Mats Björke

Mats Anders Björke (born 10 June 1982) is a Swedish musician (keyboard) and producer. From 2004 to 2014, he was a member of the Swedish band Mando Diao.

Biography Mats Anders Björke was born on 10 June 1982, in Falun, Sweden.

In 2002 he moved to Stockholm due to music studies; at the same time he worked and played in bands. In spring 2003 Mats ended his music studies with no intention of continuing at another public institution. When he heard that Mando Diao were looking for a new keyboarder after the break-up with Daniel Haglund, he immediately applied for the job. Two months later he was accepted. According to Gustaf Norén it was silly that he did not think of him in the first place, as they had grown up together in the same street, and had even been schoolmates.

Officially he was not a band member in the beginning. The band even temporarily announced that being a four-piece (Gustaf Norén, Björn Dixgård, Carl-Johan Fogelklou, Samuel Giers) worked out much better. But touring together made them feel closer, and in 2004 Mats was officially accepted as a member of the band. and is working together with the Swedish musician and actor Thorsten Flinck.

In November 2014, Björke left the band.

Discography Mando Diao

2002: Bring 'Em In (without Mats Björke) 2004: Hurricane Bar 2006: Ode to Ochrasy 2007: Never Seen the Light of Day 2009: Give Me Fire! 2012: Infruset

Caviare Days 2012: Caviare Days