E-type facts........

Real name: (Bo) Martin (Erik) Eriksson.

Artist name: E-type.

Earlier artist name: MC Werewolf (in the late 80:s).

Has been member in the bands: Jara Sahara Band, Maninnya Blade.

Born: 27th of August 1965.

Lives in: In the middle of Stockholm.

Family: Dad: Bo G Erikson (Former host and producer of "Vetenskapens värld" on Swedish TV), Sister: Erika, Godson: Kalle.

Interests: Skeetshooting (actually competing at high level when he has the time for it), fishing, hunting, fast cars and boats, castles, history, make people happy with his liveshows, horror movies.

Smoking: Trying not to...

Drinking: Beer...

Latest CD-release: Loud Pipes Save Lives Sports edition (2004)

Martin "E-type" Eriksson - The History

- Martin was born in Uppsala, 1965. He learned very early about music and playing instruments. His father is jazzpianist and several others of the relatives was in to music in different ways. Martins first appearance was in the band "Jara Sahara Band". At the age of 12 he bought his first drums.
- Then he joined the thrash-metal band "Maninnya Blade". This band was formed 1984 with the members Leif Eriksson, Nicklas "Nick The Ripper" Johansson, Jan "Blomman" Blomqvist and Ingemar Lundberg. After the first single was released, Mikael "Mike Weed" Wikström, joined the band. They recorded two demos with this line-up, but in 1985 they decided to move from the northern town Boden, to Stockholm. However, "Mike" decided to stay and he was replaced by Jerry Rutström. Jerry was later replaced by ex "Damien" guitarist Andreas "Rick Meister" Palm and Ingemar was replaced on the drums by Martin Eriksson. Then they shortened the name to just "Maninnya". Leif was asked to leave the band, and "Nick" took over his task. "Mike", who had also moved to Stockholm at this time, joined again and Martin Eriksson left.(According to Martin, he was sacked after the demo which brought them to a record deal. The reason was that Martin wanted better chorus in the songs. Other members says that Martin didn´t got in time to rehearsals and that was the reason).
- In 1987, the band changed their name to "Hexenhaus". 1988, "Nick" quit and moved back to Boden, to start working in theatre. (Later, "Nick" re-formed "Maninnya Blade" with Jerry, Jan and new drummer Johan Henriksson). Singer Thomas Lundin from the band Hatred was tested but the band choosed Tommie Agrippa from Damien because he and Rick Meister was friends from earlier. After 1½ year the band changed their mind and replaced Tommie Agrippa with Thomas Lundin. At that time Rick had also been replaced.
-The first "Hexenhaus" album (1988) line-up was featured, "Mike Weed", "Nick", "Blomman", "Rick Meister" and drummer Ralph "Raideen" Rydén.
- On the second album (1990), the line-up is totally different. It contained former "Damien" singer Tommie Agrippa, Marco A Nicosia, Mårten "Marty" Marteen and former "Parasite" drummer Johan "Billy St John" Billerhag.
- On the third album (1991), Conny Welén (ex "Mezzrow", later "Dry Dead River") replaced "Marty". Ralph was then in "Keegan". Thomas Lundin was now in the band as singer. "Mike" was later formed the band "Memento Mori", where also Marco was found. He was also part of ex "Candlemass" bass-player Leif Edlings project "Abstrakt Algebra", and he spent three years in "King Diamond Band" (no records made). "Nick" Johansson is today (1998) in the band "Slowgate". "Hexenhaus" quit 1992 but still released a 4th album in 1997. Enough about that.

