From Easy Action to west coast pop…
He has been active in many music areas such as: rock, pop, folk, musicals and more, always dressed smoothly and a career in Sweden with many hit songs. First of all it is his fantastic voice combined with a big music talent that has made him to what he is today.
The first band he started with his friends from the town Solna was Horizont, a melodic hardrock band and they released 2 albums “Horizont” & “Andra Vyer”. With this band Tommy Nilsson was discovered by a french producer that started his first solo career in France were he became a big hit and the single “No Way No How” was a mega seller. After this he came home to Sweden to continue with the rockgroup Easy Action and he had many interesting offers and even Toto wanted him as a leadsinger, but he decided that Sweden was his homebase.
In 1982 Tommy Nilsson gathered top musicians from Los Angeles to record his 2nd solo album. People like Michael Landau, Mike Baird, Mike Porcaro, Richard Page, Steve George, Steve Tavaglione, Randy Kerber and other contributed to the album, and today this is still a must have album in a westcoast collection.
His first real big hit in Sweden came in 1988. the song “Allt som jag känner” was a duet with Tone Norum and suddenly Tommy Nilsson got many great reviews from this and suddenly everybody was talking about him, and the same year he released his second album “It” and he was for the first time at the swedish top 10 and same year he toured together with Bjorn Skifs at the yearly BadRock shows.
The year after Tommy Nilsson won the swedish melodic festival with the song “En Dag” a classic popsong and after this he continued to work on his next album “Follow The Road” that was released in 1990 and gave him 2 hit singles: “Too many expectations” och “Looking throught the eyes of a child”.
1994 was a music return for Tommy Nilsson. He started to work with the producer Lasse Englund that took him in another direction and they focused on pop ballads and songs with swedish language. The album “En kvinnas man” hit the streets and people loved this album, the single “Öppna din dörr” sold in 40 000 pieces and is still one of the most airplayed songs in Sweden. The follow up album “Så nära”, gave him his next big hit “Dina färger var blå” and the biggest swedish brewery Pripps used this song in their commercials, so again a lot of airplay for Tommy Nilsson.
Tommy Nilsson continued the work woth Lasse Englund and in 1999 the album “Fri At Vara Har” was the result. In 2000 Tommy Nilsson hit the stage and was a part of the swedish play of the musical “Wizard of Oz”. After that he took a long break.
6 years after his latest release, beside two best of albums, Tommy Nillson has now released the album “Tiden före nu”, a great album with strong songs. Tommy Nilsson is back, and this time you can hear that he still has the touch.
Discography:
Samma Människa
Ninetone Records 2017
Tracks: Samma Människa, Sommernatt, Så Som I Himlen, Det Sitter I Dig, My Love Is Not Blind, Vem Du Är, Ljudet Av Tårar, I Den Store Sorgens Famn, All Vill Vare Någonting För Någon & Ljudlöst Och Salt.
Musicians on the Samma Människa album: Tommy Nilsson and others.
Stay Straight On The Current Road
Brave Island Music 2013
Tracks: Tell Me Father, Words, Snowfall In May, Alla Vill Vara Någonting För Någon, I Come To You, I've Been Here Before, Shoot The Devil, Victorious, So Long & People Need Clowns.
Musicians on the Stay Straight On The Current Road: Tommy Nilsson and others.
I År Är Julen Min
EMI Records 2010
Tracks: Nu tändas tusen juleljus, I år är julen min, Välkommen hem, När det lider mot jul, Tomtarnas julenatt (tipp tapp), Knalle juls vals, Låt mig få tända ettt ljus, Jul jul strålande jul, Silver på mitt fönster, Stilla natt heliga natt, Julen är just i natt, Betlehems stjärna, Januari skrattar & Ring den nya tiden in.
Musicians on the I År Är Julen Min album: Tommy Nilsson and others.
Original Album Classics
BMG Records 2008
Tracks are: CD1/Follow The Road: Looking Through The Eyes Of A Child, Don´t Walk Away, Miracle, Too Many Expectations, Stranded In The Shadows, Peace In Our Time, Cathy, Your Love, The Power Within, I Won´t Give Up, There´s A River & Don´t Break it. CD2/En Kvinnas Man: En Kvinnas Man, Marianne, Oppna Din Dorr, Alla Kommer Hem, Till Sommaren, I Samma Sekund, Pa Korstag, Lamnar Du Mig, Cirklar, Nu Ger Jag Mig Av & Hele Sanningen. CD3/Sa Nara: Johanna, Du Ar For Mig, Dina Farger Var Bla, Om Jag Ar Den Du Vill Ha, Pojkar Som Langtar, Anglar, A Sa Nara, Bro Av Tro, Inget Regn & Har Ar Himmelen. CD4: Fri At Vara Har: Fri Att Vara Har, Har Ar Jag Nu, Mitt Hus, I Elfte Timmen, Din Skugga Pa Mitt Tacke, En Man Red Over Himmelen, Till Monica, Hall Ut, Nar Skuggorna Vakner & Vid Ditt Varje Andetag. CD5: Tiden Fore Nu: Vi Brann, Amelia, Allt Dit Hjarta Ar, Klockan Ar 12, En Annan Vind, Vill Du Ha Sex Med Mig, God Man, Det Basta Av Mig, Karleken Ropar Mitt Namm & Farvel.
