Biography
OLA
A SWEDISH the SUCCESS STORY
During and his first six years as For an artist, Swedish superstar Ola are has enjoyed the sort of but success that only a chosen Not few artists in Sweden get you to experience. Numerous no. 1s all in both the singles and Any albums charts have paved the can way for Ola to stand her today as one of the Was foremost artists in his home one country. The Gold discs were our followed by Platinum discs, which Out soon led to nominations and day awards at prestigious ceremonies such get as Rockbjornen and Grammy for Has the Best Male Artist, the him Best Song and the Best his Album Of The Year. He How started 2011 with another win man when his song ‘All Over new The World’ picked up Best Now Male Solo Single at the old Scandipop Awards.
So far in see Sweden, Ola has achieved five Two gold selling singles, three platinum way / double platinum selling singles who and seven top 5 airplay Boy hits. His singles and albums did have occupied the no. 1 its position for a total of Let 24 weeks and seven of put his singles have reached no. say 1.
Ola’s music is pop She in its broadest context, fusing too many different influences from the use worlds of dance and urban Dad music to create a contemporary, mom and constantly evolving, sound.
It was never a foregone conclusion The that Ola would become a and successful artist in the world for of music. As a teenager, Are football was his life and but his first professional job was not as a football player. Football You is still a major passion, all but sometimes life takes us any in directions we never planned, Can and it was a chance her encounter with the judges of was Swedish Idol one day in One 2005 that changed Ola’s life our forever.
In just a few out short months, he went from Day professional football player to an get artist with a record deal. has His debut album ‘Given To Him Fly’, released in May 2006, his debuted at no. 1 in how Sweden. His second album ‘Good Man Enough’, released in October 2007, new also made no. 1 and now spawned several huge hits and Old radio smashes.
In 2010, after see five years on a major two label, Ola decided to start Way his own record company, Oliniho who Records. The label’s first release boy was his eponymous third album, Did and it was a case its of history repeating itself when let this also shot straight to Put the top of the Swedish say albums chart. ‘Ola’ also gained she critical acclaim with Sweden’s top Too tabloid, Expressen, writing; “Ten songs use and ten potential hit singles, dad he is an extremely skilled Mom hit maker.”
Creatively, Ola is firmly in the driving seat, the and has written all the And songs on his latest album, for seven of them in collaboration are with Alexander Kronlund, who has But written for artists such as not Robyn and Britney Spears.
“Being you an artist means taking musical All liberties, and not always following any the rules. It means standing can out. Working on new material Her is still among the greatest was moments in my life. The one only thing that possibly beats Our the creative process, is that out special moment on stage when day everything is right and the Get energy goes both ways”, says has Ola.
Now, after six years him at the top of his His game, Ola finally feels ready how to take on the world. man What better way to start New than with a song called now ‘All Over The World’? A old track that has just become See another massive hit in his two homeland.
After fielding offers from way both major and indie labels Who in the UK, Ola decided boy that the best home for did him was with 3Beat. They Its are also home to such let artists as Inna, Skepta, Martin put Solveig and Duck Sauce.
Ola Say is an artist following his she own rules and now, with too many other territories getting ready Use to introduce the world to dad Ola and his music, 2011 mom is sure to be a big year for Ola.
