På Rondo (Part 2/9)
ORUP - The Keys To Your Heart
Thomas Eriksson better known by his stage name Orup (born November 29, 1958 in Huddinge) is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and guitarist who enjoyed major success in his native country in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like Jag blir hellre jagad av vargar, Regn hos mig, "M.B.", "Då står pojkarna på rad", "Magaluf", and "Stockholm". Orup has also written several songs for other performers. He wrote the winning song of Melodifestivalen 2004, "Det gör ont" performed by Lena Philipsson. Orup was married to Swedish TV host Sofia Eklöf. Since 2012 he has been one of the judges on X Factor (Sweden). He also took part in season 5 of Så_mycket_bättre.
Contents
- Lena Philipsson Orup Live P Rondo Part 29
- ORUP The Keys To Your Heart
- Personal life
- Discography
- References
Personal life
Orup married his girlfriend Sofia Eklöf in 1989 and they had a son together. The couple later divorced. His son has also followed a musical career and is the drummer for Swedish rock band Basement Poetry. In 2009, his son released his own solo debut album Top Song Project.
Eriksson remarried and lives with his new wife and her five children from an earlier marriage.
Discography
(appearing in Trackslistan)