On 2 April 2008 he released his solo album 'Markusevangeliet', with the debut single "Jag är en vampyr" made it to the Top 5 on Sverigetopplistan. The same year he appeared on albums by Annika Norlin, Johnossi and Eldkvarn. He also toured with Lars Winnerbäck in summer of 2008 followed by an extensive solo tour. He was nominated for several awards including Rockbjörnen, Grammisgalan and P3 Guld. He followed by releases of Prinsen av Peking and Lev som en gris, dö som en hund in 2009. His album Mänsklig värme released on 28 March 2012 entered the Swedish Albums Chart straight at No. 1 making it his biggest success ever.
Other Projects
;Pello Revolvers Pello Revolvers is a band formed by songwriter Hans-Erik Kangasharju, which includes Hans-Erik Kangasharju, Tobias Henriksson, Johan Sammelin, Robert Arlinder, Markus Krunegård, Ralf Rotmalm, Anna Edemo and David Nygård. Pello Revolvers formed in 2001 and signed to Massive Decline of Power Against Recordings. They released the self-titled Pello Revolvers in 2003, Borg Mesch in 2004 and No Spare Tyres in 2005. ;P3 Live Between January 2008 and August 2009, Krunegård hosted the radio showP3 Live at Sveriges Radio P3. ;Laakso Besides his solo career, he is also a member of the Swedish indie bandLaakso, with the other members being David Nygård, Lars Skoglund and Mikael Fritz. The band has released four albums; I Miss You I'm Pregnant in 2003, My Gods in 2005, as well as Mother am I Good Looking? and Mämmilärock, both in 2007. Their fifth album, titled Grateful Dead is set to be released on 22 April 2016. They have also released the EPs BALE, Long Beach, Aussie Girl, High Drama and Västerbron & Vampires, as well as two standalone singles; Demon in 2003, and Laakso in 2004. ;Hets Krunegård has also been a member of the defunct supergroup Hets with Henrik Svensson, Christoffer Roth and Per Nordmark. The short-lived project was formed in 2006 and disbanded in 2007. They released one self-titled album on their own record labelEtikett: Hets. Their song "Hasses brorsas låtsassyrras kompis fest" was used as main theme for the swedish young adult tv-show "Hasses brorsas låtsassyrras kompis", aired 2007-2008 on SVT. ;Serenades In April 2011, he announced the forming of the duo Serenades together with Adam Olenius from Shout Out Louds. Their first release was the EP Birds, released on 18 April 2011.
Personal life
Krunegård grew up in Röda Stan, a neighborhood of Norrköping and studied at the local Hagagymnasiet Haga School in Norrköping. Besides his Swedish origin, he also has roots in Pello in the Finnish Torne Valley on the Swedish-Finnish border. Krunegård is married and has one daughter born in 2011.
