Markoolio
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Marko Kristian Lehtosalo (born 1 January 1975), better known as Markoolio, is a Swedish-Finnish singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, and comedian. His stage name Markoolio is a portmanteau of his first name Marko and the stage name of the American rapper Coolio.[1]
Biography
Lehtosalo was born in Lahti, Finland. When Lehtosalo was six months old, his family migrated from Finland to Sweden where he grew up completing primary and secondary school in the small Stockholm suburb of Orminge. Following the completion of his compulsory military service as a coastal ranger sniper in Ekenäs, Finland, he returned to Sweden. There, he was allegedly discovered by producers when rapping on a commuter train in Stockholm; however, this story has been revealed to be a fabrication.[2]
Markoolio is known in particular for his humorous songs dealing with partying, drinking, and girls such as "Sommar och sol" ("Summer and sun"), "Vi drar till fjällen" ("We're headin' for the mountains") and "Sola och bada i Piña Colada" ("Sunbathing and swimming in Piña Colada"); his songs mocking contemporary life and phenomena such as "Åka pendeltåg" ("Riding the commuter train") and "Värsta schlagern" ("The goddam' Schlager [song]"); and songs relating to his native Finland such as "Drömmen om Finland" (The dream of Finland) and "Jag orkar inte mer" (I can't take it anymore).
Markoolio has released nine studio albums, hosted and participated in numerous television and radio programs, and won several prizes and awards such as Male Artist of the Year at the Swedish Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2007. He is also the owner of a nightclub and the board member of British company Netgames Holdings which he reportedly owns 3.3 percent of.[3] Markoolio was one of the hosts for Talang on TV4 in 2009. He also played the titular character of Doktor Mugg and starred as Tyke Mörbult in Hem till Midgård. Markoolio was formerly a contestant on Let's Dance 2013, a contest he subsequently won, dancing with Cecilia Ehrling.[4]
On 19 November 2013, Markoolio tried to disrupt the sleep of the Portugal national football team ahead of the second leg of their World Cup play-off with Sweden. He started a "private concert" at 7:15 a.m. in front of the Portuguese team's hotel.[5][6]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album Information | Peak position SWE |
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| 1998 | Sticker hårt | 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Platinum[7] |
| 1999 | Dikter från ett hjärta | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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3× Platinum[7] |
| 2001 | Tjock och lycklig | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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2× Platinum |
| 2003 | I skuggan av mig själv | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Platinum[8] |
| 2004 | Suomessa Syntynyt | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Bäst Off | 9 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Gold[9] | |
| 2007 | Värsta plattan | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Platinum |
| 2008 | Jag är konst | 30 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 2012 | Jag är Markoolio | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart peak | Album | Certification |
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| Sweden | ||||
| 1998 | "Sommar och sol" | 2 | Sticker hårt | |
| "Drömmen om Finland" | 21 | |||
| 1999 | "Vi drar till fjällen" | 1 | Gold | |
| "Åka pendeltåg" | 15 | |||
| "Sola och bada i Piña Colada" | 12 | Dikter från ett hjärta | Gold | |
| "Millennium 2" | 1 | 3× Platinum | ||
| 2000 | "Gör det igen" | 2 | Platinum | |
| "Mera mål!" (feat. Arne Hegerfors) | 1 | 3× Platinum | ||
| 2001 | "Rocka på" (with The Boppers) | 1 | Tjock och lycklig | 2× Platinum |
| 2002 | "Vi ska vinna!" (feat. Excellence) | 3 | 2× Platinum | |
| "Jag orkar inte mer!" | 2 | Gold | ||
| 2003 | "Vilse i skogen" | 1 | I skuggan av mig själv | 6× Platinum |
| 2004 | "In med bollen" | 1 | Bäst off | Platinum |
| 2007 | "Värsta schlagern" (with Linda Bengtzing) | 1 | Värsta plattan | 2× Platinum |
| "Ingen sommar utan reggae" | 1 | 2× Platinum | ||
| "Emma, Emma" (with Tilde Fröling) | 17 | |||
| "Idollåten" | 24 | |||
| 2008 | "Sverige, det bästa på vår jord" | 1 | Jag är konst | |
| "The Markoolio Anthem" | 4 | |||
| 2009 | "Kärlekssång från mig" | 32 | ||
| 2012 | "Borta bra men hemma bäst" | — | Jag är Markoolio | |
| "En vecka i Phuket" | — | |||
| 2014 | "Fredagslåten" | — | rowspan="7" Template:Non-album singles | 2× Platinum |
| 2017 | "Bastukungen" | — | Platinum | |
| "Tomtar på loftet" | — | |||
| "Ge oss mål" | —Template:Efn | |||
| 2019 | "Modell" | — | ||
| 2022 | "Kassanova" (with Young Earth Sauce)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 2023 | "Vatten & eld" | 7 [10] |
Notes
References
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External links
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- Markoolio Biography at OGAESC2007
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Lahti
- Finnish male rappers
- Swedish male rappers
- 21st-century Swedish songwriters
- Swedish-language singers of Finland
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
- 21st-century Swedish singers
- 21st-century Swedish male singers
- Swedish male comedians
- Finnish male comedians