Robert Wells (composer)

Robert Henry Arthur Wells (born 7 April 1962) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician best known for the musical Rhapsody in Rock, which contains elements of rock, classical and boogie-woogie.

For the Canadian songwriter/producer, see Rob Wells. For the American songwriter, see Robert Wells (songwriter).

Robert Wells
Wells in 2009
Background information
Birth nameRobert Henry Arthur Wells
Born (1962-04-07) 7 April 1962
Solna, Sweden
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
Years active1986–present
LabelsPhilips
Robert Wells and Maria Sköld (singer) in a commemorative concert for Charlie Norman at the Scalateatern, Stockholm in November 2013.

Early life and career

Wells was born in Stockholm. He attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm at the age of 7 in 1969 and four years later, at the age of 11, became the youngest person ever to attend the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.[1] At the age of 16 in 1978, Wells won two major Swedish talent contests. Wells has also participated twice in Melodifestivalen.

Wells was the musical director of two Swedish television shows. Wells appeared regularly on Så ska det låta, the Swedish version of The Lyrics Board.

Wells's first musical tour was with the Leningrad Orchestra in 1990. Wells's music was chosen as the official television theme music for the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing.[2]


Eurovision

Wells played piano during the Belarus entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 on 25 May performed by 3+2.

Discography

Albums
Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
(SWE)
SWE
[3]		 NOR
[4]		 DEN
[5]
1987 Robert Wells 12 — —
1988 The Way I Feel — — —
1989 Rhapsody in Rock I 30 — —
1990 Rhapsody in Rock II — — —
1991 Dubbelpianisterna – Hör och Häpna — — —
1993 Rhapsody in Rock III — — —
1994 Robert Wells (Finland Special Edition) — — —
1996 Norman and Wells (with Charlie Norman) 52 — —
1998 Rhapsody in Rock Complete 6 — — Platinum
2000 Rhapsody in Rock – World Wide Wells 19 — — Gold
Jingle Wells 29 — — Gold
2001 Rhapsody in Rock – Completely Live 6 — — Gold
2002 Väljer sina klassiska favoriter — — —
2003 Rhapsody in Rock The Complete Collection 1 — — Platinum
2004 Rhapsody in Rock – The Anniversary 5 17 18 Gold
2005 Full House Boogie 3 — —
2008 The Best of Rhapsody 1998–2008 6 — —
2010 Close Up Classics 20 — —
2012 Piano Concertos I-1X — — —
2013 A Tribute to Charlie (Robert Wells Trio) 16 — —
2017 Sun Studio Sessions — — —

"—" denotes releases that did not chart or unknown.

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(SWE)
SWE
[3]		 NOR
[4]		 DEN
[5]
1986 Upp på berget 13 — —
1995 Robert Trio — — —
1997 Spanish Rhapsody — — —
2000 ROCKARIA — — —
2003 My Love (with Sofia Källgren) — — —
2009 Handful of Keys 1 — — Gold

Videos
  • 1987: Robert Wells

DVDs
  • 2002: Rhapsody in Rock – The Stadium Tour 2002
  • 2004: Rhapsody in Rock – The Anniversary Tour
  • 2005: Rhapsody in Rock- The 2005 Summer Tour

Other works

Books
  • 2003: Mitt Liv Som Komphund
  • 2019: Blod, Svett & Toner

Awards and honors

See also

References
  1. Jonas Wallmark (14 December 2012). "Robert Wells om uppväxten i Huvudsta". Magasin Solna (Swedish local weekly newspaper). Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. "Swedish composer chosen for Olympic TV theme". Retrieved 22 July 2008.
  3. "Swedish Charts – Discography Robert Wells". Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  4. "Swedish Charts – Discography Robert Wells". Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  5. "Swedish Charts – Discography Robert Wells". Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  6. "Hyllning till Charlie Norman hotas". Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  7. "Kungen delade ut medaljer". Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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