Pugh Rogefeldt

Torbjörn "Pugh" Rogefeldt was born in Västerås, Sweden on March 2, 1947. Unlike most Swedish pop stars, he chose to sing in his native tongue instead of English. He gained an interest in music early on by singing in the church choir and then playing the blues in local pickup bands. In 1968, he recorded his first demo ('Haru' Vart' På Circus?'), which was sent to various record companies around the country, but by the time Stockholm based Metronome Records took an interest, he had already begun serving his mandatory military obligation. Interested in music way more than the military, he began g…