Orup

Known for

Music and sound

Born

November 29, 1958 (age 67)

Birthplace

Huddinge, Stockholms län, Sweden

Biography

Swedish pop singer, songwriter and guitarist who enjoyed major success in his native country in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like Jag blir hellre jagad av vargar, Regn hos mig, "M.B.", "Då står pojkarna på rad", "Magaluf", "Stockholm" and "Regn hos mej." Orup has also written several songs for other performers. He wrote the winning song of Melodifestivalen 2004, "Det gör ont" performed by Lena Philipsson. Orup has been married with Swedish TV host Sofia Eklöf. Since 2012 he is one of the judges on X Factor (Sweden).

Best known work

På spåret

1987

The Resurrection of Michael Myers Part 2

1989

Så mycket bättre

2010

Melodifestivalen

1959

Allsång på Skansen

1979

Idol

2004

VM-krönika 1994

1994

TV4:s nyårskarameller 2025

2026

Moraeus Med Mera

2011

GES

2018

Filmography

2026
TV4:s nyårskarameller 2025
as Self
2025
Hellenius hörna hyllar musik
as Self
2022
Vilket liv!TV
as Himself - Gäst (2 episodes)
2022
VM-94 - En sportsagaTV
as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2018
GES
as himself
2012
X FactorTV
as Self - Judge (21 episodes)
2011
Moraeus Med MeraTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2011
Tack för musikenTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2010
Så mycket bättreTV
as Self (13 episodes)
2010
Hellenius HörnaTV
as Self - Guest (3 episodes)
2004
IdolTV
as Self (1 episode)
1997
StadskampenTV
as Self - Guest artist (1 episode)
1994
VM-krönika 1994
as Self (archive footage)
1989
The Resurrection of Michael Myers Part 2
1987
På spåretTV
as Gästartist (1 episode)
1979
Allsång på SkansenTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode), as Self - GES - Guest (1 episode)
1959
MelodifestivalenTV
as Self (1 episode), Songs