Luciano Jerry Axelsson (born 13 May 1993), known professionally as Lucianoz, is a Swedish singer.

Lucianoz
Lucianoz performing in 2023
Born
Luciano Jerry Axelsson

(1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 31)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationSinger
Musical career
GenresDansband
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsSony

Biography

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Lucianoz was born in Rinkeby, an immigrant-majority district of Stockholm, in 1993.[1] From childhood, he was influenced by his parents who often listened to dansband artists such as Stefan Borsch and Flamingokvintetten.[2] He first attempted to begin his music career as a rhythm and blues artist, and auditioned in this style with limited success on Swedish Idol.[3]

In October 2022, Lucianoz amassed a large following on TikTok after a video his sister recorded of him singing Stefan Borshs's "Det är ju dej jag går och väntar på" went viral and quickly received hundreds of thousands of views.[2] This led to Lucianoz releasing a full cover of the song on Spotify, securing his first record deal, and making several appearances on Swedish television.[4][5] Within months, he was invited to Melodifestivalen, Sweden's preselection competition for the Eurovision Song Contest, to perform a tribute to Pernilla Wahlgren with a dansband cover of "Piccadilly Circus".[6] It was Lucianoz's first time performing in-person before a large public audience.[6]

In the spring of 2023, Lucianoz went on tour in Sweden. During the summer, he performed on Allsång på Skansen[7] as well as at the Victoria Days celebration on Öland.[8] In June 2023, Swedish television channel TV4 announced the production of a documentary series about Lucianoz, set to be released in the fall of 2023.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Sveriges befolkning 2000: Axelsson, Luciano Jerry (1993-05-13) Försäkringskassan, uttag avseende 20001231 (2014)
  2. ^ a b Rosenström, Anna (3 April 2023). "Lucianoz från Rinkeby gör succé med dansbandslåtar". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Se Luciano Axelsson i Chorus line - Idol 2021". TV4 Play (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  4. ^ Edliden, Ann (9 March 2023). "Bianca Ingrosso: Jag skämdes för mig själv". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ^ Jonsson, Niklas (2 March 2023). "Lucianoz gör succé på Tiktok med sina dansbandstolkningar". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Pernilla Wahlgren hedras i Melodifestivalen". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  7. ^ "De gästar "Allsång på Skansen" i sommar". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Marcus & Martinus sjunger för Victoria". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 15 June 2023. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Lucianoz får egen realityserie". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 7 June 2023. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 25 July 2023.