Albatraoz

Albatraoz is a Swedish electro house-hip hop musical group from Borås, Sweden, formed in 2012. The band was created in 2012 by five close friends consisting of Aron Ekberg, better know by his stage name "AronChupa", Nicklas "Savvo" Savolainen, Andreas "Andy" Reinholdsson, Måns Harvidsson and Rasmus "Salle" Sahlberg.

This article is about the band. For the song of band member AronChupa, see I'm an Albatraoz.
Albatraoz
Albatraoz in 2014.
Background information
OriginBorås, Sweden
Genres
Pop
Years active2012–present
LabelsHouse of Albatraoz
Websitewww.houseofalbatraoz.com
Past membersMåns Harvidsson

Nicklas "Savvo" Savolainen

Rasmus "Salle" Sahlberg

Andreas "Andy" Reinholdsson

Career

In 2012 they formed the group as a hobby and rose to fame when their debut single "Albatraoz" was released in 2013. The song reached thirty-six in Swedish Singles Chart and remained eighteen weeks on the chart.[1]"Albatraoz" was certified platinum in Sweden.[2][3]

Later that year they signed a record deal with Sony Music.

In January 2014 the song reached 8.5 million plays on Spotify and the group toured to promote the song.[4] On 18 April 2014 the group released their second single, "Arriba".

After five years on tour the group decided to take a break, partially because their main record producer, Aron Ekberg, felt the need to focus on his solo career as he had growing success internationally at the time. The group was dissolved in 2017.

On January 31st 2020 the band made a comeback by releasing hit song "E (Ventex)" which peaked at number 10 on Spotify's "Sweden Top 50"'s chart. Later that year they also had success with the song "Se på mig (Crunk Rock)" which peaked at number 34 on the same list.

Controversy

During a concert in February 2017 in Bohuslän, Sweden, the group made headlines after the member Måns Harvidsson had pressed a female audience member's face towards his groin on stage. This was witnessed by both a security guard at the club and by friends of the victim, who had also filmed the act with her mobile phone. In the recording it can be seen how Harvidsson grasps the victim by her hair and then presses her face against his genitals before he let her go. In an apology to the victim Harvidsson later explains that the girls would never understand the feeling and he compared it with how actors enters a role in a film. He also said, according to the victim and her friend, "how should I know that she didn't want if I didn't try?".[5][6]

After the incident the record company Sony Music decided to terminate all cooperation between them and Albatraoz. Harvidsson was also fired from the band the same day, all members cut off contact with him and apologized for the former member's violence.[7]

Two years after the incident, in February 2019, Uddevalla District Court sentenced Harvidsson to 80 day-fines for sexual harassment. He was also to pay 5 000 SEK in damages to the victim, which was half of what she had claimed. Harvidsson had during his case denied the charges and argued that in the event the court would find him guilty, no punishment should be given on the ground that his musical career had already suffered greatly. The court did however not find this reason enough. He was also accused by a second woman from the concert, who claimed that he had flicked her on the buttocks with a towel and kissed her on the neck. In this case the court dropped the charges citing lack of evidence.[8][9]

Members

Current
  • Aron Ekberg – record producer, vocals

Former
  • Måns Harvidsson – vocals
  • Nicklas "Savvo" Savolainen – vocals
  • Rasmus "Salle" Sahlberg – DJ, vocals
  • Andreas "Andy" Reinholdsson – vocals

Discography

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak
chart
positions		 Certifications
SWE
[10]
"Albatraoz"[11] 2013 36
"Arriba"[12] 2014 —
"Copacabana"[13] —
"Wunderbar"[14] 2015 —
"General Zod"[15] 2016 —
"Foxtrot" 2017 —
"Miljonären (Stek 2020)" 2019 —
"Defunkt"
(with Ture Brute)		 —[upper-alpha 1]
"E (Ventex)"
(featuring Ture Brute)		 2020 10
[17]
  • GLF: 2× Platinum[2]
"Trodde han va gay" —
"Disconostalgi: Rolling Twenties" —
"Fläder på Floraängen" —
"Pasta & vin" —
"Mera E" —
"Se på mig (Crunk Rock)" 34
"Rave i mitt garage" —
"Rave i mitt garage 2" —
"Raggarbil" 25
[18]
"Hörrödu!" 2021 93
[19]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes
  1. "Defunkt" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[16]

References
  1. "ALBATRAOZ - ALBATRAOZ (SONG)". Swedish Charts. April 19, 2011.
  2. "Albatraoz - DOUBLE PLATINA AWARD!". Albatraoz Official. April 19, 2011.
  3. "Albatraoz - Single by Albatraoz". iTunes. April 19, 2011.
  4. ""Albatraoz" gjorde hitlåt på bakfyllan". Afton Bladet. April 19, 2011.
  5. Simon Lundberg; Agnes Källén (6 February 2017). "Här pressar Albatraoz-medlemmen ung tjejs ansikte mot sitt kön – mitt under konsert". Nyhter24 (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  6. Haddad, Prescilia (6 February 2017). "Svensk artist tryckte kvinnas ansikte mot sitt skrev". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  7. Haddad, Prescilia (6 February 2017). "Artist ofredade Malin – sparkas nu från bandet". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  8. Sennerteg, Niclas (6 February 2019). "Artist från Sjuhärad dömd för sexuellt ofredande" [Artist from Sjuhärad convicted of sexual assault]. Borås Tidning (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  9. Lindström, Frida (6 February 2019). "Svensk artist dömd för sexuellt ofredande" [Swedish artist convicted of sexual assault]. Gaffa (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  10. List of Albatraoz songs on chart:
  11. "Albatraoz - Albatraoz". Spotify. April 19, 2011.
  12. "Albatraoz - Arriba". Spotify. April 19, 2011.
  13. "Albatraoz - Copacabana". Spotify. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  14. "Albatraoz - Wunderbar". Spotify. April 19, 2011.
  15. "Albatraoz - General Zod". Spotify. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  16. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 3". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  17. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 7". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  18. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 1". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  19. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 2". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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