{{short description|Swedish pop boy band}} {{For|the album|FO&O (album)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = FO&O | image = FO&O 08 (cropped) @ Melodifestivalen 2017 - Jonatan Svensson Glad.jpg | landscape = yes | caption = FO&O at Melodifestivalen 2017. Left to right: Sandman, Enestad, Rudberg. | alias = TFC, The Fooo, The Fooo Conspiracy | origin = Stockholm, Sweden | genre = Pop | years_active = 2013–2017 | label = {{hlist|TEN|Artist House Stockholm|RED Associated Labels}} | associated_acts = Zara Larsson, Icona Pop, Marcus & Martinus, One Direction, Demi Lovato | website = | current_members = Oscar Enestad <br/>Omar Rudberg <br/>Felix Sandman | past_members = Oscar "Olly" Molander }}

'''FO&O''' (formerly '''The Fooo''' and '''The Fooo Conspiracy''') was a Swedish pop boy band formed in Stockholm in 2013. The group consisted of Oscar Enestad, Omar Rudberg, Felix Sandman and Oscar "Olly" Molander (until his departure in 2016).<ref name=aftonbladet>{{cite news|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen/justinbieber/article16639983.ab|last=Nilsson |first=Christoffer|title=Okända svenskarna är Justin Biebers förband - Genomför sitt första riktiga spelning i Globen|work=Aftonbladet|date=21 April 2013|language=sv}}</ref>

In September 2017, the band announced an indefinite hiatus to focus on solo projects.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-19 |title=FO&O går skilda vägar – satsar solo |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/4M4Kg |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref>

==Career==

===2013–2015: ''Off the Grid''=== {{Main|Off the Grid (The Fooo album)}} In 2013, the band started out doing street performances in the streets of Stockholm while uploading the footage onto YouTube for their fans (called 'Foooers') to see. During 2013, the band made several television performances, at the gala Tillsammans för Världens Barn,<ref name=artipelag>{{cite news|url=http://www.artipelag.se/sv/blogg/svt-s%C3%A4nder-tillsammans-f%C3%B6r-v%C3%A4rlden-barn-fr%C3%A5n-artipelag |title=SVT sănder tillsammans för Världen barn frän Artipelag |publisher=Artipelag |date=25 September 2013 |access-date=10 November 2013 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109221921/http://www.artipelag.se/sv/blogg/svt-s%C3%A4nder-tillsammans-f%C3%B6r-v%C3%A4rlden-barn-fr%C3%A5n-artipelag |archive-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> and at the ''Idol 2013'' finale in Globen.<ref name=expressen>{{cite news|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/forsta-gastartisten-till-finalen-av-idol-klar/|last=Engman |first=Pascal |title=Första gästartisten till finalen av "Idol" klar|work=Expressen|access-date=10 November 2013|language=sv}}</ref> The band became known after Canadian singer Justin Bieber and his manager saw a video clip of the band on YouTube.<ref name=aftonbladet/><ref name=svtregionalt>{{cite news|url=http://www.svt.se/nyheter/regionalt/abc/forsta-spelningen-forband-till-justin-bieber |last1=Luik |first1=Colette van |last2=Arborén |first2=Henrik |title=Första spelningen: förband till Justin Bieber |publisher=SVT Regionalt |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=10 November 2013 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109221447/http://www.svt.se/nyheter/regionalt/abc/forsta-spelningen-forband-till-justin-bieber |archive-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> Bieber's manager called the Fooo's management and asked if the band would want to become the opening act for Bieber's concert in Globen in April 2013 which the band accepted.<ref name=alltomstockholm>{{cite news|url=http://www.alltomstockholm.se/klubbkonsert/article4063719.aos |title=Upptäcktes av Bieber - spelar för 48 000 i Globen |last=Carlson |first=Joakim |publisher=AlltomStockholm |date=23 April 2013 |access-date=10 November 2013 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109222119/http://www.alltomstockholm.se/klubbkonsert/article4063719.aos |archive-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> The Fooo's first charting single was "Build a Girl", which reached number 41 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish singles chart. The song also charted on Digilistanchart reaching number 3.<ref name=sverigeradio>{{cite news|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/topplista.aspx?programid=2697&ListId=3497|title=Sverigeradio Digilistan - 1 September 2013|publisher=Sverigeradio|date=1 September 2013|access-date=10 November 2013|language=sv}}</ref> The Fooo's first EP, the self-titled ''The Fooo'', was released on 16 August 2013 by The Artist House. They won the Swedish Grammis award "Innovator of the Year". Their debut studio album ''Off the Grid'' topped the official Swedish Albums Chart in its first week of release on 2 April 2014. On 27 August 2014, they released their second extended play, ''Conspiration''. The EP peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Albums Chart. They released their third extended play, ''Serenade'' in the United States on 30 October 2014. They released ''Coordinates'' as their fourth extended play on 7 January 2015. The EP peaked at number 33 on the Swedish Albums Chart. "Wild Hearts" was released as the lead single from the EP on 19 January 2015. They released the single "Run with Us" on 5 June 2015, followed by the single "Jimi Hendrix" on 4 December 2015.

