# Mats Ronander

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Mats Ronander
| image               = Mats-ronander-2008.jpg
| caption             = Mats Ronander in Örebro,<br>Sweden on August 30, 2008.
| image_size          = 220px
| background          = solo_singer
| birth_name          = ''Mats'' Sture Ronander
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1954|4|1|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [Sundsvall](/source/Sundsvall), Sweden
| instrument          = [Guitar](/source/Guitar), [vocals](/source/Human_voice), [harmonica](/source/harmonica)
| genre               = [Rock](/source/Rock_music)
| occupation          = [Guitarist](/source/Guitarist), [vocalist](/source/Singing)
| years_active        = 
| label               = 
| website             = {{URL|http://www.matsronander.se/}}
}}
'''Mats Ronander''' (born 1 April 1954) is a [Swedish](/source/Swedes) rock musician, guitarist, vocalist, record producer and [composer](/source/composer).

==Biography==
Ronander was born in [Sundsvall](/source/Sundsvall), but grew up in [Örebro](/source/%C3%96rebro). At the age of sixteen he succeeded [Peps Persson](/source/Peps_Persson) as singer in the band Blues Quality. He was  a member of the band Nature. The band backed up [Ulf Lundell](/source/Ulf_Lundell) on a tour and three of Lundell's studio album as well as released a few records of their own. Mats Ronander has played live with [ABBA](/source/ABBA) on several occasions, as one of their guitarists, such as on their 1979 world tour.

The 1992 single "[Gör mig lycklig nu](/source/G%C3%B6r_mig_lycklig_nu)" (written and performed with [Dane](/source/Denmark) [Kim Larsen](/source/Kim_Larsen)) and the album ''[Himlen gråter för Elmore James](/source/Himlen_gr%C3%A5ter_f%C3%B6r_Elmore_James)'' produced by Mats Ronander, Mats Lindfors and Max Lorentz were Ronander's most successful solo projects. Ronander was also a member of ''[Low budget blues band](/source/Low_budget_blues_band)'' that released three albums. He was also a member of ''[Grymlings](/source/Grymlings)''.

Ronander produced [Py Bäckman](/source/Py_B%C3%A4ckman)'s breakthrough record ''[Sista föreställningen](/source/Sista_f%C3%B6rest%C3%A4llningen)'', starred in the screen adaption of [Ulf Lundell](/source/Ulf_Lundell)'s novel ''[Sömnen](/source/S%C3%B6mnen)'' and toured with [ABBA](/source/ABBA) in United States. Ronander could clearly be seen upfront, center stage as one of the lead guitarists that performed live on the SVT production "Dick Cavett Meets ABBA" in 1981.

==Discography==

===Albums===
*Hård kärlek (1981)
*God bok (1982)
*50/50 (1984)
*Tokig (1985)
*Reality (1987)
*Rock'n'roll Biznis (1989)
*Himlen gråter för Elmore James (1992)
*Svenska popfavoriter Mats Ronander (Compilation album) (1995)
*Innanför staden (1996)
*Mats (2001)
*Bästa (Compilation album ) (2003)
*Ronander Live (2006)
*Malla Motell (2020)

===Soundtracks===
*Dödlig drift (1999)

===Singles===
*"[Gör mig lycklig nu](/source/G%C3%B6r_mig_lycklig_nu)" (performed with [Kim Larsen](/source/Kim_Larsen)) (1992)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Mats Ronander}}
*[http://www.matsronander.se/ Official website]
*{{IMDb name|id=0739904}}

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Category:1954 births
Category:Living people
Category:Swedish male singers
Category:Swedish film score composers
Category:Swedish male film score composers
Category:People from Sundsvall

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