Plura Jonsson
Jonsson in 2011
Born
Per Malte Lennart Jonsson

(1951-08-10) 10 August 1951
Norrköping, Sweden
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • author
Years active1971–present
Spouse
Maria Sjöstedt
​
(m. 2012)​
Children4
Musical career
GenresRock
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • harmonica
Plura Jonsson portrait by Tommy Tallstig

Per Malte Lennart "Plura" Jonsson (born 10 August 1951) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician. He has been a long-time member of the Swedish rock band Eldkvarn in addition to his solo materials. In 2014, he also released an album jointly with Mauro Scocco as Mauro & Plura. Jonsson has also written several books during his career.

Solo work

In 1996, he released his album Plura from which was taken his single "Sången jag sparade till dig".

In Eldkvarn

Besides his solo work, since the 1970s, he is part of Eldkvarn, a Swedish rock band formed in Norrköping in 1971, consisting of Plura Jonsson, the main songwriter, singer and rhythm guitarist of the band, his brother Carl Jonsson, lead guitarist who also writes songs and is backing vocals and bass player Tony Thorén, who has produced a number of albums by Eldkvarn, as well as other artists. The band is very active and widely regarded as one of the best rock bands in Sweden, with a following in other Nordic countries as well.

Television

Because of his popularity, he has taken part in a number of television productions, most notably the 2008 TV series Vem tror du att du är?. In 2010, he was in the first series of the Swedish TV series Så mycket bättre where a number of artists get together to cooperate and sing interpretations of each other's works.

Personal life

In 2012, he married Maria Sjöstedt, his long-time partner. He has 4 children with three different women. [1]

Bibliography

  • Resa genom ensamheten: svart blogg och det ljuva livet, 2008
  • Texter & historier från den stora landsvägen, 2008, med bidrag av andra skribenter
  • Pluras kokbok: Provence, Kungsholmen, Koster, 2009
  • Pluras spanska kokbok: Mallorca, Barcelona, Estocolmo, 2011

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Certification
SWE
[2]
1996 Plura 38
Joint album as Mauro & Plura
Year Album Peak positions Certification
SWE
[2]
2014 Mauro & Pluras Tågluff 8

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
SWE
[2]
1996 "Sången jag sparade till dig"  – Plura
2008 "En runda i baren"
(Lasse Stefanz & Plura)		 53
"Sånger från ensamheten"  –
2010 "Det hon vill ha" 29
"Logiskt" 43

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Vem tror du att du är? Himself
2010 Mauro & Pluras kök Himself
Så mycket bättre Himself
2011–15 Pluras kök Himself
2014 Mauro & Pluras tågluff Himself
2018 Klassfesten Himself
2019 Stjärnornas stjärna Himself

References

  1. ↑ Aftonbladet: Nygifta: Plura fick sin Maria Archived 25 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  2. 1 2 3 "Plura discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
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