===2016–2017: Melodifestivalen and ''FO&O''=== On 29 January 2016, they released the single "My Girl". The song peaked at number 58 on the Swedish Singles Chart. It was followed by the single "Summer Love", released on 29 April 2016 and peaking at number 54 on the Swedish Singles Chart. They re-released "My Girl" on 17 June 2016, featuring vocals from Danny Saucedo. On 28 October 2016, they released the single "Who Doesn't Love Love". In November 2016, Oscar "Olly" Molander left the band. On 30 November 2016, the Fooo Conspiracy was announced as one of the 28 acts to compete in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "Gotta Thing About You", under the new name of FO&O. They qualified to "andra chansen" from the third semi-final and later qualified for the final, winning against De Vet Du's "Roadtrip". They placed eleventh in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/robin-bengtsson-med-i-can-t-go-on-ar-vinnaren-av-melodifestivalen-2017|title=Robin Bengtsson med "I Can't Go On" är vinnaren av Melodifestivalen 2017|last=Petersson|first=Emma|work=svt.se|access-date=2017-05-04|language=sv|archive-date=2019-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806204325/https://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/robin-bengtsson-med-i-can-t-go-on-ar-vinnaren-av-melodifestivalen-2017/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

FO&O announced the release of their self-titled album on social media, including "Gotta Thing About You" and new single "So So Good".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BTYpq60gjfm/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BTYpq60gjfm |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=registration|title=Instagram post by FO&O • Apr 27, 2017 at 10:18am UTC|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2017-05-04}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In September 2017, after speculation in the Swedish press about the band's split, the band confirmed that they were on hiatus and were taking time to pursue solo projects.<ref name="Hiatus">{{cite web|url=https://escxtra.com/2017/09/22/foo-go-on-a-hiatus/|title=FO&O go on a hiatus|website=ESCxtra|last=Jumawan|first=Tim|date=22 September 2017|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>

==Members==

===Current members=== * Oscar Enestad, born {{birth date and age|1997|2|21|df=yes}}, in Sköndal, Stockholm * Felix Sandman, born {{birth date and age|1998|10|25|df=yes}}, in Värmdö, Stockholm County * Omar Rudberg, born {{birth date and age|1998|11|12|df=yes}}, in Anaco, Venezuela (moved to Kungsbacka with his mother at six years of age)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Fooo |url=http://www.thefooo.com/the-fooo.html |date=20 May 2014 |language=sv |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107183927/http://thefooo.com/the-fooo.html |archive-date=7 January 2014}}</ref>

===Past members=== * Oscar "Olly" Molander, born {{birth date and age|1997|2|24|df=yes}}, in Lidingö, Stockholm County