Musicians on the Original Album Classics album: Tommy Nilsson and others.
Det Bästa Med Tommy Nilsson
BMG Records 2006
Tracks: Dina Färger Var Blå, I Samma Sekund, Om Jag Är Den Du Vill Ha, En Kvinnas Man, Öppna Din Dörr, Å Så Nära, Här Är Himmelen, Fri Att Vara Här, En Dag, Pojkar Som Längtar, Din Skugga På Mitt Täcke, När Skuggorna Vaknar & Allt Ditt Hjärta Är.
Musicians on the Det Bästa Med Tommy Nilsson album: Tommy Nilsson and others.
Tiden Före Nu
BMG Records 2005
Tracks: Vi Brann, Amelia, Allt Dit Hjarta Ar, Klockan Ar 12, En Annan Vind, Vill Du Ha Sex Med Mig, God Man, Det Basta Av Mig, Karleken Ropar Mitt Namm & Farvel.
Musicians on the Tiden Före Nu album: Tommy Nilsson, Lasse Andersson & Jocke Blomgren.
Den Underbare Trollkarlen Från Oz
Holmen Music 2003
Tracks: Kan Detta Vara Himlen, Klok Som En Bok, En Hjärtesak, Vägen Fram, Sången Av En Mann Blev Till Ett Liv, Vingelbaggens Sång, Döda Dem Alla, Här Vill Jag Leva, Allt Kan Bli Allt & Den Gyllene Vägen.
Musicians on the Den Underbare Trollkarlen Från Oz album: Tommy Nilsson, Ulrika Beijer, Jörgen Åberg, Malin Berghagen Nilsson, Linn Nilsson, Stina Rask, Hanna Rask, Jocke Blomgren, Stefan Johansson, Peppe Lindholm, Sven-Gunnar Petersson & Lars Sigurdsson.
Hits
BMG Records 2003
Tracks: Oppna Din Dorr, Pojkar Som Langtar, En Kvinnas Man, Miss My Love, Har Ar Jag Nu, Maybe We´re About To Fall In Love, Sa Nara, Fri Att Vara Har, Stay ´Til The Morning Light, Hall Ut, Allt Som Jag Kanner, I Samma Sekund, En Dag, Om Du Er Den Jag Vill Ha, Too Many Expectations & Du Ar For Mig.
Musicians on the Hits album: Tommy Nilsson and others.
En Samling 1981-2001
BMG Records 2001
Tracks: Nar Du Er Harm Dine Farger Var Blå, Oppna Din Dorr, En Dag, Har Ar Jag Nu, Too Many Expectations, Miss My Love, Allt Som Jag Kanner, En Kvinnas Man, Din Skugga På Mitt Tacke, Looking Through The Eyes Of A Child, Maybe We´re About To Fall In Love, No Way No How, Talk Of The Town, Bro Av Tro & Om Jag Ar Den Du Vill Ha.
Musicians on the En Samling 1981-2001 album: Tommy Nilsson and others.
Fri Att Vära Här
BMG Records 1999
Tracks: Fri Att Vara Har, Har Ar Jag Nu, Mitt Hus, I Elfte Timmen, Din Skugga Pa Mitt Tacke, En Man Red OVer Himmelen, Till Monica, Hall Ut, Nar Skuggorna Vakner & Vid Ditt Varje Andetag.
Musicians on the Fri Att Vara Har album: Tommy Nilsson, Lasse Englund, Per Lindvall, Sven Lindvall, Dan Berglund, Tommy Lydell, Ale Moller, Joakim Milder, Mats Oberg, Staffan Astner & Christer Jansson.
Så Nära
BMG Records 1996
Tracks: Johanna, Du Ar For Mig, Dina Farger Var Bla, Om Jag Ar Den Du Vill Ha, Pojkar Som Langtar, Anglar, A Sa Nara, Bro Av Tro, Inget Regn & Har Ar Himmelen.
