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One of Sweden's most significant hitmakers
– and one of the most secret.
Most people have heard his songs i.e. Oh Susie, Ten O’clock Postman and Flash In The Night. Well-known hits around the world.
His songs became the starting point for the extremely successful pop group “Secret Service”.
His compositions became the foundation for the successful songwriter-team Norell/Oson/Bard – in short – one of the most important Swedish pop-composers of his day.
After the success of Secret Service, he continued to write music. First of all there was a request for a song that would promote Sweden as an organizer of the Winter Olympics. Agneta Fältskog from ABBA sang the song together with Ola Håkansson. Sweden didn´t get the winter Olympics but the song – ”The Way You Are” – became a big hit in Sweden. Together with Ola Håkansson and later with Alexander Bard, he created pophits for several of Sweden’s greatest artists – Army of Lovers, Tone Norum, Tommy Nilsson, Lili & Susie, The Boppers, Jerry Williams, Ankie Bagger and many others.
The team was called Norell/Oson/ Bard. Tim Norell wrote all music, while Ola Håkansson and Alexander Bard wrote the lyrics. Tim, Ola and Anders Hansson produced all artists and Anders was also the sound engineer and arranger.
Despite the many artists he wrote for, his music has a unique language – simple, strong melodies with a melancholy touch of classical music.
Behind the great hitmaker there is also a great romantic. A classically-educated pianist and opera lover with a great love for the dark and melancholy. He loves Russian composers like Rachmaninov and Sjostakovitj … and so Puccini of course …
In the midst of his career, life suddenly turned. Tim Norell suffered a stroke and lost the feeling in one hand. But the adversity did not put an end to his creativity – the musical projects still succeed each other.
Today, Tim Norell and Secret Service tour around in Russia and the former eastern countries, where the band is still very popular.
He also works with several musicals, including a musical based on the music he wrote during the Secret Service era and a musical with most of his Swedish hit songs.
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– and one of the most secret.
Most people have heard his songs i.e. Oh Susie, Ten O’clock Postman and Flash In The Night. Well-known hits around the world.
His songs became the starting point for the extremely successful pop group “Secret Service”.
His compositions became the foundation for the successful songwriter-team Norell/Oson/Bard – in short – one of the most important Swedish pop-composers of his day.
After the success of Secret Service, he continued to write music. First of all there was a request for a song that would promote Sweden as an organizer of the Winter Olympics. Agneta Fältskog from ABBA sang the song together with Ola Håkansson. Sweden didn´t get the winter Olympics but the song – ”The Way You Are” – became a big hit in Sweden. Together with Ola Håkansson and later with Alexander Bard, he created pophits for several of Sweden’s greatest artists – Army of Lovers, Tone Norum, Tommy Nilsson, Lili & Susie, The Boppers, Jerry Williams, Ankie Bagger and many others.
The team was called Norell/Oson/ Bard. Tim Norell wrote all music, while Ola Håkansson and Alexander Bard wrote the lyrics. Tim, Ola and Anders Hansson produced all artists and Anders was also the sound engineer and arranger.
Despite the many artists he wrote for, his music has a unique language – simple, strong melodies with a melancholy touch of classical music.
Behind the great hitmaker there is also a great romantic. A classically-educated pianist and opera lover with a great love for the dark and melancholy. He loves Russian composers like Rachmaninov and Sjostakovitj … and so Puccini of course …
In the midst of his career, life suddenly turned. Tim Norell suffered a stroke and lost the feeling in one hand. But the adversity did not put an end to his creativity – the musical projects still succeed each other.
Today, Tim Norell and Secret Service tour around in Russia and the former eastern countries, where the band is still very popular.
He also works with several musicals, including a musical based on the music he wrote during the Secret Service era and a musical with most of his Swedish hit songs.
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