Opa (Swedish band)

"OPA! (band)" redirects here. For the Uruguayan band, see Opa (Uruguayan band).

OPA! is a Malmö-based Swedish 6-member musical band with Swedish and folk / pop / ethnic influences featuring Greek-Swedish singer Michael Sideridis (lead vocals). Other members are Thor Ahlgren, Martin Eriksson, Johan Ohlsson, Andreas Rudenå and Emil Sjunnesson.

OPA!
Origin	Malmö, Sweden
Genres	Pop, folk, ethnic music, fusion
Years active	2012-present
Labels	Roasting House
Members	Michael Sideridis Thor Ahlgren Martin Eriksson Johan Ohlsson Andreas Rudenå Emil Sjunnesson
Website	opaband.com

The band took part in Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2012 in day 4 of semi-finals held at Malmö Arena on 25 February 2012 with the song "Allting blir bra igen" (meaning Everything will be fine again) with music and lyrics by Michael Sideridis. They are signed with Roasting House label and distribution by Universal Music.

Following Melodifestivalen, the band released their debut album Tills du kan sjunga med^[1] that entered the Swedish Albums Chart at #26 in May 2012.

Members

• Michael Sideridis - lead vocals
• Thor Ahlgren - bouzouki
• Martin Eriksson - double bass
• Johan Ohlsson - accordion
• Andreas Rudenå - guitar
• Emil Sjunnesson - percussions

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak position SWE [2]
2012	Tills du kan sjunga med	26

Singles

• 2012: "Allting blir bra igen" (in Melodifestivalen 2012)
• 2012: "Himmelskt"