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Markoolio
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Markoolio performing in 2008
Born
Marko Kristian Lehtosalo

(1975-01-01) 1 January 1975 (age 49)
Lahti, Finland
Other names Markoolio
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active 1998–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals

Marko Kristian "Markoolio" Lehtosalo (born 1 January 1975 in Lahti, Finland) is a Swedish-Finnish singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and comedian. His stage name Markoolio is a portmanteau of his first name Marko and the stage name of the American rapper Coolio.

Biography

At the age of six months, Lehtosalo migrated from Finland to Sweden where he grew up completing primary and secondary school in the small Stockholm suburb of Orminge. Following the completion of his compulsory military service as a coastal ranger sniper in Ekenäs, Finland, he returned to Sweden. There, he was allegedly discovered by producers when rapping on a commuter train in Stockholm; however, this story has been revealed to be a fabrication.

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Markoolio has released nine studio albums, hosted and participated in numerous television and radio programs, and won several prizes and awards such as Male Artist of the Year at the Swedish Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2007. He is also the owner of a nightclub and the board member of British company Netgames Holdings which he reportedly owns 3.3 percent of. Markoolio was one of the hosts for Talang on TV4 in 2009. He also played the titular character of Doktor Mugg and starred as Tyke Mörbult in Hem till Midgård. Markoolio was formerly a contestant on Let's Dance 2013, a contest he subsequently won.

On 19 November 2013, Markoolio tried to disrupt the Portugal national football team ahead of the second leg of their World Cup play-off with Sweden. He started a "private concert" at 7:15 a.m. in front of the Portuguese team's hotel.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Information Peak
position
SWE
IFPI Certification
1998 Sticker hårt
4
Platinum
1999 Dikter från ett hjärta
3
3× Platinum
2001 Tjock och lycklig
1
2× Platinum
2003 I skuggan av mig själv
1
Platinum
2004 Suomessa Syntynyt
Bäst Off
9
Gold
2007 Värsta plattan
2
Platinum
2008 Jag är konst
30
2012 Jag är Markoolio
3

Singles

Year Single Chart peak Album Certification
Sweden
1998 "Sommar och sol" 2 Sticker hårt
"Drömmen om Finland" 21
1999 "Vi drar till fjällen" 1 Gold
"Åka pendeltåg" 15
"Sola och bada i Piña Colada" 12 Dikter från ett hjärta Gold
"Millennium 2" 1 3× Platinum
2000 "Gör det igen" 2 Platinum
"Mera mål!" (feat. Arne Hegerfors) 1 3× Platinum
2001 "Rocka på" (with The Boppers) 1 Tjock och lycklig 2× Platinum
2002 "Vi ska vinna!" (feat. Excellence) 3 2× Platinum
"Jag orkar inte mer!" 2 Gold
2003 "Vilse i skogen" 1 I skuggan av mig själv 6× Platinum
2004 "In med bollen" 1 Bäst off Platinum
2007 "Värsta schlagern" (with Linda Bengtzing) 1 Värsta plattan 2× Platinum
"Ingen sommar utan reggae" 1 2× Platinum
"Emma, Emma" (with Tilde Fröling) 17
"Idollåten" 24
2008 "Sverige, det bästa på vår jord" 1 Jag är konst
"The Markoolio Anthem" 4
2009 "Kärlekssång från mig" 32
2012 "Borta bra men hemma bäst" Jag är Markoolio
"En vecka i Phuket"
2014 "Fredagslåten" non-album single 2× Platinum
2017 "Bastukungen" Platinum
"Tomtar på loftet"
"Ge oss mål"
2019 "Modell"
2022 "Kassanova"
(with Young Earth Sauce)
59
2023 "Vatten & eld" 7

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Markoolio para niños Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Markoolio para niños

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