- Robert Wells (composer)
Robert Henry Arthur Wells (born
April 7 ,1962 inStockholm ,Sweden ) is a Swedishcomposer ,pianist andsinger , best known for his highly successful musical extravaganza "Rhapsody in Rock" which has achieved great prominence inScandinavia , a mixture of rock,classical andboogie-woogie . A child prodigy, Wells attended the Adolf Fredrik Music School in Stockholm at the age of 7 in1969 and four years later, at the age of 11, became the youngest person ever to attend the Royal Swedish Music Academy. At the age of 16 in1978 , Wells won two major Swedish talent contests.Wells was the musical director of two Swedish television shows. Wells appeared regularly on "
Så ska det låta ", the Swedish version of "The Lyrics Board ".Wells' first musical tour was with the Leningrad Orchestra in
1991 .Wells' music was chosen as the official television theme music for the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. [cite web|url=http://www.thelocal.se/13202/20080722/ |title=Swedish composer chosen for Olympic TV theme |accessdate=2008-07-22]
Discography
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Videos
*1987: "Robert Wells"
DVDs
*2002: "Rhapsody In Rock - The Stadium Tour 2002"
*2004: "Rhapsody In Rock - The Anniversary Tour"
*2005: "Rhapsody In Rock- The 2005 Summer Tour"Other works
Books
*2003: "Mitt Liv Som Komphund"
*2005: "Rhapsody In Rock - Piano - Vol 1"References
ee also
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List of Swedish composers External links
* [http://www.wellsmusic.se/ Robert Wells Official website]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=158401756 Robert Wells Official myspace]
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