# Joakim Berg

Herbert Joakim "Jocke" Berg (born 16 March 1970) is a Swedish singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Kent. According to Berg, he tends to write lyrics in Swedish because he wants to avoid the use of cliché-ridden English lyrics, which often happens when Swedish artists sing in English. Kent's lyrics contributed to their development from indie band to broad mass appeal, as Swedish-language songs are preferred among the slightly older population that Kent has attracted, according to an academic who has studied the band in their sociological and national context.

## Biography

Berg was born and grew up in Eskilstuna. He moved to Stockholm in 1993 after the founding of Kent, and has lived there since. Berg was the main songwriter, lead singer and rhythm guitarist in the band, which officially disbanded on 17 December 2016, according to the band's official web site. He is the older brother of director Adam Berg, who has directed several of Kent's music videos.

### Artistic collaboration and side projects

Berg has written songs for Veronica Maggio, Lisa Miskovsky, Petra Marklund and Smith & Thell. Besides his role in Kent, he also had a side project called Paus with The Cardigans guitarist Peter Svensson. Paus released a self-titled album in 1998. In 2012, Petra Marklund (internationally known as September) released a Swedish-language record in Sweden; Berg wrote the songs Händerna mot himlen and Sanningen. The record reached the Swedish Top 10 immediately after release. In 2015, Joakim Berg collaborated with Avicii in the song "I'll Be Gone", and debuted on Tiësto's Club Life podcast, and was the first track on December's installment of Avicii's LE7ELS podcast.

### Awards

As a member of Kent, Berg has received 22 Swedish Grammy Awards. The Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet has awarded Kent with 11 Rockbjörnen awards. In 2003, The Swedish Music Publishers Association awarded Berg for the songwriter/composer of the Year. In 2014 H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden awarded Joakim Berg the H.M. The King's Medal 8th size with a bright blue ribbon for his outstanding contributions to Swedish popular music.

## Discography
### Kent

* Kent (1995)
* Verkligen (1996)
* Isola (1997)
* Hagnesta Hill (1999)
* B-sidor 95-00 (2000)
* Vapen & ammunition (2002)
* Du & jag döden (2005)
* The hjärta & smärta EP (2005)
* Tillbaka till samtiden (2007)
* Box 1991–2008 (2008)
* Röd (2009)
* En plats i solen (2010)
* Jag är inte rädd för mörkret (2012)
* Tigerdrottningen (2014)
* Då som nu för alltid (2016)
* Best Of (2016)

### Dead People

* We Love (2022)

### Solo

* Jag fortsätter glömma (2022)

#### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | SWE | Album |
| "Sommaren" (with Maria Jane Smith) | 2023 | 53 | Non-album singles |
| "Hösten" (with Maria Jane Smith) | 2024 | — | Non-album singles |

#### Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | SWE | Album |
| "Barn av vår tid" | 2022 | 21 | Jag fortsätter glömma |
| "Begravningsbål" | 2022 | 29 | Jag fortsätter glömma |
| "Aniara" | 2022 | 20 | Jag fortsätter glömma |
| "Låtsasvärlden" | 2022 | 38 | Jag fortsätter glömma |
| "Legender" | 2022 | 35 | Jag fortsätter glömma |
| "Ingenmansland" | 2022 | 48 | Jag fortsätter glömma |
| "Var vi kom ifrån" | 2022 | 54 | Jag fortsätter glömma |
| "Då var allt" | 2022 | 62 | Jag fortsätter glömma |
| "4" | 2022 | 71 | Jag fortsätter glömma |
| "Mer än ingenting" | 2022 | 80 | Jag fortsätter glömma |
| "Rubicon" | 2022 | 86 | Jag fortsätter glömma |

## Side projects

* Paus (Paus) (1998)
* Titiyo (Come Along) (2001)
* Plura Jonsson (Kärlekens Tunga) (2001)
* Stakka Bo (Killer) (2001)
* Lisa Miskovsky (Fallingwater) (2003)
* Freddie Wadling (Drömmarna) (2005)
* Lisa Miskovsky (Changes) (2006)
* Downloading Nancy (Into My Arms) (2008)
* Olle Ljungström (Nåt För Dom Som Väntar) (2008)
* Bilar 2 (Det Känns Perfekt) (2011)
* Erik Hassle (Mariefred Sessions) (2011)
* Adrian Lux (All I Ever Wanted) (2012)
* Morten Harket (Lightning) (2012)
* Petra Marklund (Händerna Mot Himlen) (2012)
* Petra Marklund (Sanningen) (2012)
* Alina Devecerski (Ärligt Talat) (2012)
* Alina Devecerski (Krigar Precis Som Du ) (2012)
* Christel Alsos (Let's Pretend) (2013)
* Happiness (All Apologies) (2014)
* Frida Amundsen (Told You So) (2015)
* Ida Redig (Ghost) (2015)
* Joakim Berg & Lisa Nilsson (Innan Vi Faller) (2015)
* Avicii (I'll Be Gone) (2015)
* ADL (Forever Börjar Här) (2015)
* Petra Marklund (Ensam inte stark) (2015)
* Ellie Goulding (Lost and Found) (2015)
* Avicii (Tim) (2019)
* Smith & Thell (Hotel Walls) (2019)
* Veronica Maggio (Fiender är tråkigt) (2019)
* Shylde (Stickly) (2020)
* Eva Dahlgren (Den jag är) (2020)
* Miriam Bryant (Lonely In A Crowd) (2021)
* Ghost (Kaisarion) (2022)
* Ghost (Respite on the Spitalfields) (2022)
* Lars Winnerbäck (Neutronstjärnan) (2023)
* Anna Ternheim (Psalmer från sjunde himlen) (2025)