Albatraoz

Albatraoz
Albatraoz at Strand Hotel in Borgholm, Sweden, in 2014. Above: Måns Harvidsson (former), Salle and Savvo. Below: AndyBar Maskinen and AronChupa.
Background information
Origin Borås, Sweden
Genres
Instruments
  • Music sequencer
  • sampler
  • synthesiser
  • drum machine
  • vocals
Years active 2012–present
Labels
  • Aron Ekberg
Website albatraozofficial.com
Members AronChupa
Andy Reinholdsson
Salle
Savvo
Past members Måns Harvidsson

Albatraoz is a Swedish electro house-hip hop band from Borås, formed in 2012. The band consists of Aron "AronChupa" Ekberg, Nicklas "Savvo" Savolainen, AndyBar Maskinen and Sahlberg "Salle" Rasmus.

Career

In 2009 Aron Ekberg, Måns Harvidsson, Andreas Reinholdsson, Nicklas Savvolainen and Rasmus Sahlberg become members of the Swedish fourth division professional football club Byttorps IF and began their careers as footballers.[1] In 2012 they formed the group as a hobby and recorded a demo produced by Aron. The group went professional when they signed with Sony Music.[2] On August 2, 2013, their debut single was released, the self-titled "Albatraoz".[3] The song reached thirty-six in Swedish Singles Chart and remained nineteen weeks on the chart.[4] "Albatraoz" was certified platinum in Sweden.[5]

In January 2014 the song reached 8.5 million plays on Spotify and the group toured to promote the song.[6] On April 18, 2014 the group released their second single, "Arriba", but the song didn't peak in the charts.[7]

Controversy

During a concert in February 2017 in Bohuslän, Sweden, the group made headlines after the member Måns Harvidsson had pressed a female audience member's face towards his groin on stage. This was witnessed by both a security guard at the club and by friends of the victim, who had also filmed the act with her mobile phone. In the recording it can be seen how Harvidsson grasps the victim by her hair and then presses her face against his genitals before he let her go. In an apology to the victim Harvidsson later explains that the girls would never understand the feeling and he compared it with how actors enters a role in a film. He also said, according to the victim and her friend, "how should I know that she didn't want if I didn't try?".[8][9]

After the incident the record company Sony Music decided to terminate all cooperation between them and Albatraoz. Harvidsson was also fired from the band the same day, all members cut off contact with him and apologized for the former member's violence.[10]

Members

Current

  • AronChupa (Aron Ekberg) – record producer, DJ, vocals
  • AndyBar Maskinen (Andreas Reinholdsson) – vocals
  • Salle (Rasmus Sahlberg) – DJ, record producer
  • Savo (Nicklas Savolainen) – vocals

Former

  • Måns Harvidsson – vocals (2012–2017)

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak
chart
positions		 Certifications Album
SWE
[11]
"Albatraoz"[12] 2013 36 Non-album single
"Arriba"[13] 2014 —
"Copacabana"[14] —
"Wunderbar"[15] 2015 —
"General Zod"[16] 2016 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ "Fußballvereins Byttorps IF (in schwedisch)". Aftonbladet. April 19, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Boråsbandet "Albatraoz" skapade viral succé som ledde till samarbete med Sony Music". My News Desk. April 19, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Albatraoz - Single by Albatraoz". iTunes. April 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ "ALBATRAOZ - ALBATRAOZ (SONG)". Swedish Charts. April 19, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Albatraoz - DOUBLE PLATINA AWARD!". Albatraoz Official. April 19, 2011.
  6. ↑ ""Albatraoz" gjorde hitlåt på bakfyllan". Afton Bladet. April 19, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Arriba - Single by Albatraoz". iTunes. April 19, 2011.
  8. ↑ Simon Lundberg; Agnes Källén (6 February 2017). "Här pressar Albatraoz-medlemmen ung tjejs ansikte mot sitt kön – mitt under konsert". Nyhter24 (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  9. ↑ Haddad, Prescilia (6 February 2017). "Svensk artist tryckte kvinnas ansikte mot sitt skrev". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  10. ↑ Haddad, Prescilia (6 February 2017). "Artist ofredade Malin – sparkas nu från bandet". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  11. ↑ List of Albatraoz songs on chart:
    • All: "Discography Albatraoz". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Albatraoz - Albatraoz". Spotify. April 19, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Albatraoz - Arriba". Spotify. April 19, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Albatraoz - Copacabana". Spotify. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  15. ↑ "Albatraoz - Wunderbar". Spotify. April 19, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Albatraoz - General Zod". Spotify. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.