Bolaget
{{Short description|Swedish band}}
{{About|the band|the liquor store chain|Systembolaget}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Bolaget
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| origin = Falun, Sweden
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|epadunk}}
| years_active = {{Start date|2019}}–present
| label = {{hlist|Bolaget|Warner Music Sweden}}
| current_members =
- Adam Bergestål
- Gustav Jörgensen
- Oliver Nordqvist
- William Ahlborg
| website = {{URL|bolagetrecords.com}}
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Bolaget ({{IPA|sv|buːˌlɑːɡɛt|audio=Sv-bolaget.ogg}}) are a Swedish musical group from Falun. Formed in 2019, the band consists of Adam Bergestål, Gustav Jörgensen, Oliver Nordqvist and William Ahlborg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/LlV474/bolaget-det-kommer-att-smalla|title=Bolaget: "Det kommer att smälla"|author=TT News Agency|work=Aftonbladet|language=sv|date=16 December 2023|access-date=4 January 2025}} They had the most-streamed song in Sweden in 2022 ("{{langx|sv|Kan inte gå|label=none|i=no}}") and 2023 ("{{langx|sv|Ikväll igen|label=none|i=no}}"). In 2024, they won the Grammis for Song of the Year for "{{langx|sv|Ikväll igen|label=none|i=no}}".{{Cite web|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/bolaget-vinner-grammis-arets-lat|title=Bolaget vann Grammis för årets låt|date=8 May 2024|publisher=Sveriges Radio|language=sv|access-date=4 January 2025|author=P4 Dalarna}} {{As of|2025|01|post=,}} they have five number-one singles in Sweden.
The four members met while at a hockey high school in Falun, and first started making music while freestyling for fun on a computer and microphone at a pre-party at Bergestål's home in May 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lysekilsposten.se/artikel/guldskivor-och-listetta-megasucce-for-bolaget/|title=Guldskivor och listetta–megasuccé för Bolaget|date=25 July 2022|first=Lena|last=Svensson|work=Lysekilsposten|language=sv|access-date=5 January 2025}} They listened to the recording the next day and liked its sound so they decided to re-record and release the song on Spotify. The song, "{{langx|sv|Fem komma tvåan|label=none|i=no}}", is considered their breakthrough single and was inspired and named after a can of beer. Bolaget wrote two more songs and were approached by a nighclub in Falun asking if they wanted to perform; their set list consisted of their three songs and a Magnus Uggla cover. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the band could not perform live but continued to write songs. Initially releasing music through their own Bolaget Records, the band signed a record deal with Warner Music Sweden in February 2023, and they signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music in January 2024.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.wmg.com/news/bolaget-sign-to-warner-chappell-music|title=Bolaget Sign to Warner Chappell Music|date=8 January 2024|publisher=Warner Music Group|access-date=4 January 2025}}
The name Bolaget ({{literal translation|the company}}) comes from a sign for the Swedish alcohol monopoly Systembolaget hanging on the living room wall of one of the band members. The band consider their music to be pop or pop punk; they have also been described as epadunk, a classification which the band rejects.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/epadunk-utmanar-den-svenska-hiphoppen/|title=Epadunk utmanar den svenska hiphoppen|date=30 November 2022|first=Linnea|last=Blomberg|work=Expressen|language=sv|access-date=4 January 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/dalarna/bolaget-fran-falun-har-gjort-arets-mest-streamade-lat-pa-spotify-kan-inte-ga|title=Bolaget från Falun gjorde 2022 års mest streamade låt på Spotify: "Kan inte gå"|date=2 December 2022|first=Alfred|last=Jakobsson|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=sv|access-date=4 January 2025}} Most of their songs are about binge drinking and partying.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/a/xgGJ3Q/bolaget-pa-malmo-arena-recension|title=Bolagets fyllebangers kokar upp arenafeber|date=3 March 2024|first=Håkan|last=Steen|work=Aftonbladet|language=sv|access-date=4 January 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/falubandet-bolaget-toppar-sverigetopplistan-ingen-av-oss-ville-bli-artist/|title=Falubandet Bolaget toppar Sverigetopplistan: "Ingen av oss ville bli artist"|date=18 July 2022|first=Helen|last=Ablatova|work=Expressen|language=sv|access-date=4 January 2025}} The band members do not consider themselves musicians but have learned some guitar, bass, piano and drums.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/bolagets-ekonomiska-succe-sa-pass-bra/|title=Bolagets ekonomiska succé: "Så pass bra"|date=15 April 2024|first=Benjamin|last=Andrée|language=sv|work=Expressen|access-date=4 January 2025}}
Band members
All members of Bolaget were born between 1996 and 1998,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwt.se/2023/01/04/intervju-med-bolaget-infor-konsert-pa-nojesfabriken-i-karlstad-afe1c/|title=Bolaget i Karlstad: "Folk på fyllan kan känna igen sig i våra låtar"|date=4 January 2023|first=Carl|last=Edlom|work=Nya Wermlands-Tidningen|language=sv|access-date=5 January 2025}} and have quit their day jobs to focus full-time on their music careers. All four members contribute to songwriting.
