Acting
Nov 28, 1958
Huddinge, Stockholms län, Sweden
Orup
Acting
Biography
Swedish pop singer, songwriter and guitarist who enjoyed major success in his native country in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like Jag blir hellre jagad av vargar, Regn hos mig, "M.B.", "Då står pojkarna på rad", "Magaluf", "Stockholm" and "Regn hos mej." Orup has also written several songs for other performers. He wrote the winning song of Melodifestivalen 2004, "Det gör ont" performed by Lena Philipsson. Orup has been married with Swedish TV host Sofia Eklöf. Since 2012 he is one of the judges on X Factor (Sweden).
Feature Films (5)
During a wild party at a hospital the anti-hero of Halloween, Michael Myers, comes to life. He stalks the hospital, violently killing everyone and everything. Apart from Michael Myers we also find Leatherface and Jason. If that wasn't enough, a zombie wanders around looking for his pirate copies of "Resurrection of Michael Myers (pt1)". The result is an orgy in blood and violence.
The Resurrection of Michael Myers Part 2
Måns Zelmerlöw, Fröken Snusk and Orup, together with more music profiles, explore why certain songs and genres become timeless and what it takes to create the perfect hit song.
Hellenius hörna hyllar musik
The summer of 1994, with the World Cup in the USA, became an enchanted Swedish football summer. Brolin, Dahlin, Ravelli and all the other bronze heroes created football fever throughout the country, and were celebrated at their homecoming by 50,000 people in Rålambshovsparken.
VM-krönika 1994
A star-studded evening from Berns in Stockholm awaits. Tilde de Paula Eby welcomes us and offers an evening of goodies from the year as well as throwbacks as TV4 celebrates its 35th anniversary. The guest list includes Petra Mede, David Hellenius, Carina Berg, Johan Glans, Linda Lindorff, Mauri Hermundsson and Camilla Hamid. Many gems are promised and even a sneak peek at what 2026 has to offer.
TV4:s nyårskarameller 2025
Television & Series (16)
På spåret is a popular Swedish TV game show broadcast on SVT since September 5, 1987. The show, which is intended to be humorous yet educational, has remained one of the most popular TV shows in Sweden, attracting an average of 2,150,000 viewers during the 2007 season. The all-time record was set in March 1990, when 3.7 million people tuned in to see the show. This means that nearly every second Swede saw the game show. På spåret is an original format developed by Ingvar Oldsberg for SVT, and he hosted the show for many years. Author and tennis legend Björn Hellberg was promoted from contestant to permanent Oldsberg sidekick in 1995 after winning for four straight seasons. Famous gourmet, restaurant-owner, and former contestant Carl-Jan Grankvist sat in for Hellberg during the 2004 season. In 2009, after 21 years, Oldsberg left and Kristian Luuk took over as the host. Björn Hellberg too decided to leave and was replaced with Fredrik Lindström.
På spåret
"Så mycket bättre" is the Swedish version of the format "Beste Zangers". This is asinging reality show where each artist attempts to do their own version of another artists well-known songs, with each person getting an episode featuring all of their songs being performed by the other musicians. The artists spend eight days together at a hotel in Gotland, where they attempt to put their own stamps on the songs.
