Birth Name: | Robert Karl Oskar Broberg |
Alias: | Robban Broberg, Zero |
Birth Date: | 1940 7, df=y |
Birth Place: | Solna, Sweden |
Death Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Genre: | Rock, pop |
Occupation: | Musician, singer, songwriter, artist |
Instrument: | Vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, drums |
Years Active: | 1960–2015 |
Robert Zero Karl Oskar Broberg (2 July 1940 – 21 July 2015) was a Swedish singer, composer and artist.[1] As an artist, he used various names: Robban or Robban Broberg (1957–1968), Robert Karl-Oskar Broberg (1968–1974), Zero (1974–1982) and, starting in 1982, Robert Broberg, the name he used until his death.
When Broberg studied at Konstfack in 1957, he claimed that he had a skiffle group and later he was invited to play with his skiffle group at the dance restaurant Lorry in Sundbyberg.[2] Then he quickly collected friends and they started rehearsing. Later he started writing own songs.[2]
In 1989 he received "Karamelodiktstipendiet".[3] He died from Parkinson's disease on 21 July 2015 at the age of 75.[4]
Year | A-Side | B-Side | Label | Cat. No. |
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1970 | Uppblåsbara Barbara | Elisabeth | Colombia | 4E 006-34087 M |
1971 | Ingen BH Under Blusen – Kom Å Lek Me' Mej! | Verona | EMI | P5 |
1979 | I Wanna Be a Machine | I Love Things | Spartan | SPAR 1 |
1980 | Tom Top | 2942 Didn't I Tell You | Silence | ZING 111 |
1980 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now | (I've Got A) Mistress Called Creativity | Metronome | J 27.195 |
1984 | Beachparty | Det Står Skrivet I Sanden | H.K.F.T.A.T.K. | KAOS 5 |
1987 | Killa Mej PÅ Ryggen ! | Spring Inte Så Fort Pappa ! | H.K.F.T.A.T.K. | KAOS 7 |
1990 | Jag Tror På Kärleken | Pling Plong Song | EMI | RBR 1 |
1992 | Robert Brobergs Galleri Finns De´ Inga Galler I | Robert Brobergs Galleri Finns De´ Inga Galler I | Rob Art AB | Rob Art Start |
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