- Adam Bergestål – lead vocalist, guitarist, bassist, and responsible for recording and production. From Falun, but has since moved to Stockholm, and formerly employed in the wood industry.
- Gustav Jörgensen – guitarist, bassist, and responsible for recording and production. From Falun and formerly worked in the wood industry. Played as a forward for Falu IF in the 2018–2019 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.falukuriren.se/2024-01-05/hockeykillarna-som-blev-bast-i-sverige-pa-musik/|title=Hockeykillarna som blev bäst i Sverige – på musik|date=5 January 2024|first=Markus|last=Josefsson|work=Falu Kuriren|language=sv|url-access=subscription|access-date=15 January 2025}} Lives in Falun.
- Oliver Nordqvist – from Stockholm and has since moved back. Formerly worked as a hotel receptionist for Scandic. Played as a right winger for Falu IF in the 2014–2015 season, then for the San Diego Sabers in the 2015–2016 season, and then for Tegs SK Hockey for a few months in 2016.
- William Ahlborg – DJ and CEO of Bolaget Records. From Gävle and formerly worked as a coffee machine technician. Played as a defenceman for Falu IF for three seasons in 2016–2019. He lives in Falun with his partner, Jennifer, and their two children.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/oliver-i-bolaget-latt--att-kallingarna-aker-av/|title=Oliver i Bolaget: "Lätt att kallingarna åker av"|date=14 March 2024|first=Benjamin|last=Andrée|work=Expressen|language=sv|access-date=5 January 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.arbetarbladet.se/2023-12-13/nu-kommer-svt-dokumentar-om-gavlekillens-succeband/|title=Nu kommer SVT-dokumentär om Gävlekillens succéband|date=13 December 2023|first=Nils|last=Palmeby|work=Arbetarbladet|language=sv|access-date=5 January 2025}}
Discography
= Singles =
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|+ List of singles, with year released and chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certification |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE {{Cite web|url=https://sverigetopplistan.se/search/?query=Bolaget|title=Search: Bolaget|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=4 January 2025}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NOR |
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| scope="row"| "Vin & pengar" {{small|(featuring William Ahlborg)}} |rowspan="4"| 2019 | — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Fem komma tvåan"
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Fem komma tvåan" did not enter the Swedish singles chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.{{Cite web|url=https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215/?dspy=2020&dspp=23|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 23, 2020|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=4 January 2025}}}} || — |
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| scope="row"| "Afterwork"
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Afterwork" did not enter the Swedish singles chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.}} || — | |
| scope="row"| "Nykter"
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Nykter" did not enter the Swedish singles chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.{{Cite web|url=https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215/?dspy=2024&dspp=1|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 1, 2024|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=4 January 2025}}}} || — | |
| scope="row"| "Efterskida"
|rowspan="4"| 2020 | — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Jag & Åke"
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Jag & Åke" did not enter the Swedish singles chart, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.{{Cite web|url=https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215/?dspy=2024&dspp=38|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 38, 2024|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=4 January 2025}}}} || — | |
| scope="row"| "Fingrarna i halsen"
| 40 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Dum"
| 20 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Borde gå hem"
|rowspan="3"| 2021 | 90 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Brände hela lönen" {{small|(with De Vet Du)}} | 57 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Kan inte gå"
| 1 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Supa" {{small|(with De Vet Du)}} |rowspan="2"| 2022 | 14 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Någon annan (efter fem)"
| 100 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Ikväll igen"
|rowspan="4"| 2023 | 1 || 29 | |
| scope="row"| "Farväl"
| 1 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Astronaut"
| 2 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Låt mig va" {{small|(with Victor Leksell)}} | 1 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Välkommen ner"
|rowspan="2"| 2024 | 4 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Längesen"
| 1 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Alla ska dö"
| 2025 | 7 | |
| colspan="5" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Awards and nominations
Notes
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