''Byz'' (Jorma Andreas Byström, born 27 May 1984) is a Swedish
hip-hop musician from
Sala. His artist-name is inspired by his last name. Over the years from 1999 to 2000, he started his career as a musician with the group ''Inte helt oskyldiga''. But not until 2003 did he release his first
solo album
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''There Is Still A Party Going On''. In 2004, Byz had planned to end his music career, but ultimately decided against it. He released his second solo album, ''From Here To Somewhere'', during the summer of that year. The album was sold in
limited edition
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, just like his first 100 records, mainly for friends and family. In recent years, with the help of the
Internet
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, his music has spread rapidly.
In 2005 Byz released his first
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
album, which came to be called ''Når botten i toppen av en sjuttis''. The single "Karatefylla" on the last album ''Fett av dig''. He quickly became popular among many young people.
In 2008 Byz initiated closer cooperation with his former companion, Headline. This collaboration was to result in the joint album ''Does it look like I care?'' released in the second quarter of 2009 via their
website
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. Unlike the previous albums, it was made available for free.
Personal life
Byz's father is
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
.
BYZ ja varma veto
Sveriges Radio (c. 0:30–0:35 in the radio interview Byz says: "Min pappa är från Finland") In December 2010, Byström's wife, Juumi Aleksis Byström, gave birth to the couple's second child in Hanover
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, Germany.
Discography
Albums
*Ser det ut som jag bryr mig, 2009
*Fett av dig, 2007
*Når botten i toppen av en sjuttis, 2005
*From here to somewhere, 2004
*There is still a party going on, 2003
*Vadå (with Inte helt oskyldiga), 2001
Singles
*2004 - "The party is in you"
*2006 - "Karatefylla"
*2007 - "Hey där"
*2011 - "Ölbrillor" (Erik og Kriss feat. Byz)
*2012 - "Tjena Tjena Tjena" ( feat. Kriss & Robin Bengtsson)
*2012 - "Min dealer" (feat. Sibel)
*2012 - "Pusha den hårt" (feat. KADE)
*2015 - "Tusen smällar sen " (feat. Sara Varga)
References
External links
Official Web Site
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Swedish rappers
Swedish male musicians
Living people
1984 births
Swedish people of Finnish descent