AronChupa

AronChupa
Birth name	Aron Michael Ekberg
Born	30 March 1991 Borås, Sweden
Genres	Electro House nu-disco hip hop hip house electropop jumpstyle electro Swing
Occupation(s)	Footballer rapper singer songwriter DJ record producer record label owner
Instruments	Vocals synthesiser
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Aron Ekberg Sony Music
Associated acts	Albatraoz
Association football career Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current team Byttorps IF[1] Number 11 Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2009–present Byttorps IF 10 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Aron Michael Ekberg (born 30 March 1991), better known as AronChupa, is a Swedish footballer, rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, record producer and record label owner. He is a member of electro-hip hop group Albatraoz, formed in 2012. Aron is also a member of the football club Byttorps IF, playing in the Swedish sixth division.^[2] Aron attended Academy of Art University from 2011 to 2013 and was a standout footballer for the Urban Knights before starting his music career (football bio). He gained prominence with his 2014 song "I'm an Albatraoz", which reached number 1 on the Swedish Singles Chart, reached number 1 in Denmark and reached the top ten in many charts across Europe. It also reached number 25 in the UK & number 10 in the US dance charts.

Career

AronChupa (below right) among the members of Albatraoz.

Aron started his career as a footballer in the Swedish fourth division football club Byttorps IF. At the club he met Måns Harvidsson, Nicklas "Savo" Savolainen, Andreas "AndyBarMaskinen" Reinholdsson and Rasmus "Salle" Sahlberg and became friends. In 2012 they founded the electro-hip hop group Albatraoz and shortly after signed with Sony Music Sweden.^[3] On 2 August 2013, was released their debut single, the self-titled "Albatraoz".^[4] The song reached thirty-six on the Swedish Singles Chart and remained on the chart for nineteen weeks.^[5] "Albatraoz" was certified gold in Sweden.^[6] In January 2014 the song reached 8.5 million plays on Spotify and the group toured to promote the song.^[7] On 18 April 2014 the group released their second single, "Arriba", but the song did not chart.^[8]

On 15 March 2014, Ekberg released his first solo project, the extended play Russ, including some sets produced in 2013.^[9] He also released two promotional singles, "Copacabana" and "Heaven On Earth", to Spotify.^[10][11] On 8 August 2014 he released his debut solo single, "I'm an Albatraoz",^[12] featuring the vocals of his sister Nora Ekberg.^[13] The song was originally in a hip hop style, but a second version with electronic beats was chosen.^[14] The song reached number one in Sweden and Denmark and the top 10 in Germany, Austria, Norway, Finland, Australia and the Netherlands. It was certified double platinum in Sweden and Australia and platinum in New Zealand, Italy and Denmark.^[15][16] His second single dropped on 20 November 2015, titled "Fired Cuz I Was Late", and peaked at number 100 in Sweden.^[17]

On 20 December, Ekberg and the members of Albatraoz released their third single, "Wunderbar".^[18] On 26 February 2016 Ekberg released his third solo single, "Little Swing", which features his sister Nora again.

Discography

Extended plays

List of albums

Title	Album details
Russ[9]	Released: 15 March 2014 Format: Digital download Label: Aron Ekberg

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		SWE [17]	AUS [19]	AUT [20]	DEN [21]	FIN [22]	GER [23]	ITA [24]	NLD [25]	NOR [26]	NZ [27]
"I'm an Albatraoz"^[A]	2014	1	2	2	1	5	4	7	2	5	3	IFPI SWE: 2× Platinum[28] ARIA: 2× Platinum[29] IFPI AUT: Gold[30] IFPI DEN: Platinum[31] BVMI: Gold[32] RIAA: Gold[33] FIMI: Platinum[34] RMNZ: Platinum[35]	Non-album singles
"Fired Cuz I Was Late"[36]	2015	100	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Little Swing"[37] (feat. Little Sis Nora)	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bad Water"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Song	Year	Album
"Copacabana"[10]	2014	Non-album single
"Heaven On Earth"[11]

Notes

• A^ : Swedish singer and AronChupa's younger sister Nora Ekberg provides the vocals for the tracks.

References

1. "Skytteliga - Herrar, Utveckling Elit Sydvästra". Idrott Online. 19 April 2011.
2. "Fußballvereins Byttorps IF (in schwedisch)". Aftonbladet. 19 April 2011.
3. "Boråsbandet "Albatraoz" skapade viral succé som ledde till samarbete med Sony Music". My News Desk. 19 April 2011.
4. "Albatraoz - Single by Albatraoz". iTunes. 19 April 2011.
5. "ALBATRAOZ - ALBATRAOZ (SONG)". Swedish Charts. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014.
6. "Veckolista Singlar - Vecka 47, 20 november 2014". Hitlistan. 19 April 2011.
7. ""Albatraoz" gjorde hitlåt på bakfyllan". Afton Bladet. 19 April 2011.
8. "Arriba - Single by Albatraoz". iTunes. 19 April 2011.
9. "Russ - AronChupa". Spotify. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
10. "AronChupa - Copacabana". Spotify. January 2014.
11. "AronChupa - Heaven On Earth". Beat Bay. January 2014.
12. "I'm an Albatraoz - Single by AronChupa". iTunes. 19 April 2011.
13. "I'm an Albatraoz". Energy 94,0 FM. 19 April 2011.
14. "He, AronChupa". Magistrix. 19 April 2011.
15. "AronChupa - I'm An Albatraoz - Gold certification". Amprofon. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
16. "AronChupa – I'm an Albatraoz" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
17. "Discography AronChupa". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
18. "Albatraoz - Wunderbar". Spotify. 19 April 2011.
19. "AronChupa Discography". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
20. "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - AronChupa". Ö3 Austria Top 40. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
21. "Dannish charts". Tracklisten. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
22. "Discography AronChupa". Irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
23. "charts.de: AronChupa". charts.de (in German). Media Control GfK International. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
24. "Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana". FIMI. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
25. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 5 July 2013.
26. "Norway Chart History". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
27. "AronChupa – I'm an Albatraoz". Retrieved 2 January 2015.
28. "Veckolista Singlar - Vecka 47, 20 november 2014" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
29. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
30. "IFPI Austria – Gold & Platin". Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
31. "17/10-2014 - Certificeringer IFPI Denmark". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
32. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 16 May 2015.
33. http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/#. Missing or empty |title= (help)
34. "Italian single certifications – AronChupa – I'm An Albatraoz". FIMI. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
35. "New Zealand single certifications – AronChupa – I'm An Albatraoz". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
36. "Fired Cuz I Was Late". iTunes. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
37. "Little Swing". iTunes. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

External links

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