Per-Olov Kindgren (born June 10, 1956 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Swedish musician, composer and music teacher known for his guitar skills ranging from Bach to The Beatles.
Kindgren was born in Bogotá, Colombia to a Swedish father and a Danish mother. Per-Olov's father Owe, an engineer, worked for the Colombian branch of LM Ericsson installing telephone stations. The family returned to Stockholm when Per-Olov was three years old. He lived there fro...
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Per-Olov Kindgren (born June 10, 1956 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Swedish musician, composer and music teacher known for his guitar skills ranging from Bach to The Beatles.
Kindgren was born in Bogotá, Colombia to a Swedish father and a Danish mother. Per-Olov's father Owe, an engineer, worked for the Colombian branch of LM Ericsson installing telephone stations. The family returned to Stockholm when Per-Olov was three years old. He lived there from 1960 till 1970. At the age of six Per-Olov was fascinated by a bright red electric guitar in a shop window. The Beatles became his heroes, and he especially admired Paul McCartney. His parents acquired a classical guitar for his seventh birthday present. In 1970 he saw a documentary about John Williams broadcast on Danish national television, and from that day on, he knew what he wanted to become. When Per-Olov was 14 years old, his family moved to the border town Helsingør in Denmark. In doing so he could more easily attend a Swedish high...
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