Nicke Borg

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Nicke Borg
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Borg in 2010
Background information
Birth nameNiklas Roger Borg
Also known asNicke Borg
Born (1973-04-03) 3 April 1973 (age 51)
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 musician and songwriter, best known as the frontman and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Backyard Babies.

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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. [1] 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. [2] 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.

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]

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. [4]

Discography

With Backyard Babies

YearTitlePeak positions
SWE

[5]

FIN

[6]

1994 Diesel & Power
1998 Total 13 12
2001 Making Enemies Is Good 113
2003 Stockholm Syndrome 2
2006 People Like People Like People Like Us 322
2008 Backyard Babies 131
2015 Four by Four 217
2019 Sliver & Gold 5

[7]

31

[8]

With Nicke Borg Homeland

YearTitlePeak positions
SWE
[9]
2010Chapter 1 (EP) 
2011Chapter 226
2013Ruins of a Riot16
2014Chapter 3 (Live In The Studio) 

Solo

YearTitlePeak positions
SWE
[10]
2011"Leaving Home"11

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