José González (musician)
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José González (* 1978 in Gothenburg ) is a Swedish singer and songwriter . He was awarded the "Winner of the European Border Breaker Award". González is also the singer of the Swedish band Junip .
Career
González was born the son of Argentine immigrants, grew up in Gothenburg and now lives in the Haga district of Gothenburg . With his debut single Crosses he reached number 4 in the Swedish charts in October 2003, and his first album even climbed to number 2.
It was only after a year and a half that the album was released in Great Britain and the USA . Not least thanks to its use in the popular US television series OC, California , González also became internationally known. His cover version of Heartbeats , originally by The Knife , was featured in a Sony TV commercial , in the US TV series One Tree Hill, in the US TV series Bones , in the US TV series Scrubs Beginner , as well as used in the film idiot . At the end of September 2007 his second album In Our Nature was released . Some new songs have been published beforehand on José's MySpace page. Some of his songs were used in the film The Amazing Life of Walter Mitty .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
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 CH
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| 2003 | Veneer | - | - | - |
UK7th  (38 weeks)UK |
- |
SE2 (22 weeks)SE |
First published: October 29, 2003
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| 2007 | In Our Nature | - | - | - |
UK19th  (4 weeks)UK |
US132 (1 week) US |
SE8 (14 weeks) SE |
First published: September 24, 2007
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| 2015 | Vestiges & Claws |
DE55 (2 weeks) DE |
AT58 (1 week) AT |
CH44 (1 week) CH |
UK49 (1 week) UK |
US72 (1 week) US |
SE7 (7 weeks) SE |
First published: February 17, 2015
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EPs
- 2005: Australian Tour EP
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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SE
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| 2003 | Crosses Veneer |
- | - | - | - | - |
SE4 (19 weeks) SE |
First published: June 2003
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| 2004 | Remain veneer |
- | - | - | - | - |
SE28 (4 weeks) SE |
First published: January 2004
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| Stay in the Shade Veneer |
- | - | - | - | - |
SE48 (3 weeks) SE |
First published: June 2004
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| 2006 | Heartbeats Veneer |
- | - | - |
UK9 (35 weeks)UK |
- | - |
First published: January 2006
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| Hand on Your Heart | - | - | - |
UK29 (5 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: July 2006
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Theme songs
- Far Away - Red Dead Redemption ( Rockstar Games , 2010)
- Stay Alive - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 2013
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Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | González, José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gothenburg , Sweden |