years_active birth_place label background birth_date genre article_title birth_name occupation
1994 -- present sweden mnw , bam solo_singer 21 february 1969 pop , dance-pop bosson
 staffan olsson singer , songwriter
bosson

bosson -lrb- born staffan olsson on 21 february 1969 -rrb- is a swedish singer-songwriter .
he first gained nationwide fame in sweden when he imitated michael jackson in the first season of sikta mot stjärnorna , performing `` black or white '' and winning his semi-final .
his big break as a solo artist came when composing and performing the song `` one in a million '' from the album `` one in a million '' which became a top 10 hit in europe and asia in 2000 and 2001 , which also appeared in the movie `` miss congeniality '' .
he wrote it to his then girlfriend jessica olérs , miss sweden 1998 , and was nominated for a golden globe .
two years later the successful follow-up `` rockstar '' was released , and in june 2007 he released his fourth album `` future 's gone tomorrow / life is here today '' and in june 2013 he released his fifth album `` best of 11-twelve '' .
he served as an opening act for britney spears during her tour in 2000 , and has toured with kylie minogue .
he has also written songs for amy grant and the famous guitarist al di meola .
as well as in his native sweden , bosson has achieved huge success and toured extensively in countries like russia , ukraine , belarus and kazakhstan .
he also performed with dima bilan .
his stage name comes from the fact that his father 's first name is bo - hence he is bo 's son .
