# Thomas Di Leva

Sven Thomas Magnusson (born 23 October 1963), known by his stage names Thomas Di Leva or simply Di Leva, is a Swedish singer and songwriter.

## Biography

Sven Thomas Magnusson was born 1963 in Gävle, Gävleborg County, Gästrikland, Sweden. At 14 years of age, he changed his name from Magnusson to Di Leva, inspired both by his mother's Italian maiden name and idols like Leonardo da Vinci and Charlie Chaplin. He started his career with the band The Pillisnorks, debuting with the EP 4 Visitors on 1 January 1980. Later, Di Leva formed the band Modern Art, which subsequently became Modærn Art. In autumn 1981, Di Leva signed a record contract as a solo artist with the recently-formed record label Adventure. The following year, Di Leva released his debut album, Marginal Cirkus. After a short time at the Stranded label, Billy Bolero [sv] took Di Leva to the newly-established Papa Records. The album På ett fat  [sv] was released, and Di Leva became known throughout the country. Di Leva said "I want to create great art in the form of simple music for the large audience." With the song "Kom till mig", recorded with strings from Fläskkvartetten and the Raj Montana Band, Di Leva reached the Trackslistan in 1985 for the first time and had his first hit. The following year he released his third album, Pussel  [sv].
Vem ska jag tro på  [sv] was released in autumn 1987 and became Di Leva's breakthrough album. The album was produced in the cellar of Mistlur Records in Roslags Street with co-producer Kaj Erixon. On the album's first track, "I morgon", a new tone atmosphere and new sound effects can be heard, with Johan Vävare [sv] performing using oscillator and keyboard sounds. The album was nominated by Slitz as best album of the year and placed second in the Aftonbladet re-vote of the yearly Rockbjörnen award in the category Best Swedish Album. Di Leva took part in Melodifestivalen 2012 with the song "Ge aldrig upp" (Never Give Up) but failed to qualify in the finals.

## Discography
### Albums

(Credited as Di Leva, except where indicated)
| Year | Album | SWE Peak | Notes |
| 1982 | Marginal Cirkus | – | Re-released in 2001 |
| 1985 | På ett fat | – | Re-released in 1989 |
| 1986 | Pussel | 41 | |
| 1987 | Vem ska jag tro på? | 17 | |
| 1989 | Rymdblomma | 7 | |
| 1991 | Noll | 6 | |
| 1993 | Naked Number One | 6 | Re-released in 1995 |
| 1993 | Love Is The Heart | 22 | |
| 1997 | Jag är du | 13 | |
| 1997 | I Am You | 13 | English version of album Jag är du |
| 2000 | Älska | 5 | |
| 2004 | Tiden Faller | 2 | |
| 2004 | Free Life | – | |
| 2006 | Hoppets Röst | 8 | |
| 2006 | Mantra Miracles | – | |
| 2010 | Lovestar | 10 | |
| 2011 | Hjärtat Vinner Alltid | 10 | |
| 2013 | Innan solen går upp | 58 | |

#### Compilation albums

| Year | Album | SWE Peak |
| 1995 | Flashback #02 | – |
| 1999 | För Sverige i rymden – Di Levas bästa | 1 |
| 2005 | Själens krigare: Samlade Sånger 1980–2005 | 8 |
| 2012 | Vi har bara varandra – Di Levas klassiker | 20 |

### Singles

(Vinyl 1980–1991/1993) (CD 1988/1990–2004)

#### Charting singles

| Year | Single | SWE Peak | Album |
| 1993 | "Naked Number One" | 34 | Naked Number One |
| 1994 | "Everyone Is Jesus" | 11 | |
| 1996 | "Den glada stjärnan" | 43 | |
| 2004 | "Vad är frihet?" | 29 | |

