Nikola Šarčević (born July 9, 1974, in Örebro

Örebro

-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....

, Sweden

Sweden

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) is the bass

Bass guitar

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ist, vocalist, and primary songwriter

Songwriter

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 in the punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Millencolin

Millencolin

Millencolin is a punk rock band that was formed in October 1992 by Nikola Šarčević, Mathias Färm, and Erik Ohlsson in Örebro, Sweden. In early 1993, drummer Fredrik Larzon joined the band...

. He lives in Gothenburg

Gothenburg

Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden

Sweden

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 with his wife Lisa, and three daughters.

Lock-Sport-Krock

Lock-Sport-Krock

Lock-Sport-Krock is Nikola Sarcevic's debut solo album. This folk rock album is a marked departure from Sarcevic's work with his punk rock band Millencolin...

was Šarčević's first solo album. The title comes from the name of an imaginary football team that he and his brother pretended to play in when they were young. This album is noticeably different from Millencolin's punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 sound - it's much more intimate and the genre of the songs varies from country music

Country music

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 to soft rock

Soft rock

Soft rock is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock music to compose a softer, more toned-down sound. Soft rock songs generally tend to focus on themes like love, everyday life and relationships. The genre tends to make heavy use of acoustic guitars, pianos, synthesizers and sometimes...

 to folk rock

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

. The album also features a number of songs relating to the April 20, 2003 disappearance of his brother Miodrag.

Despite rumours Nikola is not a vegetarian.

Šarčević's second solo album, Roll Roll and Flee

Roll Roll and Flee

- Track listing :#"From Where I´m Standing"#"Soul For Sale"#"Let Me In"#"Love Is Trouble"#"Tybble Skyline"#"Roll Roll And Flee"#"The Law Of John T."#"Horse Bay Blues"#"Thin Air"#"Married"#"Don't Kill The Flame"- Lineup :...

, was released on October 23, 2006.

On December 2, 2009, Šarčević announced on his official Facebook page that his new album "Nikola & Fattiglapparna" will be released on March 3, 2010 in Sweden. The 11-song album, his first recorded entirely in Swedish, will be released through his own label Stalemate Music.

Nikola believes that his brother Branko is far more talented than himself. In recognition of this he intends to dedicate his next solo album to Branko. Nikola is also a supporter of Toronto FC, and keeps his head clean shaven in honour of Danny Dichio, TFC striker.

Discography

• Lock-Sport-Krock
  Lock-Sport-Krock
  Lock-Sport-Krock is Nikola Sarcevic's debut solo album. This folk rock album is a marked departure from Sarcevic's work with his punk rock band Millencolin...
  
  (2004)
• Lovetrap (2004) - Swedish release only

1. Lovetrap
2. Just Me
   • Roll Roll and Flee
     Roll Roll and Flee
     - Track listing :#"From Where I´m Standing"#"Soul For Sale"#"Let Me In"#"Love Is Trouble"#"Tybble Skyline"#"Roll Roll And Flee"#"The Law Of John T."#"Horse Bay Blues"#"Thin Air"#"Married"#"Don't Kill The Flame"- Lineup :...
     
     (2006 - Sweden, 2007 - North America)
   • Nikola & Fattiglapparna
     Nikola & Fattiglapparna
     Nikola & Fattiglapparna is Nikola Sarcević's third solo album. Released in early 2010, it is his first to be recorded entirely in the Swedish language, and his first on the Stalemate Music label....
     
     (March 3, 2010 - Sweden)

External links

• Nikola Sarcevic official website
• Nikola Sarcevic MySpace page
• Millencolin.com
• Millencolin's Altsounds.com profile & MP3s
• Punk76.com interview
• Nikola Sarcevic on Fabchannel.com full length concert recording (29-11-2006)