Orup

Person · Male

Orup

Swedish musician Hans Thomas Eriksson

From
Huddinge municipality, Sweden
Since
1958–present
Releases
23
  • club
  • dance
  • electronic
  • pop

About

Hans Thomas Eriksson (born 29 November 1958), known by his stage name Orup, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician who enjoyed major success in his native country and Scandinavia in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like "Jag blir hellre jagad av vargar", "Regn hos mej", "M.B.", "Då står pojkarna på rad", "Magaluf", and "Stockholm". Orup has also written several songs for other performers. He wrote the winning song of Melodifestivalen 2004, "Det gör ont" performed by Lena Philipsson. He was one of the judges on X Factor in 2012. Orup also took part in season 5 of the Swedish TV-show Så mycket bättre, broadcast on TV4.

From Orup on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Discography

Albums 9
EPs 1
Singles 9
Compilations 4

Links

Parent

Also known as

Hans Thomas Eriksson · Thomas Eriksson

Tags

  • swedish pop

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000058898010
ISNI
0000000484216043
IPI
00044756567
IPI
00215868943

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 15 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.