Acting
Ola Salo
Born February 19, 1977 · Avesta, Dalarnas län, Sweden (age 49)
Ola Salo is a Swedish rock musician known for being the lead vocalist of glam rock band The Ark. He lived in Rottne, Växjö Municipality, in Sweden when he was a child, where, in 1991, he and his friends Jepson and Leari officially started the band The Ark. Salo is openly bisexual. Salo and the other members of the band had an international breakthrough in 2000 with the album We Are The Ark, cont…
Known For
The Ark · 2001The Ark
2001
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The members of The Ark talk about their hectic year since their breakthrough debut in the year 2000 in between live performances.
Jesus Christ Superstar - Swedish Arena Tour · 2014Jesus Christ Superstar - Swedish Arena Tour
★ 8.02014
MovieMusic
Jesus Christ Superstar Swedish Arena Tour of Ola Salo's Swedish translation of Jesus Christ Superstar.
The Ark - Live på Peace & Love 2011 · 2012The Ark - Live på Peace & Love 2011
★ 8.02012
Movie
Vi är The Ark · 2001Vi är The Ark
2001
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Intimate documentary following the rock band The Ark on tour.
We Were The Ark · 2026We Were The Ark
2026
MovieMusicDocumentary
After about a decade apart, The Ark went on a reunion tour in 2022. Through extensive archival footage and new interviews, the film chronicles more than three decades of the band and sees them go from six outsiders channeling their sense of otherness into success and a major breakthrough.
Glam, Sweat & Tears · 2021Glam, Sweat & Tears
★ 1.02021
MovieMusicDocumentary
Tears were formed in the small town of Katrineholm, Sweden, back in 1968. A band from the same era as Sweet, David Bowie and T-Rex. In the middle of the prog wave, the band chose to invest in an extroverted expression with make-up, glitter and spectacular stage shows. A unique band in Sweden of that time not only for how they looked but also for their sound. Nowadays, the members of Tears are older men, but it still happens that they put on make-up and take to the stage. Ola Salo (The Arc) is one of Tears biggest fans and speaks passionately about the band's history and glam rock in general.
Skavlan · 2009Skavlan
★ 5.02009
Series
Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway.
Skavlan speaks Norwegian and his dialog is therefore subtitled in Swedish in Sweden, even though the two languages are quite similar and mutually intelligible. If the persons being interviewed by Skavlan are Swedish, he often tells them to let him know if they do not understand what he is saying. Swedish novelist Jan Guillou has criticized SVT for subtitling the program, stating "there is no need for that. If the host had been Danish, subtitling would have been necessary, but with a Norwegian host it does not make any sense."
Melodifestivalen · 1959Melodifestivalen
★ 6.21959
SeriesFamily
Melodifestivalen (direct translation: The Melody Festival) is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The competition is a six part tour (5 heats + the final) with stops in cities across Sweden to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Melodifestivalen is also known informally as "Mello", or internationally as "Melfest".
Movies
The Ark · 2001The Ark
2001
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The members of The Ark talk about their hectic year since their breakthrough debut in the year 2000 in between live performances.
Jesus Christ Superstar - Swedish Arena Tour · 2014Jesus Christ Superstar - Swedish Arena Tour
★ 8.02014
MovieMusic
Jesus Christ Superstar Swedish Arena Tour of Ola Salo's Swedish translation of Jesus Christ Superstar.
The Ark - Live på Peace & Love 2011 · 2012The Ark - Live på Peace & Love 2011
★ 8.02012
Movie
Vi är The Ark · 2001Vi är The Ark
2001
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Intimate documentary following the rock band The Ark on tour.
We Were The Ark · 2026We Were The Ark
2026
MovieMusicDocumentary
After about a decade apart, The Ark went on a reunion tour in 2022. Through extensive archival footage and new interviews, the film chronicles more than three decades of the band and sees them go from six outsiders channeling their sense of otherness into success and a major breakthrough.
Glam, Sweat & Tears · 2021Glam, Sweat & Tears
★ 1.02021
MovieMusicDocumentary
Tears were formed in the small town of Katrineholm, Sweden, back in 1968. A band from the same era as Sweet, David Bowie and T-Rex. In the middle of the prog wave, the band chose to invest in an extroverted expression with make-up, glitter and spectacular stage shows. A unique band in Sweden of that time not only for how they looked but also for their sound. Nowadays, the members of Tears are older men, but it still happens that they put on make-up and take to the stage. Ola Salo (The Arc) is one of Tears biggest fans and speaks passionately about the band's history and glam rock in general.
TV Shows
Skavlan · 2009Skavlan
★ 5.02009
Series
Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway.