#### Other singles

* 1980 – The Pillisnorks: 4 Visitors
* 1981 – Modaern Art: Circle in different shapes
* 1981 – Modaern Art: Envy/Magic Place
* 1982 – Johan Vävares Tango: (Nu tändas åter ljusen) I min lilla stad
* 1982 – Single man / Appear of need
* 1983 – Om jag vill
* 1984 – Bring me a magician / The dirty clown
* 1985 – Två på skilda håll / Rätt & fel
* 1985 – Kom till mig / Vem älskar du?
* 1986 – Snurra bakåt ! / Himlen (Heaven)
* 1986 – Glad att du ännu har tårar / Fördämningen
* 1987 – Vem ska jag tro på / Tycker om
* 1988 – Du är precis / Söta lilla blomma
* 1988 – Dansa din djävul / Snart bländar solstrålar
* 1989 – Vi har bara varandra / Du ger/du gör
* 1989 – Om du vore här nu / Om du längtar
* 1990 – Själens krigare / Struntar i dig
* 1991 – Dansa naken med mig / Själens krigare (solid bass mix) / Själens krigare (Extended 12" mix)
* 1993 – Naked number one (French clubmix) / Naked number one (Original version) / Naked number one (French submix) / Polish meditation (Feel it loud)
* 1993 – Naked number one / Naked number one (Eternal heart mix) / Naked number one (The gathering) / It is accomplished
* 1993 – Adam & Eve (Sunflash remix) / Adam & Eve (Giant orange) / Adam & Eve (Original version) / Drive me wild
* 1993 – Mr Thomas
* 1994 – Everyone is Jesus / Coca-cola Angel / Everyone is Jesus (Dancing mantra mix) / Everyone is Jesus (Meditation mix)
* 1995 – Love the children / Say yes
* 1996 – Den glada stjärnan / Happy star / Happy star (Spacepeace remix) / Golden ray
* 1997 – Svarta pärlan i London / Spelar helt normal / Svarta pärlan (Röd remix) / Hjälpa till
* 1997 – Regnbågsdiamant / Maya / 303 / Den enda här på jorden
* 1999 – Miraklet / Den oemotståndlige
* 2000 – Vi får vingar när vi älskar/Rymdens Ros
* 2000 – Solsjäl/Håll mig
* 2000 – Man av färger/Paradisbröllop
* 2004 – Vad är frihet?/Långt Inuti
* 2004 – Tiden faller
* 2006 – Ingen kan köpa livet
* 2008 – Öppna ditt Hjärta
* 2009 – Hopp och Förtvivlan
* 2009 – Let's Dance
* 2010 – Another Day In Paradise
* 2011 – Välkommen Hem

### Others

* Fred i rörelse, a free song from Di Leva's website.
* Jag äter inte mina vänner, song with Refused on Djurens rätts compilation album Defenders of the oppressed breed.
* Stolt, song with Lars Demian on his record Elvis & Jesus & jag.
* Vad bryr sig kärleken, song with Mikael Wiehe on his record Sevilla.
* Kom och håll om mig, duet with Nike Gurra on the record Hula Hula [1987].

## Television, theatre, etc.
### Television

* Sommarmorgon, TV 1, 1987
* Smash!, TV 1, 1989
* Kenny Starfighter, TV 1, 1997

### Radio

* Sommar, P1, 1987
* Alkemisternas blandning, 1991
* Sommar, P1 Tuesday June 10 13:05, 1997

### Theatre

* Mahagonny (Berthold Brecht/Director: Peter Haber) theatre in Gävleborg, 1987
* Hamlet (William Shakespeare/Director: Peter Oskarson) Folk theatre in Gävleborg 1989-90

### Film

* I morgon & i morgon & i morgon. (Director: Stig Björkman, 1989)

### Publications

* Nu [1988]
* Contribution to B Åkerlunds book Insida – svenska personligheter. [1992]
* Prologue in T Jönssons book Tarot, den inre världsomseglingen. [1996]

## Citations

* ↑ "Thomas Di Leva". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 January 2011.
* 1 2 3 "Di Leva discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2013.