Orup

Orup
Eriksson in 2014
Born
Hans Thomas Eriksson

(1958-11-29) 29 November 1958 (age 65)
Huddinge, Sweden
Occupations
Spouses
(m. 1989; div. 1996)
Pernilla Pettersson
(m. 2000)
Children5
Musical career
GenresPop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
LabelsRoxy
Websiteorup.se

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.