Ola Svensson

Ola Svensson
Background information
Birth nameOla Nils Håkan Svensson
Also known as
  • Ola
  • Brother Leo
Born (1986-02-23) 23 February 1986 (age 38)
Lund, Skåne, Sweden
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
Labels
Websitewww.brother-leo.com

Ola Nils Håkan Svensson (born 23 February 1986) is a Swedish artist and songwriter, known professionally by the mononym Ola until 2014, and as Brother Leo from 2018 to present. Born in Lund, Skåne, his career began in 2005, when he finished eighth on season two of Swedish Idol. Since then, Ola has released four studio albums. Eleven of his singles have reached the top five on the Swedish singles chart, with six achieving number one, and nine attaining gold and platinum certifications. After being signed to Universal Music for many years, Ola founded his own record label Oliniho Records for the Swedish market, keeping distribution arrangements with Sony Music in Europe and internationally. Following a four-year break, he returned in 2018, recording under the stage name Brother Leo for Columbia Records.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Introducing Brother Leo: Debut Single Strangers On An Island". Machine Management. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Idol'-Ola släpper nytt – under nytt namn". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2021.