Conny Bloom

Conny Bloom
Bloom performing with Hanoi Rocks Ilosaarirock 2008 festival
Background information
Birth name	Conny Blomquist
Born	(1964-11-23) 23 November 1964 Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Rock, Heavy metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	1974–present
Labels	Polygram, Music For Nations, Polar Music
Website	Connybloom.com

Conny Bloom is the stage name for Ulf Conny Blomqvist, (born 23 November 1964 in Stockholm) who is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the frontman for the funk metal band, Electric Boys. Bloom also served a stint as a guitarist of the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks and in Silver Ginger 5.

Career

Bloom began working in the musical arena and teamed up first with bassist Andy Christell, working as a duo, with Bloom supplying the vocals and guitar to Christell's bass guitar. They were signed by Polygram and scored a local Swedish hit with the single "All Lips and Hips" in 1988. With guitarist Franco Santunione and drummer Niklas Sigevall, they formed the band, the Electric Boys. Their sound was a unique, and a bit more funky rather than straight rock and roll. The band's debut, Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride held a better balanced version of Bloom and Christell's first hit, and they moved on to record another, Groovus Maximus, which never outdistanced their debut, and finally, after a change in lineup with the guitarist and drummer who had joined the duo leaving for new replacements, Freewheelin was released, but without much better critical or commercial success.

He is somewhat of a celebrity in Sweden and has also, especially with Electric Boys and later Silver Ginger 5, gained some international attention. After joining Hanoi Rocks, in 2004, however, Bloom has put his other projects in hold. He is also known in the UK for starring in an advert for Jameson Irish Whiskey.

Discography

Solo

• 1996 Titanic Truth (as Conny Bloom's Titanic Truth)
• 1999 Psychonaut
• 2006 Been There, Done What? Live
• 2020 Game! Set! Bloom!

Electric Boys

Albums

• 1990 Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride
• 1992 Groovus Maximus
• 1994 Freewheelin'
• 2011 And Them Boys Done Swang
• 2014 Starflight United
• 2018 The Ghostward Diaries

Singles

• 1988 "All Lips 'N Hips" (original version; only became a hit in Sweden)
• 1990 "All Lips 'N Hips"
• 1990 "Psychedelic Eyes"
• 1992 "Mary in the Mystery World"
• 1992 "Groovus Maximus"
• 1992 "Dying to be Loved"
• 1994 "Ready To Believe"

Other Recordings

• King Kong Song – ABBA cover for the 1992 Swedish ABBA tribute album "ABBA: The Tribute", released on the Polar Music label.

with Hanoi Rocks

Albums

• 2005 Another Hostile Takeover
• 2007 Street Poetry