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Esbjörn Svensson

1964 - 2008

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Bror Fredrik "Esbjörn" Svensson (16 April 1964 – 14 June 2008) was a Swedish jazz pianist and founder of the jazz group Esbjörn Svensson Trio, commonly known as e.s.t. Svensson became one of Europe's most successful jazz musicians at the turn of the 21st century before his death, at the age of 44, in a scuba diving accident. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Esbjörn Svensson is the 1,484th most popular musician (up from 1,491st in 2019), the 822nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 842nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Swedish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 1,484 out of 3,175. Before him are Sabine Meyer, Andy Taylor, Alex Lifeson, Horst Stein, Randy Brecker, and Benjamin Orr. After him are Laura Nyro, Gene Pitney, Mal Waldron, Jennifer Batten, Tony Scott, and Monty Alexander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 260. Before him are Kim Ok, Albert Dupontel, Jean-Paul Vonderburg, Omowunmi Sadik, Jacques Songo'o, and Marco Rossi. After him are Fuat Oktay, José Bordalás, David Morrissey, Budimir Vujačić, Stefano Borgonovo, and Ricardo Arjona. Among people deceased in 2008, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 256. Before him are Sergey Mergelyan, Mikhail Solomentsev, Luis de Souza Ferreira, Paulos Faraj Rahho, Horst Stein, and Don McKenzie. After him are Valentin Bubukin, Ronnie Drew, Anita Page, Ollie Johnston, Natalia Bekhtereva, and Sam Manekshaw.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 822 out of 1,879. Before him are Sven Gustaf Wingqvist (1876), Ingemar Johansson (1924), Inger Berggren (1934), Birger Rosengren (1917), Tim Sköld (1966), and Gösta Löfgren (1923). After him are Stig Sollander (1926), Nils Skoglund (1906), May-Louise Flodin (1934), Alf Kjellin (1920), Glenn Hysén (1959), and Nils Östensson (1918).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 23. Before him are Karin Dreijer (1975), Jens Johansson (1963), Peter Tägtgren (1970), Max Martin (1971), Quorthon (1966), and Tim Sköld (1966). After him are Mic Michaeli (1962), Alice Tegnér (1864), Kee Marcello (1960), José González (1978), John Levén (1963), and Ted Gärdestad (1956).

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