Plura Jonsson
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{{Infobox person
| name = Plura Jonsson
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| image = Plura Jonsson 2011.jpg
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| caption = Jonsson in 2011
| birth_name = Per Malte Lennart Jonsson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|8|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Norrköping, Sweden
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- musician
- author
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| years_active = 1971–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Maria Sjöstedt|2012}}
| partner =
| children = 4
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| module = {{Infobox musical artist
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| genre = Rock
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- guitar
- harmonica
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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
- Eldkvarn
- Håkan Hellström
- Sven-Ingvars
- Totta Näslund
- Magnus Johansson
- Jerry Williams
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Image:Plura jonsson avporträtterad av konstnären Tommy Tallstig.jpg
Per Malte Lennart "Plura" Jonsson (born 10 August 1951) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician. He has been a long-time member of the Swedish rock band Eldkvarn in addition to his solo materials. In 2014, he also released an album jointly with Mauro Scocco as Mauro & Plura. Jonsson has also written several books during his career.
Solo work
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In 1996, he released his album Plura from which was taken his single "Sången jag sparade till dig".
In Eldkvarn
Besides his solo work, since the 1970s, he is part of Eldkvarn, a Swedish rock band formed in Norrköping in 1971, consisting of Plura Jonsson, the main songwriter, singer and rhythm guitarist of the band, his brother Carl Jonsson, lead guitarist who also writes songs and is backing vocals and bass player Tony Thorén, who has produced a number of albums by Eldkvarn, as well as other artists. The band is very active and widely regarded as one of the best rock bands in Sweden, with a following in other Nordic countries as well.
Television
Because of his popularity, he has taken part in a number of television productions, most notably the 2008 TV series Vem tror du att du är?. In 2010, he was in the first series of the Swedish TV series Så mycket bättre where a number of artists get together to cooperate and sing interpretations of each other's works.
Personal life
In 2012, he married Maria Sjöstedt, his long-time partner.
He has 4 children with three different women.
Bibliography
- Resa genom ensamheten: svart blogg och det ljuva livet, 2008
- Texter & historier från den stora landsvägen, 2008, med bidrag av andra skribenter
- Pluras kokbok: Provence, Kungsholmen, Koster, 2009
- Pluras spanska kokbok: Mallorca, Barcelona, Estocolmo, 2011
Discography
=Albums=
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!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Certification |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWE {{cite web | url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Plura | title=Plura discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=swedishcharts.com | accessdate=1 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805045014/http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Plura | archive-date=5 August 2016 | url-status=live }} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"|1996
|Plura | style="text-align:center;"|38 | |
;Joint album as Mauro & Plura
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!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="180"|Album !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Certification |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWE |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"|2014
|Mauro & Pluras Tågluff | style="text-align:center;"|8 | |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="180"|Single !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWE |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"|1996
|"Sången jag sparade till dig" | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | Plura |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2008
|"En runda i baren" | style="text-align:center;"|53 | |
| "Sånger från ensamheten"
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2010
|"Det hon vill ha" | style="text-align:center;"|29 | |
| "Logiskt"
| style="text-align:center;"|43 | |
Filmography
= Television =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref. |
|---|
| 2008
| Himself | | |
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| Mauro & Pluras kök | Himself | | |
| Så mycket bättre
| Himself | | |
| 2011–15
| Pluras kök | Himself | | |
| 2014
| Himself | | |
| 2018
| Klassfesten | Himself | | |
| 2019
| Himself | | |