Björn Ranelid

Per Björn Sigvardson Ranelid (born 21 May 1949) is a Swedish author from Malmö. Since the beginning of his career in 1983, Ranelid has published twenty novels and written about five hundred articles in different magazines and newspapers. The author has also made numerous speeches throughout the years since his debut. He has been living in Stockholm since 1989.

His works have been translated into French, English, German, Norwegian and Finnish.

Education and teaching career
Ranelid has been a postgraduate student in literature at Lund University. He has taught in literature, Swedish and philosophy on the high school level.

Football career
Ranelid played professional football for Malmö FF and Helsingborgs IF however only with limited appearances in each club's first team. He started as a youth player in Håkanstorps BK before moving to Malmö FF in his teenage years, Ranelid transferred to Helsingborgs IF in 1970.

Musical career
Ranelid took part in Melodifestivalen 2012 with "Mirakel". The lyrics are by Björn Ranelid himself and music by Fredrik Andersson. The song features Sara Li in vocals. The song reached the Final 10.

Discography

 * 2012: "Mirakel" (feat. Sara Li) (Melodifestivalen 2012)