Named after Svensson’s more confident and free childhood imaginary twin, Brother Leo officially made his worldwide debut in 2018.
The dynamic nature of the music aligns with his rather unbelievable story. Long before his emergence as Brother Leo, mom forced her son born Ola to participate in boys’ choir and take piano lessons when all he “really cared about was football.”
At only 17, he played professional soccer for former UEFA-cup team Trelleborgs FF. After singing during a school function, friends clamored for him to audition for Pop Idol.
Despite his reluctance, he ended up landing a deal in his native Sweden as a result. Unlocking a quirky, clever, and catchy signature style, Ola achieved a string of number ones off the back of his Swedish debut before making his bones as an in-demand songwriter with cuts for gnash, Hailee Steinfeld, Akon, and more under his given name. He assumed the identity of Brother Leo in 2018 and began writing and recording with Mark Ralph (Clean Bandit, Years & Years, Jax Jones), Coffee (Rihanna, Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber], Dan Grech (Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, George Ezra), and more.
Brother Leo’s latest release is the video for “Barcelona” which you can check out below.
You can find the single on Spotify, and various other digital streaming platforms.
You can follow @BrotherLeo on Instagram.
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