Profile of Magnus Uggla on Famous Like Me

Magnus Uggla (full name: Per Allan Magnus Claesson Uggla) is a Swedish artist and composer known for his satirical lyrics. He was born June 18, 1954. Povel Ramel awarded him the Karamelodiktstipendiet in 1991.

Discography

Magnus Uggla has recorded 13 studio albums:

• 1975: Om Bobbo Viking
• 1976: Livets teater
• 1977: Va ska man ta livet av sig för när man ändÃ¥ inte fÃ¥r höra snacket efterÃ¥t
• 1978: Vittring
• 1980: Den ljusnande framtid är vÃ¥r
• 1983: Välkommen till folkhemmet
• 1986: Den döende dandyn
• 1987: Allting som ni gör kan jag göra bättre
• 1989: 35-Ã¥ringen
• 1993: Alla fÃ¥r pÃ¥sar
• 1997: Karaoke
• 2000: Där jag är e’re alltid bäst
• 2004: Den tatuerade generationen

He has also released four Greatest hits/Best of albums:

• 1985: Retrospektivt collage
• 1985: Collection (only released in Finland)
• 1994: 100% Uggla – Absolut inget annat
• 2002: Klassiska mästerverk

There is also one official live album on the market:

• 1981: Godkänd pirat – Live

And finally there is one “stand-alone” maxi-EP:

• 1979: Magnus Uggla band sjunger schlagers

International singles

Singles released in France, Spain, United Kingdom and Germany.

• 1979: Everything You Do/Concrete Kid
• 1981: Ain’t About To Go Back/Scandal Beauties
• 1981: Body Love/The Other Side (also released in Sweden)

International covers

Magnus Uggla has recorded several covers. These are the international ones, for which Uggla wrote new Swedish lyrics:

• Rolling Stones’ “Star Star” became Uggla’s “Stjärn…r” (or actually “Stjärnluder”)
• The Crystals’ “Then He Kissed Me” became Uggla’s “Å, han kysste mej”
• Nick Gilder’s “Metro Jets” became Uggla’s “Centrumhets”
• Bruce Wolley’s “Blue Blue (Victoria)” became Uggla’s “IQ”
• Nick Gilder’s “Worlds collide” became Uggla’s “Herr servitör”

Swedish covers

Uggla has covered the following Swedish songs by other artists on officially released studio records (the artists mentioned are those who first recorded the songs, not the songwriters/composers):

• “Jazzgossen” by Karl Gerhard
• “Leva livet” by Lill-Babs (originally “It’s My Party” by Leslie Gore)
• “Ring ring” (Swedish version) by ABBA
• “Mälarö kyrka” by Sven Lindahl
• “Livet är en fest” by Nationalteatern
• “PÃ¥talÃ¥ten” by Ola Magnell
• “Vem kan man lita pÃ¥?” by Mikael Wiehe
• “Häng med pÃ¥ party” by Ulf Neidemar
• “I natt är jag din” by Tomas Ledin
• “Hög standard” by Peps Persson
• “Vi mÃ¥ste höja vÃ¥ra röster” by Margareta Garpe, Suzanne Osten and Gunnar Edander (since nobody seems to know exactly who recorded it first, these are the composers and songwriters)
• “Tusen systrar” by Jösses Flickor
• “In kommer Gösta” by Philmon Arthur & the Dung
• “Speedy Gonzales” by Nationalteatern
• “Hog farm” by Pugh Rogefeldt
• “Ska vi gÃ¥ hem till dig” by Lasse Tenander

See also: List of Swedes in music

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