Björn Dixgård

Björn Hans -Erik Dixgård ( born May 8, 1981, Falun, Sweden) is one of the two front men (vocals, guitar ), the Swedish rock band Mando Diao.

Life

Björn Dixgård was born on May 8, 1981 near Falun (Sweden), the second child of Hans and Malin Dixgård. After moving to Romme he attended primary school and higher secondary school. One of his favorite pastimes was fishing in childhood. In the House of Dixgårds Music was always very important. Malin Dixgård with her ​​wonderful voice and a passionate guitarist Hans Dixgård and even a former member of a band gave their talents on to the two children. Bjorn's older sister Linnéa Dixgård is a singer in the band " Twin Flower".

The first bands that influenced Björn were the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks and The Who. Later, when football and rock music were the main subjects of the school, Nirvana supplemented this list, since 1995, also like Oasis and Blur Britpopbands. The great teenage rebellion failed to materialize - the parents Dixgård as former hippies and engaged in social service professions were able to avoid major conflicts.

Björn founded already fourteen years together with his former school friend Daniel Haglund, who later became the first keyboardist Mando Diao 's was the band " Butler". Björn Gustaf Norén Dixgård 1996 met for the first time. At a party she got to talking about music, and shortly thereafter Björn Gustaf invited to join his band. Since then, both in equal parts songwriter and front men. In 1997 the name was changed to Butler Mando Jao - according to Björn appeared to him in a dream an old man who climbed down from the sky and shouted at him the two words.

1998 Gustaf briefly left the band because he moved to Falun and alienated from his friends. A little later, however, he came back again. In 1999 the band's name was changed again, but this time only the spelling - from Mando Jao was Mando Diao. The band members were sure that this version provide a better English pronunciation würde.Die band put together at this time of Dixgård Björn, Gustaf Norén, CJ Carl -Johan Fogelklou, Daniel Haglund and Sam Samuel Gier. In 2004, Daniel Haglund left the band and was replaced by Mats Björke. Samuel Gier left the band in 2011. Since then, Patrik Heikinpieti (drums ) and Daniel Haglund members of the band.

In the beginning, the band toured through Sweden and still only played in small venues and bars, however, soon followed by appearances throughout Europe, the USA and Japan. Each album by Mando Diao was a bigger success than the previous one. Today Mando Diao is one of the most famous Swedish music groups.

2007 Björn Dixgård was traveling with a solo tour in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Björn Gustaf Norén Dixgård 2008 and joined the artists' network Caligola; 2012, the first album of the music project Caligola was published - " Back To Earth ".

The greatest success in their home country Sweden succeeded Björn Gustaf Norén Dixgård and with the album Infruset, a setting of poems by the Swedish poet Gustaf Fröding, in 2012.

Björn Dixgård is married to Swedish actress and producer Emma Kihlberg since January 2008. The wedding took place in Stockholm Södra Teatern. The couple has two children together.

Discography

Mando Diao

Caligola

  • 2012 Back To Earth
  • 2012 Resurrection
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