Eilert Dahlberg (born 2 April 1953 in Anundsjö,

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), who uses the

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Eilert Pilarm, is a Swedish former

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. He gained fame when he performed on ''Morgonpasset'' on

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in 1992, but retired from music in 2003.Aftonbladet: Eilert lägger ner musiken
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Career

Pilarm self-released several cassettes before his debut CD ''Greatest Hits'' was released in 1996 on MCA. ''Eilert is Back!'' followed in 1998 and ''Live in Stockholm'' appeared in 2000. He stopped performing in 2002 after 600 gigs and six albums. Pilarm is one of several musicians featured in

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's book '' Songs in the Key of Z'', which focuses on

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. His album ''Eilerts Jul'' ("Eilert's Christmas") frequently appears in internet lists of "worst album covers of all time". He used to own a

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References

External links

Official website

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