Nicke Borg

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Background information
Birth nameNiklas Roger Borg
Also known asNicke Borg
Born (1973-04-03) 3 April 1973 (age 50)
Nässjö, Jönköpings län
Genres Garage rock, punk rock, glam punk, glam metal
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1989–present
Labels Psychout Records, BMG, Liquor & Poker, MVG Records, RCA Records, White Jazz Records, Lookout! Records, Infernal Records, JuJu Records

Niklas Roger "Nicke" Borg (born 3 April 1973) is a Swedish singer and guitarist in the band Backyard Babies.

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Career

Nicke Borg was born in Nässjö. He was part of the Backyard Babies, a Swedish rock band, from 1989 onwards, as lead vocals and rhythm guitarist. The band was 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. Nicke 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 six studio albums and won a Swedish Grammy.

Nicke Borg Homeland

While the Backyard Babies took a break, Borg worked on his solo project Nicke Borg Homeland. [1] Homeland has released an EP, "Chapter 1" and one full-length album called "Chapter 2". "Chapter 2" was released in January 2012 and Ruins of a Riot in 2013.

Melodifestivalen

Nicke Borg participated in Melodifestivalen 2011 in the race in Malmö where he went on to number two with premium "Leaving Home" to the final inside the Stockholm Globe Arena. [2] The song was co-written by Borg with Jojo Borg Larsson, Fredrik Thomander and Anders "Gary" Wikström. In the final, he finished 8th in 10 finalists. The title was won by Eric Saade and "Popular"

Nicke Borg is one of the characters in the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars by Paul Miles published by Omnibus Press in July 2010. [3]

Nicke Borg got his own radio show on radio station Rock Klassiker. His radio show broadcasts from 9:00 to 14:00 every weekday. [4]

Discography

Albums

as part of Backyard Babies

(Refer to discography section on Backyard Babies page)

Solo single
YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification
SWE
[5]
2011Leaving Home11
as Nicke Borg Homeland
YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification
SWE
[6]
2010Chapter 1 EP 
2011Chapter 226
2013Ruins of a Riot16
2014Chapter 3 - Live In The Studio 

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References

  1. Nicke Borg Homeland | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos
  2. "Poplight: Nicke Borg klar för Melodifestivalen 2011". Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  3. http://sextipsfromrockstars.com SexTipsFromRockStars.com
  4. Nicke Borg (Nicke Borg) on Myspace
  5. "Nicke Borg discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  6. "Nick Borg Homeland discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2013.