Martin ’E-Type’ Eriksson has
been known to a wide audience
for a long time. It all started
in 1991 when E-Type’s debut
single, "We've got the atmosphere",
a collaboration with Stakka
Bo, was released. The single
climbed directly to the top
of the Swedish charts. During
the following year, E-Type became
a well known figure in the Swedish
entertainment world as a popular
television host, film soundtrack
composer and a song writer for
several Swedish artists.
In 1994, the solo career took
off when E-Type, together with
the producers Denniz Pop and
Max Martin (Backstreet Boys,
Britney Spears, Celine Dion,
among others), began to work
on material for the debut album,
"Made In Sweden".In the summer
of 1994, the first result of
the collaboration, the single,
"Set The World On Fire", climbed
the Swedish charts. The follow-up
single, "This Is The Way", like
its predecessor, also became
a Gold selling record. The debut
album, "Made In Sweden", was
released in November 1994.The
Swedish successes of 1994 were
rewarded by three well deserved
awards at the Swedish Dance
Music Awards.
Following these successes, Europe
began to show increased interest
in the Swedish Platinum seller.
The singles, "Set The World
On Fire" and "This Is The Way",
both entered the French and
German Charts during 1995. During
the Spring of 1996, the USA
club scene became increasingly
familiar with E-Type through
"This Is The Way", which performed
very well in the Billboard Club
Chart. E-Type’s second album,
"The Explorer", was released
in September 1996 and was also
produced by Denniz Pop and Max
Martin. The album has yielded
no fewer than five successful
singles.
E-Types third album, "Last Man
Standing", was released in November
1998 and in the Summer and Autumn
of 1998, E-Type enjoyed even
more success with the release
of the singles, "Angels Crying"
and "Here I Go Again". The following
album "Euro IV Ever" also was
a big success, with singles
like "Life" and "Africa" doing
well on the charts. Let's hope
that the album released in the
spring of 2004 will be even
more successful. Since the E-type
appears in Melodifestivalen
with first single "Paradise",
the chances are good!
E-type has also been seen in
within other domains than the
music industry. In the year
2000, E-Type’s first book, "Sveakampen"
was published. The book is a
semi-autobiography about Vikings
in which the characters are
based on E-Type’s friends and
acquaintances. By the end of
2001, Sveakampen was also available
in the form of a computer game.
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Full name:
Bo Martin Erik Eriksson.
Family:
Dad Bo G Eriksson, sister Erika.
Lives:
Stockholm
Right now:
Has had a very intense first
half of 2004 with a new album
released, a great summer tour,
performances in Melodifestivalen
and Olympia being the official
single for the Swedish olympic
team!
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