Biography
Nils-Åke Runeson
Effective period / Period of releases: 1974
Swedish singer, born June 7, 1952 in Jönköping. During the 70s he used the stage name Runeson.He began his career in the 1960s, among other things playing in the band Deecoys, a local band in Falkenberg.
He was signed to Polar by Stikkan Anderson and released the album Runeson, produced by Clabbe af Geijerstam, in 1974. He then participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1975 with the song Oh, Juicy, which finished in 10th place. He also participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1983, then with the melody Värmen som du gav, which missed the final vote.
The second participation in the Melodifestivalen led to him being offered to make a children's music saga for Sweden's Television, and it resulted in Hjalmar Jamas Äventyr.
He then started working in advertising and in the 1980s he founded the 60s band The Hittills. In the late 2010s, contacts with the band Deecoys were re-established, and they did several concerts with music from the 1960s in Falkenberg between 2018 and 2021.
Runeson became the Swedish Junior Bowling Champion in 1972.