==Discography==

===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE<br><ref name="SWE">Peak positions in Sweden: * For the Fooo: {{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Fooo|title=Discography The Fooo|work=Swedish Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien}} * For the Fooo Conspiracy: {{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Fooo+Conspiracy|title=Discography The Fooo Conspiracy|work=Swedish Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien}} * For FO&O: {{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=FO%26O|title=Discography FO&O|work=Swedish Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien}} </ref> |- | colspan="3" style="background:#555;"| |- |colspan=3|Credited as '''the Fooo''' |- ! scope="row"| ''Off the Grid'' | * Released: 2 April 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/off-the-grid/id842618788|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228052634/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/off-the-grid/id842618788|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2015|title=Off the Grid av The Fooo Conspiracy på Apple Music|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> * Format: Digital download, CD * Label: The Artist House | 1 |- | colspan="3" style="background:#555;"| |- |colspan=3|Credited as '''FO&O''' |- ! scope="row"| ''FO&O'' | * Released: 12 May 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/TENMusicGroup/status/858966911589249025|title=TEN Music Group on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref> * Format: Digital download, CD * Label: The Artist House | 35 |}

===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE<br><ref name="SWE"/> |- | colspan="3" style="background:#555;"| |- |colspan=3|Credited as '''the Fooo''' |- ! scope="row"| ''The Fooo'' | * Released: 16 August 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/the-fooo-ep/id683656019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110003119/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/the-fooo-ep/id683656019|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 10, 2013|title=The Fooo - EP av The Fooo Conspiracy på Apple Music|date=16 August 2013|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> * Format: Digital download * Label: Artist House Stockholm | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Conspiration'' | * Released: 27 August 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/conspiration-ep/id909239249|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212114037/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/conspiration-ep/id909239249|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2015|title=Conspiration - EP av The Fooo Conspiracy på Apple Music|date=27 August 2014|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> * Format: Digital download * Label: Artist House Stockholm | 19 |- | colspan="4" style="background:#555;" | |- | colspan="4" |Credited as '''the Fooo Conspiracy''' |- ! scope="row"| ''Serenade'' | * Released: 30 October 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/serenade-ep/935447320|title=Serenade - EP by The Fooo Conspiracy on Apple Music|date=30 October 2014|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> * Format: Digital download * Label: RED Associated Labels | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Coordinates'' | * Released: 7 January 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/coordinates/id955123103|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228050914/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/coordinates/id955123103|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2015|title=Coordinates av The Fooo Conspiracy på Apple Music|date=28 November 2014|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> * Format: Digital download * Label: Artist House Stockholm | 33 |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE<br/><ref name="SWE"/> |- | colspan="5" style="background:#555;"| |- |colspan=5|Credited as '''the Fooo''' |- ! scope="row"| "Build a Girl" | rowspan="2"| 2013 | 41 | | rowspan="1"| ''Off the Grid'' and ''FO&O'' |- ! scope="row"| "It's Time to Make a Wish" | — | | rowspan=1 {{Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "King of the Radio"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/king-of-the-radio-remixes-ep/id820365535|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228052738/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/king-of-the-radio-remixes-ep/id820365535|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2015|title=King of the Radio (Remixes) - EP av The Fooo Conspiracy på Apple Music|date=21 February 2014|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| 2014 | — | | rowspan="1"| ''Off the Grid'' |- ! scope="row"| "All Over the World"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/all-over-the-world-single/id896658296|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301195438/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/all-over-the-world-single/id896658296|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 1, 2015|title=All over the World - Single av The Fooo Conspiracy på Apple Music|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> | — | | ''Conspiration'' |- | colspan="5" style="background:#555;"| |- |colspan=5|Credited as '''the Fooo Conspiracy''' |- ! scope="row"| "Wild