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Håkan Hellström
Background information
Born	2 April 1974 (1974-04-02) (age 35), Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres	Pop Soul Folk pop Power pop Indie Pop
Labels	TheifMusic
Associated acts	Broder Daniel
Website	www.hakanhellstrom.com

Håkan Hellström (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhoːkan ˈhɛlːstrøm]) (born 2 April 1974) is a Swedish musician. He got his Swedish breakthrough in the year 2000 with the song "Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg" ("Don't feel sorry for me, Gothenburg"). In 2005, Hellström released his fourth album, Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått (literally: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue), which is a collection of old material that never made it onto any of his albums, a few new songs and covers. In 2006, following the birth of his son, he announced that he would take a break from touring and recording. Despite this, he still performed occasional gigs. Since then he has released his fifth album För Sent för Edelweiss (Too Late for Edelweiss).

Hellström played drums in the Swedish indie pop band Broder Daniel between 1988 and 1994, then briefly for Swedish alternative rock band Honey Is Cool. In 1997 he rejoined Broder Daniel to play the bass, until 2003 when he left the band again to focus completely on his solo career. Although sometimes accused for consistently singing out of tune, he has over time grown to be popular with all ages due to his enthusiasm, scene energy and interpretations of old popular favourites live.

Accusations of plagiarism

Hellström has repeatedly been criticized for plagiarism. In 2002, Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet ran an article^[1] bringing attention to the similarities between his song "När jag ser framåt" and the piece Pie Jesu from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem. "När jag ser framåt" was the second track of the single "Kom igen Lena!".

Discography

Hellström in Eskilstuna, 2008.

Albums

• Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg (Feel no sorrow for me, Gothenburg) (2000) (Platinum)
• Det är så jag säger det (This is how I say it) (2002) (Platinum)
• Ett kolikbarns bekännelser (Confessions of a colic-child) (2005) (Gold)
• Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått (Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue) (2005) (Gold)
• Försent för Edelweiss (Too late for Edelweiss) (2008) (Gold)

EP's

• Luften bor i mina steg (2001)

Singles

• Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg (2000)
• Ramlar (2000)
• En vän med en bil (2001)
• Nu kan du få mig så lätt (2001)
• Kom igen Lena! (2002)
• Den fulaste flickan i världen (2003)
• Mitt Gullbergs kaj paradis (2003)
• En midsommarnatts dröm (2005)
• Dom kommer kliva på dig igen (2005)
• Gårdakvarnar och skit (2005)
• 13 (2005)
• Jag hatar att jag älskar dig och jag älskar dig så mycket att jag hatar mig (2006)
• Klubbland (2006)
• För en lång lång tid (2008)
• Kär i en ängel (2008)
• Jag vet inte vem jag är men jag vet att jag är din (2008)

References

External links

• Håkan Hellström's official website (in Swedish)