- Martin Eriksson moved to Bromma in his teens, and he´s still in the Stockholm area. As a teenager, Martin listened to a lot of metal and reggae, and that shows in his music today, especially on the live gigs. Martin went out from senior level at "Höglandskolan" with a grade of 2.3 (of 5). In the gymnasium level at "Bromma Gymnasium" it went a lot better with the grade 4.9 . After that he came in to law studies, but quit that after 1.5 year and moved to music instead.
- Then he became the rapper called "MC Werewolf". 1988, his mother died in cancer, a disease which ten years later also took his producer and very close friend, Dag "Denniz PoP" Volle, away from this life, at the age of 35. After many years as rapper and drummer, Martin met "Stakka Bo" (Johan Renck, now also famous video producer!) , 1991. The result of that was a new artist name and three singles. The first one was called "We´ve Got the Atmosphere". Now Martin started to work at Z-TV. Earlier work had been printer and carrying dead bodies. In 1993, the first "E-type" solo single, "I´m Falling", was released. It was not a great success, and Martin says today, that it was sold in 87 copies or something like that!
- In the autumn 1993, Martin met an old friend from the childhood, David Hesselman, at "Sturecompagniet" in Stockholm. Martin was a bit drunk and told his old friend that he´s got sacked by Z-TV and that no producer liked the songs he played to them. David said that he would set up a meeting with "Denniz PoP" and Martin thougt it was no chance of that. No problem, said David, I work with him! Come tomorrow and you´ll get 15 minutes of his time. On the next day, Martin went to see "Denniz" with his demos. They sat down and talked in 4 HOURS!!! Right at the end "Denniz" listened to the demos and said, no, this is not so good, but I like you as a person! Come back with better songs and I will help you. After that, Martin ran to "Denniz" with 10 new songs every week. One day he came with "Set The World On Fire" and "Denniz" said, now it´s time to work!!

- Martin started to work with "Denniz", "Max Martin" and "Amadin" (Kristian Lundin and John Amatiello), and the first single, "Set The World On Fire", was released in the summer of 1994. This single went high on the charts both in Sweden and outside the country. It reached nr 1 on the dance chart and nr 2 on the single chart, in Sweden. The follow-up single, "This Is The Way", was then released, and was a new success, nr 1 on the single chart. After that, two more singles was released ("Do You Always" and "Russian Lullaby") .
In November 1994, the first album, "Made In Sweden", came out on the market, and immediately jumped to nr 2 on the album chart. This album was on the chart for 26 weeks. Totally, "E-type", sold over 120.000 records in that year. The great success was followed up with a hat trick on the Swedish Dance Music Awards, where he got the awards for best singer, best artist and best newcomer. Alongside him, "Denniz" got the award best producer for the second time.
- After all this, the rest of the world showed interest in "E-type". In 1995 he toured around the globe with the "Bend Over Band". He toured a lot in Asia where he was (and is) very popular. Six singles was released in France. USA and UK also showed some interest. "This Is The Way", climbed to nr 15 on the Billboard Dance Chart and to nr 6 in UK. 1996, a new single, "Free Like A Flying Demon", was released and sold over 20.000 copies.
- In October 1996, the second album, "The Explorer, was released with a totally different sound. It was selling gold. The clean techno sound was changed to more guitars, but it was still a dance album. Same producers was with him on this album. In November, the second single, "Calling Your Name", reached the stores and this single climbed to nr 1 on the dance chart. A winter tour started 1996, followed-up with a big summer tour in 1997. The hard touring schedule made Martin tired, but still he had the power to think about next album, where he wanted to get back to the euro disco as in "Made In Sweden". "E-type" went back to the studio with the same producers. In June 1998, the first single, "Angels Crying", was released, and after just two weeks this single sold gold and reached nr 2 on the single chart. But, the happiness over the single was not so long. August 30th, "E-type" producer and very close friend, Dag "Denniz PoP" Volle, died in cancer. The decease of "Dagge" was very hard for Martin. The inspiration was not there any more and and the work on the new album was postponed. All gigs was cancelled. Martin nearly ended his "E-type" career, but luckily he changed his mind.
- After a while, the work started again, and at the beginning of November, next single, "Here I Go Again", was released and sold even better than the first one. It climbed immediately to nr 1 on the single chart. At the end of the month, next album, "Last Man Standing" was released. It was a tribute to "Denniz PoP". After ten days, the album was nr 1 on the album chart and with a lot of hard PR-work, "E-type" was the name on everybodys lips again!
- At the end of 1998, Nana Hedin decided to leave Martin and work with other music. Nana is the female chorus-singer on all hits and was also touring with "E-type".
- At the beginning of 1999, the next single, "Princess Of Egypt", was expected. It came out one month late, due to some trouble on the record company and was not the same success as the first two. But still, it made it to the top ten on the single chart. The success continued when "E-type" during the winter got awards on "Rockbjörnen", Swedish Grammy and a platinum record. Later in 1999, another single, "Hold Your Horses" was released.
- The whole spring was a big prepare for the up-coming summer tour. A new live band was set up for the 1999 tour, partly with members from "Bend Over Band", but most of them was new. Take a look at Bandmembers if you want to see who they are. The new band was called "The Frying Demons". The summer tour made an unofficial start with two gigs in Riga and St Petersburg. Martin and the band was not satisfied with the performances and wanted more rehearsals. Therefor the start of the tour was postponed til they´ve made that. After that they did two more unofficial gigs in Lahtis and Kuopio, and finally at May 26th, the official tour kicked off at Liseberg, Gothenburg. Containing gigs in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Ukraine, the tour was a GREAT success! More than 215000 visitors made it to the "E-type" gigs this summer! And even the Swedish reviewers thought that it was a great show! In July, four gigs had to be cancelled when Martin got sick. The tour ended with a GREAT gig at "Kolsnäsparken" in Sunne on August 28th. At the evening of August 29th, everyone was on a BIG tour closing party in and around Stockholm. (Read the story about the tour closing party at www.etype.dk, written by band-leader Johan Dereborn)
- At November 24th, the fourth album was released. It contained 2 CDs, one "Greatest Hits" and one "Greatest Remixes". At the end of 1999 "E-type" and the band did some TV recordings ("Toppen" at Z-TV, "Söndagsöppet" at SVT and "Drömträffen" at TV4).
- Now, we all just hope that Martin decide to do a tour in the summer of -2000! Next (new) "E-type" album will probably be released at the end of -2000 or beginning of -2001, Martin says. The story continues!

