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Born under the original moniker
Hardy Nilsson,
Tommy 16 brought on their influences of
Teenage Fanclub and
Big Star to their home country of Sweden. Consisting of Urban Holmberg (vocals/ guitar), Lars Hall (guitar /vocals), Jan Pettersson (guitar), Niclas Marklund (guitar), Mikael Eriksson (bass) and Patrik Sundqvist (drums),
Tommy 16 soon found themselves being heard on the radio with the release of their first single appropriately titled "#1 single." After signing to the local indie label A West Side Foundation,
Tommy 16 soon established themselves as Swedish pop icons with their first album
Shauna. Followed by the singles "Racerboy" and "Come on, Come on (Please Let Me See It)" in 1997, their follow-up album, Big Rocking Buddha, came out that same year around the time of their first full-fledged Swedish tour. ~ Mike DaRonco