Jonas Lundqvist

Jonas Lundqvist (born 1980), briefly known as Jonas Game, is a Swedish pop musician. He played drums in the Gothenburg band Bad Cash Quartet before pursuing a solo career, having released seven albums.

Biography

Lundqvist was born in 1980 in Härryda, Gothenburg, Sweden,[1] and grew up in the neighbourhood of Örgryte.[2] He started the band Bad Cash Quartet at the age of 11.[3] Bad Cash Quartet, a quintet, had Lundqvist as a drummer and also included Martin Elisson (later Hästpojken).[4] They broke through in 1998 and released three albums.[5]

Bad Cash Quartet split up in 2004.[6] In 2007, Lundqvist released his first solo album, ADHD, as Jonas Game, singing in English.[3] He continued in 2012 with the album Så e de me de, in Swedish and produced by Rasmus Hägg from Studio.[7] In 2016, he released Vissa nätter, his third solo album.[8] and then in the album Affärer in 2018.[9] Bad Cash Quartet reunited in 2019 for one gig in 2019.[10]

Dubbla fantasier was released in 2020, produced by Jocke Åhlund.[11] Den okända floden was released in 2022,[10] and Sorgetornets spejare, his seventh album was released in 2024.[12] was nominated for a 2025 Grammis as "Rock of the Year", but Somliga av oss by Thåström won.[13]

Personal life

Lundqvist started a tennis club in Stockholm in 2011 together with Theodor Jensen of Broder Daniel.[14] As of 2024, Lundqvist works as a tennis coach.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Jonas Lundqvist". Svensk filmdatabas.
  2. ^ "Nyanser av grått". Dagens Nyheter. 29 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b Lindstedt, Moa; TT (22 February 2018). "Romantik och rock med Jonas Lundqvist". Hallands Nyheter.
  4. ^ Jönsson, Carina (23 July 2007). "Bad Cash – kvartetten som sprängdes". Expressen.
  5. ^ Dofs, Karin (19 March 2012). "Jonas sammanställer ett liv av pop". Göteborgs-Posten.
  6. ^ Palm, Johanna (22 February 2019). "Bad cash quartet gör comeback – återförenas efter 14 år". Sverige Television.
  7. ^ Unnes, Elin (20 March 2012). "Göteborgssoundet får vidare betydelse". Svenska Dagbladet.
  8. ^ "Jonas Lundqvist: "Vissa nätter"". Dagens Nyheter. 2 March 2016.
  9. ^ Hellqvist, Pierre (23 February 2018). "Jonas Lundqvist: Affärer". Sonic Magazine.
  10. ^ a b TT (29 August 2022). "Jonas Lundqvists nya skiva är en konfrontation". Aftonbladet.
  11. ^ TT (29 October 2020). "Jonas Lundqvist vill prata med dig". Aftonbladet.
  12. ^ Strandberg, Jonas (5 April 2024). "Jonas Lundqvist släpper en riktig kanonlåt idag". Cafe.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  13. ^ Berg, Rosanna (27 March 2025). "Alla vinnare på Grammisgalan 2025". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  14. ^ Joelsson, Filip (4 March 2016). "Jonas Lundqvist: "Jag är den sista coola vita medelklassmannen"". Aftonbladet.
  15. ^ Hellström, David (30 August 2024). "Jag gjorde den minst besökta turnén i Sverige". Svenska Dagbladet.
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