-February 7th-2000, Martin played his fav.songs at "Musikjournalen" on Swedish P3. The programme was an hour long and he played Bob Marley, Iron Maiden, Michael Jackson, Mozart (!!), Vangelis and a lot of others. He also said that he´s working on four songs to a Swedish western movie! As a presentation for himself he got to pick one of his own songs. His choice was "I´m not alone", from The Explorer album.
-Martin´s new metal band will release their first single in May, and it´s called "Boogie Man". After that there will be a release of an EP with four songs and later, maybe a tour!? This band will have the line-up: Martin Eriksson on drums and artist name "Bone Rangel", Martin "Max Martin" Sandberg (demonproducer/songwriter) on vocals with the name "Martin White", Per Aldeheim on guitar, Peter Kahm on bass and Micke Pietile on second guitar, and he´ll be called "Mike Phillips". What the band is going to be called is not known at the moment!

-Late in March -2000 it came out in public that Martin was choosed to do the official anthem for Euro 2000 soccer tournament. May 29th the single Campione 2000 was released and the success could start. June 10th Martin and his band closed the openening ceremony of Euro 2000 with their Campione 2000 in front of 1.2 billion TV-viewers! The single are selling GREAT in a lot of countries.

-June 14th, Martins and Max Martins heavy metal-project is post-poned to christmas, because of Max Martins heavy schedule in the studio! Up til now they have done about 20 rehearsals and has 3 songs ready!

-On 13th of nov. E-type was performing on "Svenska fotbollsgalan" at swedish TV with "Campione 2000".

-At the end of 2000, E-type and german techno queen Blümchen released their single "Es Ist Nie Vorbei".

