Totta Näslund (1945–2005) was a Swedish blues-rock singer, guitarist, and actor. Born Erik Torsten Näslund in Sandviken, he grew up in Köpmanholmen before moving to Gothenburg in 1970 . He rose to prominence in the 1970s as the lead singer of the progg groups Nynningen and Nationalteatern, a politically engaged “rock orchestra.” He also took a lead role in the influential 1977 musical theatre tour Tältprojektet �. en.wikipedia.org +8 In the 1980s, Totta founded Totta’s Bluesband, touring Sweden and the U.S. He released his first solo album in 1995 at age 50 and went on to record eight more, blending blues, soul, and rock, often singing covers and songs by others �.