Byz is a Swedish hip-hop musician

Musician

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 from Sala

Sala, Sweden

Sala is a locality and the seat of Sala Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden with 12,059 inhabitants in 2005.- History :The small town is best known for its historical silver mine, which dates back to at least Medieval times, and was in operation until 1908...

. His artist-name is inspired by his last name. Over the years 1999 to 2000, he started his career as a musician with the group Inte helt oskyldiga. But not until 2003 did he release his first solo album

Solo album

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 There Is Still A Party Going On. In 2004 Byz had planned to end his music career but decided against it, and released his second solo album From Here To Somewhere during the summer of that year. The album was sold in limited edition just like his first 100 pieces of records, mainly for friends and family. In recent years, with the help of the Internet

Internet

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, his music has spread rapidly.

In 2005 Byz released his first Swedish

Swedish language

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 album, which came to be called Når botten i toppen av en sjuttis. The single "Karatefylla" on the last album Fat by you. He quickly became popular among many young people.

In 2008 Byz initiated a closer cooperation with his former companion, Headline. This collaboration was to result in the joint album Does it look like I care? released in the second quarter of 2009 via their website

Website

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. Unlike the previous albums, it was made available for free.

In December 2010, Byström's wife, Juumi Aleksis Byström, gave birth to the couples second child in Hanover

Hanover

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, Germany.

Albums

• Ser det ut som jag bryr mig, 2009
• Fett av dig, 2007
• Når botten i toppen av en sjuttis, 2005
• From here to somewhere, 2004
• There is still a party going on, 2003
• Vadå (with Inte helt oskyldiga), 2001

Singles

• 2004 - "Do you wanna fuck!"
• 2004 - "The party is in you"
• 2006 - "Karatefylla"
• 2007 - "Hey där"
• 2011 - "Ölbrillor" (Erik og Kriss feat. Byz)

External links

• http://www.byz.se Official Web Site