Skavlan speaks Norwegian and his dialog is therefore subtitled in Swedish in Sweden, even though the two languages are quite similar and mutually intelligible. If the persons being interviewed by Skavlan are Swedish, he often tells them to let him know if they do not understand what he is saying. Swedish novelist Jan Guillou has criticized SVT for subtitling the program, stating "there is no need for that. If the host had been Danish, subtitling would have been necessary, but with a Norwegian host it does not make any sense."
Melodifestivalen · 1959Melodifestivalen
★ 6.21959
SeriesFamily
Melodifestivalen (direct translation: The Melody Festival) is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The competition is a six part tour (5 heats + the final) with stops in cities across Sweden to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Melodifestivalen is also known informally as "Mello", or internationally as "Melfest".
Allsång på Skansen · 1979Allsång på Skansen
★ 5.41979
SeriesFamily
Allsång på Skansen is a Swedish tv show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays. The audience is supposed to sing-along with musical guests to well-known Swedish songs. The show started in 1935 on a small scale - about fifty people in the audience. Today about 10 000–25 500 people come to each performance.
Renées brygga · 2015Renées brygga
2015
Series
TV presenter invites Swedish celebrities and interesting personalities to her summer island in the Stockholm Archipelago for an evening filled with food, drink, laughs and emotion. She interviews her guests about their career, life and dreams, trying to learn new things about them.
På spåret · 1987På spåret
★ 6.71987
SeriesFamily
På spåret is a popular Swedish TV game show broadcast on SVT since September 5, 1987. The show, which is intended to be humorous yet educational, has remained one of the most popular TV shows in Sweden, attracting an average of 2,150,000 viewers during the 2007 season. The all-time record was set in March 1990, when 3.7 million people tuned in to see the show. This means that nearly every second Swede saw the game show.
På spåret is an original format developed by Ingvar Oldsberg for SVT, and he hosted the show for many years. Author and tennis legend Björn Hellberg was promoted from contestant to permanent Oldsberg sidekick in 1995 after winning for four straight seasons. Famous gourmet, restaurant-owner, and former contestant Carl-Jan Grankvist sat in for Hellberg during the 2004 season.
In 2009, after 21 years, Oldsberg left and Kristian Luuk took over as the host. Björn Hellberg too decided to leave and was replaced with Fredrik Lindström.
Så ska det låta · 1997Så ska det låta
★ 6.31997
SeriesFamily
Så ska det låta is a Swedish game show, based on the Irish The Lyrics Board. The show was introduced in 1997 and led by Peter Harryson until Peter Settman took over in 2006.
Så ska det låta can be watched online at svt play for approximately one month after airing.
Hellenius Hörna · 2010Hellenius Hörna
2010
SeriesComedy
Masked Singer Sverige · 2021Masked Singer Sverige
★ 7.62021
SeriesFamily
Join us as twelve well-known people take part in one of the world's most spectacular singing competitions. Their identity is kept secret behind fabulous masks and it is up to our expert panel to figure out who is hiding behind the creations.
Stjärnornas Stjärna · 2018Stjärnornas Stjärna
2018
SeriesFamily
Eight Swedish artists, representing different genres and generations, compete against each other each week by performing hit songs from eight different musical genres. Each week, the audience votes on their favorite contestants. Only one artist can be voted the Star of the Stars!
Sommarkrysset · 2005Sommarkrysset
★ 10.02005
SeriesFamily
Sommarkrysset is a Swedish television program that is broadcast live from the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm during summer. It was first shown on June 3, 2005.
The program consists of live performances by famous artists in front of a live audience while viewers can call in and win a certain amount of money. To have the chance to win this money, the viewer first has to figure out a word which is derived by entering the answers to questions on a piece of graph paper with 5x5 squares like a crossword.
The program is produced by Baluba Television after a TV-format created by Baluba.
The Lotto draw is usually broadcast live with Ulrika Bengtsson as a presenter, although others have presented the draw at times. Over a longer period, Annika Duckmark has been a regular presenter.
Moraeus Med Mera · 2011Moraeus Med Mera
★ 10.02011
SeriesFamily
Så mycket bättre · 2010Så mycket bättre
★ 7.32010
Series
"Så mycket bättre" is the Swedish version of the format "Beste Zangers". This is asinging reality show where each artist attempts to do their own version of another artists well-known songs, with each person getting an episode featuring all of their songs being performed by the other musicians. The artists spend eight days together at a hotel in Gotland, where they attempt to put their own stamps on the songs.
Tack för musiken · 2011Tack för musiken
2011
Series
Stjärnor hos Babben · 2014Stjärnor hos Babben
★ 10.02014
SeriesFamily
Evert! Evert! Evert! · 2021Evert! Evert! Evert!
★ 1.02021
SeriesDocumentary