-In november 2001, E-type released the album Euro IV-Ever. The first single Life was a GREAT success!! Second single release was the song Africa.

-In the summer 2002 he went on a new big summer tour (Euro IV-Ever Tour) which was a great success!!!

-During the winter early 2003, E-type went on the next tour called Euro Metal Tour 2003. Here it was a bit heavier versions of the usual E-type songs and with Motõrhead drummer Mikkey Dee on the drums...Great success as usual....

-In 2004 E-type participated in the swedish Melodifestivalen where he won the semifinal. In the final he became no:5. The song was Paradise which was to be the first single from the new album "Loud Pipes Save Lives", released later in march.

-A new big summer tour will take place in 2004, starting in Helsingborg 28th may.

-Loud Pipes Save Lifes Tour 2004 was quite a success even though Gyllene Tider was taking a lot of people from other artists. The setup was a bit different on this tour with a bit more of a disco approach...

-In 2005 E-type is doing a small number of gigs with a smaller band on stage. He will also be a part of Julgalan which he also was in 2004. During the summer we have also seen him in Stadskampen doing a makeover on a cottage.. 27/8-2005 he turned 40 years young.....Congratulations!!

-2007, E-type releases "True believer", which is a new success! And 31/7 He enter the stage at "Allsång på Skansen", wcich is broadcasted on SVT1.

CD Releases

Albums

(Facts from www.e-type.se )

Made In Sweden (1994)

Made In Sweden

Set The World On Fire

This Is The Way

So Dem A Com

Fight It Back

Until The End

When Religion Comes To Town

Will I See You Again?

Do You Always

Russian Lullaby

Me No Want Miseria

Set The World Unplugged

The Explorer (1996)

The explorer

Calling your name

Back in the loop

I just wanna be with you

Free like a flying demon

You know

Forever wild

Fall from the sky

I'm not alone

We gotta go

You will always be a part of me

So dem a com (Explorer version)

Last Man Standing (1998)

Ultimo homo statans

Angels crying

Here I go again

Princess of Egypt

Hold your horses

I'm flying

Morning light

I'll always be around

Walk away

I'll find a way

So far away

Angels country

PoP preludium

Greatest Hits/Greatest Remixes (1999)

Greatest Hits

Set the world on fire

This is the way

Do you always

So dem a com

Russian lullaby

Free like a flying demon

Calling your name

Back in the loop

I just wanna be with you

You will always be a part of me

Angels crying

Here I go again

Princess of Egypt

Hold your horses

I'm falling

Greatest Remixes (Bonus CD)

This is the way (Waterdreamix)

Back in the loop (Antiloop snap out of it mix)

I just wanna be with you (André's boogie buster short mix)

Calling your name (Antiloop garage club mix)

Angels crying (C&N radio edit)

Russian lullaby (Dogshit le club mix)

Princess of Egypt (Pinocchio remix)

Here I go again (Richi's extended version)

So dem a com (Lori Brune edit)

Hold your horses (Hartmann / Langhoff club mix)

Set the world on fire (UK Biff & Memphis remix)

Euro IV-ever (2001)

Norby IV Ever

Life

Africa

Banca Banca

Arabian Star

When I close my eyes

Loneliness-Ring the alarm

Star

Time

No more tears

Borschstjii II

Campione 2000

Oh weda

Loud Pipes Save Lives  (2004)

Loud Pipes Save Lives   

Paradise (feat. Na Na)

Camilla

The Predator   

Dans La Fantasie   

The Original You   

Far Up In The Air (feat. Na Na)

Forever More (feat Na Na & LG Petrov)

Rain   

If Heaven Were To Fall   

Lost And Goodbye   

Singles

WE'VE GOT THE ATMOSPHERE (1991)

Radio version

Dub version

THE DREAM (1992)

The Dream

NUMANIA 1 & OBEY (1992)

7" version

The loch ness remix

OBEY

I'M FALLING (1993)

I'm falling

Believe in Me

SET THE WORLD ON FIRE (1994)

