1. Orup wrote the winning song of Melodifestivalen 2004, "Det gor ont" performed by Lena Philipsson.
11 Facts About Orup
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Orup took part in season 5 of the Swedish TV-show Sa mycket battre, broadcast on TV4.
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Orup was born Hans Thomas Eriksson in Huddinge, Sweden, on 29 November 1958, as the second child of Ann-Marie and Hasse Eriksson; Orup's sister is six years his senior.
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In 1973, when he was 14, Orup formed Magnum Bonum, a band inspired by American prog rockers Styx.
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Orup, in turn, had a first minor hit with "Kom och ta mej", released by his band Intermezzo in 1979.
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In 1989 Orup came close second in Melodifestivalen, performing "Upp over min oron" as a duet with Anders Glenmark.
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Orup had two big hits in 1992 with "Stockholm", a heavily Pet Shop Boys-influenced dance track about his hometown, and "Magaluf" about the Mallorca holiday resort, both lifted from the album Stockholm och andra stallen.
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Originally the assignment went to Niklas Stromstedt alone, but his friends Anders Glenmark and the football crazy Orup convinced him to let them co-write the song with him.
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Orup has reported how difficult it was to get airplay for his music during this period.
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In 2004 Orup wrote and produced "Det gor ont" for Lena Philipsson, which won Melodifestivalen that year and came fifth place in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Orup wrote all the songs for Philipsson's 2004 album Det gor ont en stund pa natten men inget pa dan and wrote or co-wrote all the songs for her follow up album Jag angrar ingenting in 2005, and their 2008 duet album Dubbel.