Nicke Borg

Niklas Roger "Nicke" Borg (born 3 April 1973) is a Swedish musician and songwriter, best known as the frontman and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Backyard Babies.

Career Borg was born in Nässjö. He joined Backyard Babies, a Swedish rock band, in 1989 as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist. The band was originally formed in 1987 under the name Tyrant with bassist Tobbe (Tobias Fischer) as lead vocals and guitarist Dregen, guitarist Johan Blomqvist, and drummer Peder Carlsson. Borg replaced Tobbe as frontman two years after the formation of the band. Blomqvist switched to bass at the same time. Over the years, they have released eight studio albums and won a Swedish Grammy.

Nicke Borg Homeland While Backyard Babies was on a hiatus in the early 2010s, Borg worked on his solo project Nicke Borg Homeland. Homeland released the EP Chapter 1 in 2010, followed by their debut studio album, Chapter 2, in 2011. The band released their second studio album, Ruins of a Riot, in 2013 and their first live album, Chapter 3, in 2014.

Melodifestivalen Borg participated in Melodifestivalen 2011, the competition that determines Sweden's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest, where he placed second in the fourth heat with the song "Leaving Home" and qualified for the final at the Stockholm Globe Arena. The song was co-written by Borg with Jojo Borg Larsson, Fredrik Thomander and Anders "Gary" Wikström. In the final, he finished eight among the ten finalists.

In popular culture Borg is one of the characters in the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars by Paul Miles published by Omnibus Press in July 2010.

Borg hosts his own radio show on the Swedish radio station Rock Klassiker. The radio show broadcasts from 9:00 to 14:00 every weekday.

Discography

With Backyard Babies YearTitlePeak positionsSWE FIN 31

With Nicke Borg Homeland

Solo YearTitlePeak positions SWE 2011"Leaving Home"11