Lars Winnerbäck

Lars Mattias Winnerbäck (born 19 October 1975) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He was born in Stockholm but spent his childhood in Vidingsjö, Linköping, where he attended Katedralskolan. He moved back to Stockholm in 1996, the same year he released his first album, Dans med svåra steg. He is now one of Sweden's most popular artists.

The influence of songwriters like Carl Michael Bellman, Evert Taube, Bob Dylan, Ulf Lundell and Cornelis Vreeswijk shines through in Winnerbäck's exclusively Swedish lyrics, which deal with shallowness, prejudice in society, as well as romance, relationships and anxiety. Several songs depict the difference between living in small town Linköping and the capital Stockholm.

His vinyl records were re-released in October 2011, many of them charting again on the Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Albums Chart.

Winnerbäck has been the subject of two full-length documentary films, Solen i ögonen – En film om Lars Winnerbäck (2008, directed by Magnus Gertten) and Winnerbäck - Ett slags liv (2017, directed by Øystein Karlsen).

Discography

Studio albums Dans med svåra steg (1996) Rusningstrafik (1997) Med solen i ögonen (1998) Kom (1999) Singel (2001) Söndermarken (2003) Vatten under broarna (2004) Daugava (2007) Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen (2009) Hosianna (2013) Granit och morän (2016) Eldtuppen (2019) Själ och hjärta (2022) Neutronstjärnan (2023)

Compilations and live albums Bland skurkar, helgon och vanligt folk (1999) ...Live för dig! (2001) Stackars hela Sverige: Bränt krut vol. 1 (2005) Bränt krut vol. 2 (2005) Efter nattens bränder (2006) Vi var där blixten hittade ner – Bränt krut vol. 3 (2008) Over Grensen – De Beste 1996–2009 (2009) Lars Winnerbäck Globen 2019.11.29 (2020)

DVD Live i Linköping (Live) Solen i Ögonen (Documentary) Ett slags liv (Documentary)

Awards 1999 Grammis – Best Songwriter 2001 Grammis – Best Male Pop/Rock 2004 Rockbjörn – Best Male Performer Grammis – Best Rock album (solo) Grammis – Best Songwriter 2005 P3 Guldmicken – Best Live act 2006 P3 Guldmicken – Best Live act STIMs platinagitarr Rockbjörn – Best Male Performer 2007 Grammis – Song of the Year, "Om du lämnade mig nu" P3 Guld – Best Male Performer Rockbjörn – Best Male Performer Rockbjörn – Song of the Year, "Om du lämnade mig nu" 2009 Evert Taube-stipendiet 2010 Grammis – Best Performer Grammis – Best Male Performer P3 Guld – Best Performer P3 Guldmicken – Best Live Act