Musicians on the Sa Nara album: Tommy Nilsson, Lasse Englund, Staffan Astner, Backa Hans Eriksson, Tommy Lydell, Christer Jansson, Johan Nyberg, Bengan Jansson, Fredrik Lindh, Jonas Olsson, Rolf Nyqvist, Sara Isaksson, Marie Bergman, Sami Sirvio, Martin Skold, Hans Akeson, Mikael Sjogren, Tony Bauer, Ulrika Edstrom, Monica Jonsson, Hanna Goran, Torbjorn Bernhardson, Christian Bergqvist, Ulf Forsberg, Dag Alin, Monika Stanikowska, Ulrika Jansson & Ulrika Frankmar.
Follow The Road
Alpha Records 1990
Tracks: Looking Through The Eyes Of A Child, Don´t Walk Away, Miracle, Too Many Expectations, Stranded In The Shadows, Peace In Our Time, Cathy, Your Love, The Power Within, I Won´t Give Up, There´s A River & Don´t Break it.
Musicians on the Follow The Road album: Tommy Nilsson, Staffan Astner, Nalle Påhlsson, Peter Ljung, Per Andersson, Nicci Wallin, Ronny Lathi, Anders Herrlin, Gerhard L & Ove Bergvall.
En Kvinnas Man
Alpha Records 1994
Tracks: En Kvinnas Man, Marianne, Oppna Din Dorr, Alla Kommer Hem, Till Sommaren, I Samma Sekund, Pa Korstag, Lamnar Du Mig, Cirklar, Nu Ger Jag Mig Av & Hele Sanningen.
Musicians on the Tommy Nilsson album: Tommy Nilsson, Lasse Englund, Staffan Astner, Backahans Eriksson, Tommy Lydell, Christer Janson, Jonas Knutsson, Mia Lindgren, Diana Nunez, Monica Svensson and others.
It
Alpha Records 1988
Tracks: Turn It Up, Miss My Love, One More Night, Cheap Thrills, Stay ´Til The Morning Light, Only One Man, She Delivers, Can´t Let Go, Ambitious, May´be We´re About To Fall In Love, Heart Of Stone, I Got You Now & Here I Go Again.
Musicians on the It album: Tommy Nilsson, Marie Frederiksson, Per Andersson, Staffan Astner, Peter Ljung, Ove Bergvall, Gerhard L., Christian Weltman, Ib Frandsen, Mats Hedstrom, Jorgen Ingestrom, Claes Persson, Chino Mariano, Svante Persson, Bengt Palmers, Lasse Andersson, Nalle Pahlsson, Ronny Lahti, Vicki Benckert, Tommy Ekman, Torbjorn Stener & André Ferrari.
Tommy Nilsson
Polydor 1982
Tracks are: Radio Me, Dark Engel, Don’t Leave Me Now, I Know That You Know, Stop Thinking About You And Me, Street Law, Willing To Try, Is This The Way & Leaving It Up To You.
Musicians on the Tommy Nilsson album: Tommy Nilsson, Michael Landau, Mike Baird, Mike Porcaro, Richard Page, Steve George, Steve Tavaglione, Dennis Herring, Randy Kerber, Jonas Isacksson, Anders Eljas, Tommy Gällhagen, Rolf Alex, Thomas Löfgren, Sven Holm & others.
Tommy Nilsson
Disc´Az Records 1982
Tracks are: Radio Me, Dark Engel, Don’t Leave Me Now, I Know That You Know, Stop Thinking About You And Me, Street Law, Willing To Try, Is This The Way & Leaving It Up To You.
Musicians on the Tommy Nilsson album: Tommy Nilsson, Michael Landau, Mike Baird, Mike Porcaro, Richard Page, Steve George, Steve Tavaglione, Dennis Herring, Randy Kerber, Jonas Isacksson, Anders Eljas, Tommy Gällhagen, Rolf Alex, Thomas Löfgren, Sven Holm & others.
Tommy Nilsson
Mylabel 1982
Tracks are: Radio Me, Dark Engel, Don’t Leave Me Now, I Know That You Know, Stop Thinking About You And Me, Street Law, Willing To Try, Is This The Way & Leaving It Up To You.
Musicians on the Tommy Nilsson album: Tommy Nilsson, Michael Landau, Mike Baird, Mike Porcaro, Richard Page, Steve George, Steve Tavaglione, Dennis Herring, Randy Kerber, Jonas Isacksson, Anders Eljas, Tommy Gällhagen, Rolf Alex, Thomas Löfgren, Sven Holm & others.
Tommy Nilsson
CBS Records 1981
Tracks are: No Way No How, Main Man, Baby You´re Special, Why Don´t We Try Once Again, In The Mean Meantimes, I´m A New Man, How Do I Stop This Love & Wake Up With You.
Musicians on the Tommy Nilsson album: Tommy Nilsson, C. Gedj, T. Smith, D. Christie, N. Kapp, J. Maellen, The Funky Brothers, P. Bourgoing, M. Stone & The Ellington Sisters.