Jonas Petter Berggren (born 21 March 1967) is a Swedish musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, also known as Joker. He started writing songs when he was seven and continues to write for the band Ace of Base, which he is a founding member of, as well as for other artists. He is the oldest of the three Berggren siblings (Jonas, Linn and Jenny) that originally made up 3/4 of Ace of Base, as well as the only male.
Jonas Petter Berggren was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was the first child of three siblings; his younger sisters are Linn and Jenny. Jonas was born with a cleft lip, undergoing three surgeries within his first year. He became interested in music when he was 10, after his father started teaching him to play the guitar.[1]
Berggren produced and composed for the album Pride by Swedish pop group Yaki-Da in 1995.
Personal life
Berggren met Norwegian hairdresser Birthe Haugland during a cruise in Norway in the summer of 1996, and they were married on 12 July 2000. Together they have four children: Julia, born in 1999, Gabriel, born in 2001, Amanda, born in 2006, and Molly, born in 2008.[4] After his divorce from Haugland, Berggren married Rosa Patriksson in 2024.[5]
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