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Intro
Swedish singer and composer
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Male
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Birth:
2 July 1940(Solna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden)
Death:
21 July 2015(Stockholm, Over-Governors office, Sweden)
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Education:
Konstfack
Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
The details
Biography
Introduction
Robert Zero Karl Oskar Broberg (2 July 1940 – 21 July 2015) was a Swedish singer, composer and artist. As an artist, he used various names: Robban or Robban Broberg (1957–1968), Robert Karl-Oskar Broberg (1968–1974), Zero (1974–1982) and starting 1982 the present name Robert Broberg.
Career
When Broberg studied at Konstfack in 1957, he claimed that he had a skiffle group and later he was invited to play with his skiffle group at the dance restaurant Lorry in Sundbyberg. Then he quickly collected friends and they started rehearsing. Later he started writing own songs.
In 1989 he received "Karamelodiktstipendiet". He died from Parkinson's disease on 21 July 2015 at the age of 75.
Discography
Albums
- 1967: 7 bitar Robban + 7 bitar Broberg
- 2015: Text & Musik
Singles
| Year | A-Side | B-Side | Label | Cat. No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Uppblåsbara Barbara | Elisabeth | Colombia | 4E 006-34087 M |
| 1971 | Ingen Bh Under Blusen – Kom Å Lek Me' Mej! | Verona | EMI | P5 |
| 1979 | I Wanna Be A Machine | I Love Things | Spartan | SPAR 1 |
| 1980 | Tom Top | 2942 Didn't I Tell You | Silence | ZING 111 |
| 1980 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now | (I've Got A) Mistress Called Creativity | Metronome | J 27.195 |
| 1984 | Beachparty | Det Står Skrivet I Sanden | H.K.F.T.A.T.K. | KAOS 5 |
| 1987 | Killa Mej PÅ Ryggen ! | Spring Inte Så Fort Pappa ! | H.K.F.T.A.T.K. | KAOS 7 |
| 1990 | Jag Tror På Kärleken | Pling Plong Song | EMI | RBR 1 |
| 1992 | Robert Brobergs Galleri Finns De´ Inga Galler I | Robert Brobergs Galleri Finns De´ Inga Galler I | Rob Art AB | Rob Art Start |
Songs written
- Carola
- Ingela
- Uppblåsbara Barbara
- Likbil
- Båtlåt
- Öken
- Maria-Therese
- 1983 års ängel
- Lajla 1
- Vatten
- Alla springer omkring
- Sitting Bull
- Om kärleken var statsminister
- Pappa se min hand
- Vinna med min kvinna
- Får jag doppa min mjukglass i din strössel