Portrait of Orup

Orup

Sound

Biography

Swedish pop singer, songwriter and guitarist who enjoyed major success in his native country in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like Jag blir hellre jagad av vargar, Regn hos mig, "M.B.", "Då står pojkarna på rad", "Magaluf", "Stockholm" and "Regn hos mej." Orup has also written several songs for other performers. He wrote the winning song of Melodifestivalen 2004, "Det gör ont" performed by Lena Philipsson. Orup has been married with Swedish TV host Sofia Eklöf. Since 2012 he is one of the judges on X Factor (Sweden).

Born: November 29, 1958

Place of Birth: Huddinge, Stockholms län, Sweden

Filmography

2018
GES

as himself

2011
Moraeus Med Mera

as Self - Guest

2010
Hellenius Hörna

as Self - Guest

1994
Fotbollskrönikan VM 1994

as Self (archive footage)

1987
På spåret

as Gästartist

1979
Allsång på Skansen

as Self - Guest

1979
Allsång på Skansen

as Self - GES - Guest

1959