Nicke Borg

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Nicke Borg | background = solo_singer | image = Nicke ny.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Niklas Roger Borg | alias = Nicke Borg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|04|03|df=y}} | birth_place = Nässjö, Jönköpings län | Death = | genre = Garage rock, punk rock, glam punk, glam metal | occupation = Musician, songwriter | years_active = 1989–present | instrument = Vocals, guitar | label = Psychout Records, BMG, Liquor & Poker, MVG Records, RCA Records, White Jazz Records, Lookout! Records, Infernal Records, JuJu Records | associated_acts = Backyard Babies, Nicke Borg Homeland | website = }}

'''Niklas Roger''' "'''Nicke'''" '''Borg''' (born 3 April 1973) is a Swedish musician and songwriter, best known as the frontman and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Backyard Babies.

==Career== Borg was born in Nässjö. He joined Backyard Babies, a Swedish rock band, in 1989 as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist. The band was originally formed in 1987 under the name Tyrant with bassist Tobbe (Tobias Fischer) as lead vocals and guitarist Dregen, guitarist Johan Blomqvist, and drummer Peder Carlsson. Borg replaced Tobbe as frontman two years after the formation of the band. Blomqvist switched to bass at the same time. Over the years, they have released eight studio albums and won a Swedish Grammy.

==Nicke Borg Homeland== While Backyard Babies was on a hiatus in the early 2010s, Borg worked on his solo project '''Nicke Borg Homeland'''.<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/nickeborghomeland Nicke Borg Homeland | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos]</ref> Homeland released the EP ''Chapter 1'' in 2010, followed by their debut studio album, ''Chapter 2'', in 2011. The band released their second studio album, ''Ruins of a Riot'', in 2013 and their first live album, ''Chapter 3'', in 2014.

==Melodifestivalen== Borg participated in Melodifestivalen 2011, the competition that determines Sweden's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest, where he placed second in the fourth heat with the song "Leaving Home" and qualified for the final at the Stockholm Globe Arena.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/nicke-borg-klar-foer-melodifestivalen-2011 |title=Poplight: Nicke Borg klar för Melodifestivalen 2011 |access-date=July 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330220256/http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/nicke-borg-klar-foer-melodifestivalen-2011 |archive-date=March 30, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The song was co-written by Borg with Jojo Borg Larsson, Fredrik Thomander and Anders "Gary" Wikström. In the final, he finished eight among the ten finalists.

==In popular culture== Borg is one of the characters in the book ''Sex Tips from Rock Stars'' by Paul Miles published by Omnibus Press in July 2010.<ref>http://sextipsfromrockstars.com SexTipsFromRockStars.com</ref>

Borg hosts his own radio show on the Swedish radio station Rock Klassiker. The radio show broadcasts from 9:00 to 14:00 every weekday.<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/nickesex Nicke Borg (Nicke Borg) on Myspace]</ref>

==Discography==

=== With Backyard Babies === {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" width="10" align="center" |Year ! rowspan="2" width="260" align="center" |Title ! colspan="2" width="20" align="center" |Peak positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |SWE <ref name="swe3">{{cite web |title=Backyard Babies discography |url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Backyard+Babies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120081032/http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Backyard+Babies |archive-date=20 November 2015 |access-date=1 June 2013 |website=swedishcharts.com}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |FIN <ref name="fin">{{cite web |title=Backyard Babies discography |url=http://www.finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Backyard+Babies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041113/http://www.finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Backyard+Babies |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=1 June 2013 |website=finnishcharts.com}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;" |1994 |''Diesel & Power'' | style="text-align:center;" |— | style="text-align:center;" |— |- | style="text-align:center;" |1998 |''Total 13'' | style="text-align:center;" |12 | style="text-align:center;" |— |- | style="text-align:center;" |2001 |''Making Enemies Is Good'' | style="text-align:center;" |1 | style="text-align:center;" |13 |- | style="text-align:center;" |2003 |''Stockholm Syndrome'' | style="text-align:center;" |2 | style="text-align:center;" |— |- | style="text-align:center;" |2006 |''People Like People Like People Like Us'' | style="text-align:center;" |3 | style="text-align:center;" |22 |- | style="text-align:center;" |2008 |''Backyard Babies'' | style="text-align:center;" |1 | style="text-align:center;" |31 |- | style="text-align:center;" |2015 |''Four by Four'' | style="text-align:center;" |2 | style="text-align:center;" |17 |- | style="text-align:center;" |2019 |''Sliver & Gold'' | style="text-align:center;" |5 <ref>{{cite web |title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista |url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/ |access-date=8 March 2019 |publisher=Sverigetopplistan}} Click on "Veckans albumlista".</ref> | style="text-align:center;" |31 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Suomen Virallinen Lista |url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/ |access-date=29 November 2019 |website=Ifpi.fi}}</ref> |}

=== With Nicke Borg Homeland === {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" align="center" width="10" |Year ! rowspan="2" align="center" width="220" |Title ! colspan="1" align="center" width="20" |Peak positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWE<br><ref name="swe2">{{cite web |url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Nicke+Borg+Homeland |title=Nick Borg Homeland discography |publisher=Hung Medien |work=swedishcharts.com |accessdate=June 1, 2013}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;" |2010 |''Chapter 1'' (EP) | style="text-align:center;" |{{spaced ndash}} |- | style="text-align:center;" |2011 |''Chapter 2'' | style="text-align:center;" |26 |- | style="text-align:center;" |2013 |''Ruins of a Riot'' | style="text-align:center;" |16 |- | style="text-align:center;" |2014 |''Chapter 3'' (Live In The Studio) | style="text-align:center;" |{{spaced ndash}} |- |}

=== Solo === {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" align="center" width="10" |Year ! rowspan="2" align="center" width="120" |Title ! colspan="1" align="center" width="20" |Peak positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWE<br><ref name="swe">{{cite web |title=Nicke Borg discography |url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Nicke+Borg |accessdate=June 1, 2013 |work=swedishcharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;" |2011 |"Leaving Home" | style="text-align:center;" |11 |- |}

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.backyardbabies.com/ Backyard Babies official website] * [http://www.nickeborg.com/ Nicke Borg's official website] * [http://backyardbabies.forumactif.com Backyard Babies French Forum Unofficial]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Borg, Nicke}} Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:Swedish rock guitarists Category:Swedish rock musicians Category:21st-century Swedish guitarists Category:Backyard Babies members Category:People from Nässjö Category:English-language Swedish singers