Lars Winnerbäck

Lars Mattias Winnerbäck (born 19 October 1975 in Stockholm)[1] is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He was born in Stockholm but spent his childhood in Vidingsjö, Linköping, where he attended Katedralskolan.[2] He moved back to Stockholm in 1996, the same year he released his first album, Dans med svåra steg. He is now one of Sweden's most popular artists.

Lars Winnerbäck
Winnerbäck in 2016.
Background information
Birth nameLars Mattias Nilsson
Also known asLasse
Born (1975-10-19) 19 October 1975
OriginStockholm, Sweden
GenresPop, Rock, Folk, Acoustic
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1994–present
LabelsUniversal
WebsiteOfficial Facebook page

The influence of songwriters like Carl Michael Bellman, Evert Taube, Bob Dylan, Ulf Lundell and Cornelis Vreeswijk shines through in Winnerbäck's exclusively Swedish lyrics, which deal with shallowness, prejudice in society, as well as romance, relationships and anxiety. Several songs depict the difference between living in small town Linköping and the capital Stockholm.

His vinyl records were re-released in October 2011, many of them charting again on the Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Albums Chart.

Winnerbäck has been the subject of two full-length documentary films, Solen i ögonen – En film om Lars Winnerbäck (2008, directed by Magnus Gertten) and Winnerbäck - Ett slags liv (2017, directed by Øystein Karlsen).[3]

Discography
Main article: Lars Winnerbäck discography

Studio albums

Compilations and live albums

DVD
  • Live i Linköping (Live)
  • Solen i Ögonen (Documentary)

Awards
  • 1999
  • 2001
  • 2004
  • 2005
    • P3 Guldmicken – Best Live act
  • 2006
    • P3 Guldmicken – Best Live act
    • STIMs platinagitarr
    • Rockbjörn – Best Male Performer
  • 2007
    • Grammis – Song of the Year, "Om du lämnade mig nu"
    • P3 Guld – Best Male Performer
    • Rockbjörn – Best Male Performer
    • Rockbjörn – Song of the Year, "Om du lämnade mig nu"
  • 2009
    • Evert Taube-stipendiet
  • 2010
    • Grammis – Best Performer
    • Grammis – Best Male Performer
    • P3 Guld – Best Performer
    • P3 Guldmicken – Best Live Act

References
  1. Strömberg, Niklas (3 June 2008). "Lars Winnerbäck fick panikångest". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. Johansson, Daniel (22 February 2012). "Winnerbäck kommer hem till Vidingsjö". web.archive (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. Bolin, Jake (2017) "Winnerbäck - Ett slags liv", moviezine.se, 6 October 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2020
  4. "Lars Winnerbäck Globen 2019.11.29 by Lars Winnerbäck". Spotify. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

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