Lars Ljungberg | |
Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
Birth Date: | 6 March 1977 |
Birth Place: | Huddinge, Sweden |
Occupation: | musician |
Instrument: | bass |
Associated Acts: | The Ark |
Lars "Leari" Ljungberg (born 6 March 1977 in Huddinge, Sweden) is a Swedish musician and bass player of the alternative rock/glam rock band The Ark.[1]
He started out as a studio and touring musician for artists such as soul singer Titiyo. In 1999 he went on an 8-month tour with The Cardigans due to Magnus Sveningsson, the band's regular bass player, being injured.[2] [3] In autumn and winter 2008–09 Ljungberg was employed as a bassist in the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar at the Malmö opera.
He is also a member of The Ark side-project, the disco/glam rock crossover band Stereo Explosion.[4]
Ljungberg was born just outside Stockholm, Sweden and grew up in Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Växjö, Sweden.
His mother is Egyptian of Beja/Nubian descent and father is Swedish.