Peter LeMarc
| Peter LeMarc | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lenn Marc Fransson |
| Born |
23 October 1958 Trollhättan, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Website |
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Peter LeMarc (or Lemarc; born Lenn Marc Fransson, 23 October 1958) is a Swedish singer and songwriter.[1]
After enjoying a hugely popular career from 1987 to 1997, and after a hiatus, he enjoyed a comeback starting 2003 onwards with a series of new albums reaching the top of the Swedish Albums Chart.
In addition to a prolific solo career, he also wrote a number of songs for a variety of artists including Anna-Lotta Larsson, Jerry Williams, Totta Näslund, Christina Lindberg and Sven-Ingvars and produced the Eldkvarn album Limbo.
Personal life
He was born Lenn Marc Fransson in Trollhättan, carrying the double name Lennart (Lenn) (his father's preference) and Marcus (Marc) (his mother's preference). He later changed his name legally to Peter Fransson. But when he moved to Gothenburg and started recording, it was discovered that there was already an existing singer with Zorry, a rock band, who was called Peter Fransson. So, he adopted the stage name Peter LeMarc instead.
His father died early of cancer in 1977. This greatly affected him and he would return to the subject in many of his songs, notably "Jag ska gå hel ur det här", "Närmare gränsen" and "Drivved".
Peter LeMarc has announced that he also has cancer, and performed his last concert at the Stockholm Music & Arts festival in August 2014[2]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart peak (SWE) [3] |
Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Peter LeMarc | 6 | |
| 1988 | Närmare gränsen | 2 | |
| 1990 | Välkommen hem | 5 | |
| 1991 | Sången dom spelar när filmen är slut | 6 | |
| 1992 | Det finns inget bättre | 4 | |
| 1995 | Bok med blanka sidor | 1 | |
| 1997 | Nio broars väg | 5 | |
| 2003 | Det som håller oss vid liv | 1 | |
| 2005 | Sjutton sånger - LeMarc sjunger LeMarc | 1 | |
| 2007 | Kärlek i tystnadens tid | 3 | |
| 2012 | Svag doft av skymning (credited as Peter Lemarc) |
1 | |
| 2016 | Den tunna tråden | 2 [4] |
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- Live albums
| Year | Album | Chart peak (SWE) [3] |
Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Buona Sera! | 12 | |
| 2008 | LeMarc Live! | 6 | |
- Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Chart peak (SWE) [3] |
Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Hittegods, fångade sånger & stulna ögonblick 1986-1992 | 23 | |
| Mannen i mitten | – | ||
| 1995 | Hittegods 1986-1992 | 47 | |
| 1996 | Lemarxism 1986-1996 | 9 | |
| Lemarcologi 1986-1996 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Klassiker | 4 | |
| 2010 | Starkare än ord, samtliga album 1987-2008 | 22 | |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart peak (SWE) [3] |
Certification | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Håll om mig" | 11 | ||
| 1990 | "Mellan dej och mej" | 20 | ||
| 1991 | "Little Willie John" | 37 | ||
| "Sången dom spelar när filmen är slut" | 27 | |||
| 1996 | "Starkare än ord" | 38 | ||
| 2003 | "Det som håller oss vid liv" | 3 | ||
| 2004 | "Så långt mina armar räcker" | 18 | ||
| 2005 | "Älskad från första stund" | 14 | ||
| "Marias kyrka" | 60 | |||
| 2007 | "Så gott att må gott igen" | 50 | ||
References
- ↑ Aftonbladet: Peter LeMarc: ”Jag kände att jorden rämnade” (Swedish)
- ↑ http://www.svd.se/kultur/3796138.svd
- 1 2 3 4 "SwedishCharts.com Peter LeMarc discography page". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 November 2016. Click on "Veckans albumlista".