Plura Jonsson

Plura Jonsson
Jonsson in 2011
Born	Per Malte Lennart Jonsson (1951-08-10) 10 August 1951 (age 73) Norrköping, Sweden
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician author
Years active	1971–present
Spouse	Maria Sjöstedt ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	4
Musical career
Genres	Rock
Instruments	Vocals guitar harmonica

Plura Jonsson portrait by Tommy Tallstig

Per Malte Lennart "Plura" Jonsson (born 10 August 1951) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician. He has been a long-time member of the Swedish rock band Eldkvarn in addition to his solo materials. In 2014, he also released an album jointly with Mauro Scocco as Mauro & Plura. Jonsson has also written several books during his career.

Solo work

In 1996, he released his album Plura from which was taken his single "Sången jag sparade till dig".

In Eldkvarn

Besides his solo work, since the 1970s, he is part of Eldkvarn , a Swedish rock band formed in Norrköping in 1971, consisting of Plura Jonsson, the main songwriter, singer and rhythm guitarist of the band, his brother Carl Jonsson, lead guitarist who also writes songs and is backing vocals and bass player Tony Thorén, who has produced a number of albums by Eldkvarn, as well as other artists. The band is very active and widely regarded as one of the best rock bands in Sweden, with a following in other Nordic countries as well.

Television

Because of his popularity, he has taken part in a number of television productions, most notably the 2008 TV series Vem tror du att du är?. In 2010, he was in the first series of the Swedish TV series Så mycket bättre where a number of artists get together to cooperate and sing interpretations of each other's works.

Personal life

In 2012, he married Maria Sjöstedt, his long-time partner. He has 4 children with three different women. ^[1]

Bibliography

• Resa genom ensamheten: svart blogg och det ljuva livet, 2008
• Texter & historier från den stora landsvägen, 2008, med bidrag av andra skribenter
• Pluras kokbok: Provence, Kungsholmen, Koster, 2009
• Pluras spanska kokbok: Mallorca, Barcelona, Estocolmo, 2011

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions	Certification
		SWE [2]
1996	Plura	38

Joint album as Mauro & Plura

Year	Album	Peak positions	Certification
		SWE [2]
2014	Mauro & Pluras Tågluff	8

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		SWE [2]
1996	"Sången jag sparade till dig"	–	Plura
2008	"En runda i baren" (Lasse Stefanz & Plura)	53
	"Sånger från ensamheten"	–
2010	"Det hon vill ha"	29
	"Logiskt"	43

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	Vem tror du att du är?	Himself
2010	Mauro & Pluras kök	Himself
	Så mycket bättre	Himself
2011–15	Pluras kök	Himself
2014	Mauro & Pluras tågluff	Himself
2018	Klassfesten	Himself
2019	Stjärnornas stjärna	Himself

References

1. Aftonbladet: Nygifta: Plura fick sin Maria Archived 25 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
2. "Plura discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2013.