10 Facts About Wille Crafoord

Carl-Henning William "Wille" Crafoord was born on 8 February 1966 and is a Swedish composer, songwriter, singer and rap artist.

Wille Crafoord became known in the late 1980s for introducing hip hop music in Sweden to a wider audience through his rap group Just D Wille Crafoord was a member of the group between 1989 and 1995.

Wille Crafoord has released several solo albums, and in 1997 he was awarded the Karamelodiktstipendiet.

Wille Crafoord has twice participated in Melodifestivalen both as a performer and songwriter.

Wille Crafoord's paternal grand mother, Elsa, nee Kumlin, was a sister to the maternal grand father of English pop singer Leona Naess, making them second cousins.

Wille Crafoord returned to Melodifestivalen 2008 as a songwriter with the song "Alla gamla X", which placed eighth, and last, in the first semifinal.

Wille Crafoord has worked in television, presenting Grammisgalan in 2005, and Knesset on ZTV in 1995.

In 2008, Wille Crafoord launched the Hovturnen, an annual concert tour where the singers and performers travel by horseback between gigs in Skane.

Wille Crafoord is married to lawyer Karin Wille Crafoord with whom he has two sons.

Wille Crafoord has a son from his previous marriage to television personality Josefin Crafoord, and a daughter from his marriage with Sanna Lundell.