Per "Pelle" Almqvist (born 29 May 1978), also known as Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer of garage rock band The Hives.
Pelle Almqvist
Almqvist performing in 2018
Background information
Birth name
Per Almqvist
Also known as
Howlin' Pelle Almqvist
Born
(1978-05-29) 29 May 1978 (age 45) Fagersta, Sweden
Almqvist was born to a doctor father and a teacher mother. Almqvist and his brother Nicholaus Arson formed the band in 1993, and, according to a fictional biography about the band, attracted the attention of promoter/manager/songwriter Randy Fitzsimmons.[1] Prior to success with the Hives he worked as a postman and a sixth-grade teacher.[2]
Almqvist is known for being particularly animated during live shows, and his onstage antics have earned the band the title of "The best live band in the world" from Spin Magazine, who also put Almqvist in their list of the "50 Greatest Frontmen of All Time". Some of his onstage antics include regularly mixing with the crowd, climbing on amps and other equipment, and banter between songs that is often nonsensical and seemingly arrogant.
Almqvist was previously in a relationship with Maria Andersson, lead vocalist of the Swedish rock band Sahara Hotnights, until a 2006 breakup. Since May 2010 he has been in a relationship with Catrin Nilsson.
In January 2007, Almqvist led the awards show for the radio station P3 Guld.
In 2021, he took part in the sixth season of the Swedish game show Alla mot alla med Filip och Fredrik[sv], with teammate Little Jinder.[5]
Collaborationsedit
Almqvist collaborated with Swedish rock artist Moneybrother on a cover of the Operation Ivy song "Freeze Up". They used Swedish lyrics and called it "Jag skriver inte på nåt", which translates as "I Won't Sign Anything". He was also featured on the single "Dance to our Disco" by the DJ duo Punks Jump Up.
^"YOU RANDY DEVIL!". NME. 13 February 2002. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
^"The Hives: The Boys Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest". Magnet Magazine. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
^. T-Squat. 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^Leedham, Robert (16 May 2012). . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
^Elmervik, Linn (30 August 2021). "Här är alla deltagare i "Alla mot alla med Filip och Fredrik"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
External linksedit
Official website of The Hives
Official Facebook
Official MySpace
February 25, 2024
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