Ula Håkansson: Biography of a Musician

Sweden is considered a musical power, because a large number of masterpieces were created in this country. The popularity of Swedish works is that the positive and sincerity of the musicians can be heard through the notes.

Significant dates

One of the famous people of Stockholm, a popular singer, producer, born in 1945, March 24 - Ula Håkansson. His biography is full of numerous events, they are interesting to fans of his work.

• In the 60s, the young musician is part of the young band The Janglers. Soon the soloist, due to his talent, took the leading place in the musical collective, and the band began to be called Ola & The Janglers.
• In the late 70's the concert activity of the band began to fade. Ula Håkansson did not limit himself to participation in the group, he simultaneously recorded solo concerts. At the same time, the musician heads the Sonet Grammofon recording studio.
• In 1979 the vocal group was created.
• In 1986, together with Agneta Feltskog, the duet The Way You Are was recorded.
• 1992 was the year of the creation of Stockholm Records.

Ula Håkansson and Secret Service

Ula, teaming up with Tim Neroall and famous musician Ulf Wahlberg, participated in the famous show of Sweden. Despite the fact that they failed to win, the singers continued to develop and compose new songs.

In 1979, three musicians, including Håkansson, created the Secret Service group . Over time, the number of members of the collective began to increase. The existing line-up was joined by guitarists, a bass player, a drummer. The famous single Ten O'Clock Postman becomes in the first lines of the hit parade in Japan and Germany. Most of the texts were written by Håkansson.

In the 80s, many musicians were interested in electronic instruments. Participants of the famous collective were no exception. Therefore, to the available instruments, a synthesizer is added, it also dominates all. The songs become more melodic and interesting.

Highlights of the group

In 1984, the artists release a new album, Jupiter Sign. Songs differ from previous masterpieces by the subtlety of sound, thanks to the combination of power tools and a live violin. In 1987, the composition of the cohesive team is changing. Ula Håkansson is now the main author of the subsequent repertoire. Each of the musicians in the group, in parallel engaged in other projects, worked with novice performers, so less time was spent on joint creativity.

From 1992 to 2004, Ula Håkansson heads his own company called Stockholm Records. Although the band released new songs, it is difficult to talk about its further development. The collective periodically appeared on the stages with new compositions. In 2004, the famous Swedish musician joins the production company TEN Productions, which is engaged in the search for young talents. In 2006, a new band was invited to the festival "Legends Retro FM". In 2012, released a new album The Lost Box, which included the old unpublished masterpieces.

The popularity of Swedish music is explained very easily: simple motives for perception, a positive attitude and enthusiasm, coming from the legendary performers. In Sweden, a huge number of different celebrations, events, which the listeners are very happy with.