Conny Bloom

Conny Bloom
Bloom performing with Hanoi Rocks Ilosaarirock 2008 festival
Background information
Birth name	Conny Blomquist
Born	23 November 1964 (1964-11-23) (age 46) Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Rock, Heavy metal
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	1974–present
Labels	Polygram, Music For Nations, Polar Music
Associated acts	Hanoi Rocks, Silver Ginger 5, Electric Boys
Website	Connybloom.com

Conny Bloom is the stage name for Ulf Conny Blomqvist, (born 23 November 1964 in Stockholm) who is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter. He was originally the frontman for the late-1980s/1990s funk metal band, Electric Boys. Currently Bloom is best known as a guitarist of the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks. He became acquainted with Hanoi Rocks in Stockholm in the 1980s, and joined their ranks in late 2004.

Career

Bloom began working in the musical arena and teamed up first with bassist Andy Christell, working as a duo, with Bloom supplying the vocals and guitar to Christell's bass guitar. They were signed by Polygram and scored a local Swedish hit with the single "All Lips and Hips" in 1988. With guitarist Franco Santunione and drummer Niklas Sigevall, they formed the band, the Electric Boys. The band's debut, Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride held a better balanced version of Bloom and Christell's first hit, and they moved on to record another, Groovus Maximus, which never outdistanced their debut, and finally, after a change in lineup with the guitarist and drummer who had joined the duo leaving for new replacements, Freewheelin was released, but without much better critical or commercial success.

Although starting out on the Scandinavian scene with bands like Roadrats, Rolene and Electric Boys, Bloom has created a great body of work on his own. The man who was already the local guitar hero at 14^{[citation needed]} is somewhat of a celebrity in Sweden and has also, especially with Electric Boys and later Silver Ginger 5, gained some international attention. After joining Hanoi Rocks, in 2004, however, Bloom has put his other projects in hold. He is also known in the UK for starring in an advert for Jameson Irish Whiskey.^[1]

Discography

Electric Boys

Albums:

• 1990 Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride
• 1992 Groovus Maximus
• 1994 Freewheelin'
• 2011 And Them Boys Done Swang

Singles:

• 1988 "All Lips 'N Hips" (original version; only became a hit in Sweden)
• 1990 "All Lips 'N Hips"
• 1990 "Psychedelic Eyes"
• 1992 "Mary in the Mystery World"
• 1992 "Groovus Maximus"
• 1992 "Dying to be Loved"
• 1994 "Ready To Believe"

Other Recordings:

• King Kong Song - ABBA cover for the 1992 Swedish ABBA tribute album "ABBA: The Tribute", released on the Polar Music label.

References

1. ^ http://www.ephinx.com/tvadverts/190/jameson-whiskey-harpist-advert.html - the ad

External links

• Official website

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