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Peter Jöback “His Greatest Show – Med hjärtat som insats”

Peter has released a trailer for his new show starting on 20 September 2018 at Cirkus in Stockholm.

Peter has also announced the ensemble for his new show.

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Jens Hultén is a well known Swedish actor who has appeared in such international films as “Skyfall” and “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation”. He worked with Peter in the Swedish production of “Cabaret”.

Elin König Andersson is an acrobat who has performed around Europe and the United States.

Gunilla Backman is one of Sweden’s major musical stars, starring in such shows as “Mamma Mia (svensk version)”, “Miss Saigon” and “Les Misérables”. Peter sang a duet with Gunilla on her 2006 album “Nära mig”.

Marianne Mörck has worked with Peter before, namely in “Kristina från Duvemåla”. Marianne is primarily an opera singer and is well known to Swedish audiences. She also had a recurring role in the Swedish TV series of “Wallander”.

Frida Öhrn is known as the lead singer of Oh Laura who had an international hit with the song “Release Me” in 2007. She is currently a member of the group Cookies ‘n’ Beans as well as launching a solo career known simply as Öhrn. Peter has often worked with Cookies ‘n’ Beans over the last few years.

Daniel Mauricio is a dancer and singer who has appeared in “Lion King”, “West Side Story”, “Chicago” and “Book of Mormon”

Karl Noremo (not present but a photo is in the frame being held by Frida) is a dancer and singer who trained at the American Musical Theater Academy in London. He has appeared in shows like “Sweet Charity” and “Billy Elliott”.

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New single out now – The Mask

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Peter released his new single on 6 April 2018 across the usual digital platforms.

The song is called “The Mask” and is written by Peter, Tobias Fröberg and Kathryn Williams. It was produced by Tobias Karlsson from Max Martin’s company MXM in Los Angeles.

A video has also been released. It was filmed in a dance studio in the Bronx. It is directed by Rikkard Häggbom and choreographed by Nicholas Cunningham.

“The Mask” is from Peter’s new album that will be released to coincide with Peter’s new show in September 2018. This will be his first pop album in seven years.

Phantom Interviews

Here are a two interviews plus a performance that Peter has done for Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.

Becoming the Phantom (from the Phantom of the Opera YouTube channel):

Broadway.com Show – Interview and special performance of Music of the Night:

 

Phantom 30th Anniversary Round-Up

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Phantom of the Opera recently celebrated its 30th anniversary on Broadway. Peter, being the current Phantom, took part in the celebrations along with his co-stars Ali Ewoldt (Christine) and Rodney Ingram (Raoul).

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On 22 January 2018, the celebration week kicked off with Peter, Ali and Rodney ringing the opening bell at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. This was broadcast on a giant screen in Times Square.

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Broadway.com looked back on 30 years of Phantom on Broadway. The article is illustrated with a stunning photoshoot of the three stars at the Parker New York Hotel. Click here for the article, a gallery of photos and a fun video where Peter, Ali and Rodney introduce themselves.

On 24 January 2018, there was a special gala performance of the show. Our trio started the day with a ceremonial lighting of the Empire State Building. Plenty of photos were taken and some can be seen at the following links: Playbill, Theater Mania and Broadway.com.

An episode of The Broadway.com Show featured coverage of the red carpet and gala performance. The segment starts at 6:34 and Peter pops up as one of the red carpet interviews.

As part of the gala performance, Peter performed alongside the original Christine, Sarah Brightman and the cast of School of Rock in a rock version of the “Phantom of the Opera” song. Amazing version.

The actual anniversary fell on 26 January 2018. Peter and Ali appeared on the Today Show to perform “Music of the Night”. You can see that video by clicking here.

Peter continues to play in Phantom until 31 March 2018. Visit the Upcoming Events section of Peter’s official site for a schedule of his appearances and links to book tickets.

New Peter Jöback album latest news

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Over the last couple of years, Peter has been working on a new pop album in English. He has been writing all the songs together with British singer/songwriter Kathryn Williams and Swedish producer Tobias Fröberg. At least 13 songs have been completed.

In a recent interview with Swedish newspaper DN, Peter revealed that it is hoped for the album to come out next year.

Peter debuted one of the songs “I’m A Believer” at a series of concerts in London in November 2014. You can see that performance in the following video.

Sing Me Out

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Earlier this year, Peter Jöback and Ola Salo (formerly lead singer for the Swedish group The Ark) joined Gina Dirawi as hosts of Andra Chansen (the second chance semi-final) of Melodifestivalen 2016. As part of the proceedings, the two artists performed an uptempo duet, “Sing Me Out” written by Peter Kvint and Ola Salo.

The song has been released digitally on iTunes and Spotify but unfortunately not as a physical release.


There is a video of the performance on You Tube, which may be geo-blocked depending on your location.

Also on the show, Peter, Ola and Gina performed a version of “Skyfall”, the James Bond song originally recorded by Adele.

Christmas song with Cookies ‘n’ Beans 2015

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Swedish group Cookies ‘n’ Beans have released a Christmas EP both as a CD and digitally.

The EP includes the song “En julsaga” sang as a ‘duet’ with Peter. This is a Swedish version of the Pogues classic “Fairytale of New York”.

Peter performed the song along with the group on the TV show Bingolotto.

The EP can be ordered from Bengans by clicking here.

Peter launches new fashion line

Peter-SirOfSwedenPeter is launching a new fashion line in conjunction with Sir of Sweden in October. It is known as the New York Wardrobe. Check the website for more information.

Watch the video below for a preview of the fashion.

Peter says goodbye and thank you to Broadway Phans

peter150813Peter performed as the Phantom for the last time on Broadway and is now back home in Sweden preparing himself for the release of his new album on 11 September 2013, followed by his Swedish tour which kicks off on 27 September 2013.

Peter has recorded a video thanking Phans (the term for fans of Phantom of the Opera). It can be watched below.

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The Recording of “I Love Musicals – The Album”

A short clip about the recording of Peter’s new album, including a preview of the song “Music of the Night” from “Phantom of the Opera”.