Hearts"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wild-hearts-single/958416781|title=Wild Hearts - Single by The Fooo Conspiracy on Apple Music|date=19 January 2015|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| 2015 | — | | ''Coordinates'' |- ! scope="row"| "Run with Us"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/run-with-us-single/id999143145|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128151121/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/run-with-us-single/id999143145|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 28, 2015|title=Run with Us - Single av The Fooo Conspiracy på Apple Music|date=5 June 2015|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Run With Us" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart (Sverigetopplistan), but peaked to number 10 on the Sweden Heatseeker Songs.<ref>[http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20150603&newi=0&mode=list&navi=no&platform=Win32&browser=Safari Swedish Heatseekers Chart - 3 June 2015]. Retrieved 1 January 2016.</ref>}} | | ''FO&O'' |- ! scope="row"| "Jimi Hendrix"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/jimi-hendrix-single/id1062557955|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101003050/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/jimi-hendrix-single/id1062557955|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 1, 2017|title=Jimi Hendrix - Single av The Fooo Conspiracy på Apple Music|date=12 April 2015|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Jimi Hendrix" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart (Sverigetopplistan), but peaked at number 13 on the Sweden Heatseeker Songs.<ref>[http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20151204&newi=0&mode=list&navi=no&platform=Win32&browser=Safari Swedish Heatseekers Chart - 4 December 2015]. Retrieved 1 January 2016.</ref>}} | | rowspan=1 {{non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "My Girl"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/my-girl-single/id1078753835|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101002709/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/my-girl-single/id1078753835|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 1, 2017|title=My Girl - Single av The Fooo Conspiracy på Apple Music|date=29 January 2016|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/my-girl-feat.-danny-saucedo/id1120836518|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101002717/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/my-girl-feat.-danny-saucedo/id1120836518|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 1, 2017|title=My Girl (feat. Danny Saucedo) [Euro Latino Version] - Single av The Fooo Conspiracy på Apple Music|date=17 June 2016|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| 2016 | 58 | | rowspan="3"| ''FO&O'' |- ! scope="row"| "Summer Love"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/summer-love-single/id1105038646|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101002726/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/summer-love-single/id1105038646|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 1, 2017|title=Summer Love - Single av The Fooo Conspiracy på Apple Music|date=29 April 2016|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> | 54 | * GLF: Gold |- ! scope="row"| "Who Doesn't Love Love"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/who-doesnt-love-love-single/id1167805639|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101002952/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/who-doesnt-love-love-single/id1167805639|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 1, 2017|title=Who Doesn't Love Love - Single av The Fooo Conspiracy på Apple Music|date=28 October 2016|publisher=iTunes|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Who Doesn't Love Love" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart (Sverigetopplistan), but peaked to number 8 on the Sweden Heatseeker Songs.<ref>[http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20161028&newi=0&mode=list&navi=no&platform=Win32&browser=Safari Swedish Heatseekers Chart - 28 October 2016]. Retrieved 1 January 2016.</ref>}} | |- | colspan="5" style="background:#555;"| |- |colspan=5|Credited as '''FO&O''' |- ! scope="row"| "Gotta Thing About You" | rowspan="3"| 2017 | 7 | * GLF: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TENMusicGroup/status/1623622053105487873|title="Gotta Thing About You" is now certified 2× Platinum in Sweden|website=Twitter|date=9 February 2023|access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| ''FO&O'' |- ! scope="row"| "So So Good" | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"So So Good" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart (Sverigetopplistan), but peaked to number 18 on the Sweden Heatseeker Songs.<ref>[http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20170505&newi=0&mode=list&navi=no&platform=Win32&browser=Safari Swedish Heatseekers Chart - 12 May 2017]. Retrieved 5 May 2017.</ref>}} | |- ! scope="row"| "Hurt Like We Did" | — | |- | colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:FOandO}} Category:Swedish boy bands Category:Swedish pop music groups Category:Musical groups established in 2013 Category:English-language Swedish musical groups Category:2013 establishments in Sweden Category:MTV Europe Music Award winners