Radio version

Amadin's boeing mix

Extended mix

E-type's tyroler mix

THIS IS THE WAY (1994)

Radio Version

Waterdreamix

Extended version

Me no want miseria

DO YOU ALWAYS (1995)

Radio edit

Floating version

This is the way too

THIS IS THE WAY - THE REMIXES (1995)

Onda del futuro extended remix

DUNE dub mix

MDA nice up acid mix

DUNE force of nature mix

RUSSIAN LULLABY (1995)

Radio version

Dogshit le club

Vodka russian mix

JJ's USS hard mix

SET THE WORLD ON FIRE (1995)

Single version remix

Extended PoP remix

Yetin & Max mix

Amadin Boeing mix

 FREE LIKE A FLYING DEMON (1996)

7" version

Turbine mix

Jet stall mix

US metromix [Redemption]

CALLING YOUR NAME - MAXI (1996)

Radio edit

Pierre J's Q-Type mix

Antiloop garage radio mix

Antiloop garage club mix

CALLING YOUR NAME - SINGLE (1996)

Radio edit

This is the way (UK Knife & Fork euro edit)

BACK IN THE LOOP (1997)

Album version

Antiloop snap out of it club mix

Statikk back in the days mix

Back and alive version

I JUST WANNA BE WITH YOU - MAXI (1997)

Radio version

André's boogie buster long mix

André's summer mix

Rico & Bear Xplorer club mix

I JUST WANNA BE WITH YOU - SINGLE (1997)

Radio version

André's boogie buster short mix

YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF ME (1997)

You Will Always Be A Part Of Me

I'm Falling

Explorer Megamix

ANGELS CRYING (1998)

Radio Version

C&N Extended

C&N Radio Edit

Extended Version

HERE I GO AGAIN (1998)

Radio Version

Richi's Extended Version

Disco 2000 Remix

Extended Version

PRINCESS OF EGYPT (1999)

Radio version

Pierre J's Q-type remix

Pinocchio remix

Extended version

HOLD YOUR HORSES (1999)

Radio version

Hartmann / Langhoff club mix

Richi's loco mix

Extended version

E-type Megamix (2000) (Promotion-maxi only for DJ´s)

Megamix by DJ Benji

Megamix by DJ Sebastian Voght [ short version ]

Megamix by DJ Sebastian Voght [ long version ]

Megamix by DJ Marcus Stridberg

Megamix by Pierre J [ radio version ]

Megamix by Pierre J [ full lenght version ]

Es Ist Nie Vorbei (Blümchen vs. E-type)  (2000)

Es Ist Nie Vorbei   Radio Edit   

Es Ist Nie Vorbei   Extended Mix   

Campione 2000 (2000)

Radio version

The Only Earthbound Remix

Pinocchio Remix

CF Fonotron Mix

Life (single) (2001)

Radio version

Extended version

Life (maxi) (2001)

Radio version

Extended version

Pierre J:s New-Type remix

Pierre J:s radio mix

Africa (single) (2002)

Radio version

Viva Kim Martin Extended mix

Africa (maxi) (2002)

Radio version

Viva Kim Martin extended mix

Tokapi´s radio edit

Tokapi´s extended version

Banca Banca (single) [2002]

Banca Banca   Radio Version   

Banca Banca   Extended Version   

Banca Banca  (maxi) (2002)

Banca Banca   Radio Version   

Banca Banca   Extended Version   

Banca Banca   Boiler's Rio Remix   

Banca Banca   Boiler's Schizoid Dub

Paradise (maxi) (2004)  

Paradise   Radio Version   

Paradise   Extended Version   

Paradise   MI2's Maximum Radio Version   

Paradise   MI2's Maximum Club Mix   

Olympia (2004)

Camilla (2004) (not released in Sweden)

Far Up In The Air/The Predator (2005)

True believer (2007)

True believer (True version)

True believer (Extended version)

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