FO&O

Biography

FO&O (formerly The Fooo and The Fooo Conspiracy) was a Swedish pop boy band formed in Stockholm in 2013. The group consisted of Oscar Enestad, Omar Rudberg, Felix Sandman and Oscar "Olly" Molander (until his departure in 2016).
In September 2017, the band announced an indefinite hiatus to focus on solo projects.

2013–2015: Off the Grid

In 2013, the band started out doing street performances in the streets of Stockholm while uploading the footage onto YouTube for their fans (called 'Foooers') to see. During 2013, the band made several television performances, at the gala Tillsammans för Världens Barn, and at the Idol 2013 finale in Globen. The band became known after Canadian singer Justin Bieber and his manager saw a video clip of the band on YouTube. Bieber's manager called the Fooo's management and asked if the band would want to become the opening act for Bieber's concert in Globen in April 2013 which the band accepted. The Fooo's first charting single was "Build a Girl", which reached number 41 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish singles chart. The song also charted on Digilistanchart reaching number 3. The Fooo's first EP, the self-titled The Fooo, was released on 16 August 2013 by The Artist House. They won the Swedish Grammis award "Innovator of the Year". Their debut studio album Off the Grid×Off the Grid2 April 2014 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Poping It2:422The Link Up3:113King of the Radio3:164Whistle2:335Build a Girl3:056Dumbstruck2:577Lose Our Lungs3:188Fridays Are Forever2:239Kangaroos2:2410Volcano3:101197 Ways3:5012Build a Girl (acoustic)3:04 topped the official Swedish Albums Chart in its first week of release on 2 April 2014. On 27 August 2014, they released their second extended play, Conspiration. The EP peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Albums Chart. They released their third extended play, Serenade in the United States on 30 October 2014. They released Coordinates as their fourth extended play on 7 January 2015. The EP peaked at number 33 on the Swedish Albums Chart. "Wild Hearts" was released as the lead single from the EP on 19 January 2015. They released the single "Run with Us×Run With Us5 June 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Run With Us2:332Roller Coaster (snippet)3Wild Hearts (snippet)" on 5 June 2015, followed by the single "Jimi Hendrix×Jimi Hendrix12 April 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Jimi Hendrix3:20" on 4 December 2015.

2016–2017: Melodifestivalen and FO&O

On 29 January 2016, they released the single "My Girl×My Girl29 January 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1My Girl3:11". The song peaked at number 58 on the Swedish Singles Chart. It was followed by the single "Summer Love×Summer Love29 April 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Summer Love2:382My Girl (Spanglish version)3:08", released on 29 April 2016 and peaking at number 54 on the Swedish Singles Chart. They re-released "My Girl" on 17 June 2016, featuring vocals from Danny Saucedo. On 28 October 2016, they released the single "Who Doesn't Love Love×Who Doesn't Love Love28 October 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Who Doesn't Love Love2:392Who Doesn't Love Love (Trop/House radio remix)2:48". In November 2016, Oscar "Olly" Molander left the band. On 30 November 2016, the Fooo Conspiracy was announced as one of the 28 acts to compete in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "Gotta Thing About You×Gotta Thing About You26 February 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Gotta Thing About You2:56", under the new name of FO&O. They qualified to "andra chansen" from the third semi-final and later qualified for the final, winning against De Vet Du's "Roadtrip". They placed eleventh in the final.
FO&O announced the release of their self-titled album on social media, including "Gotta Thing About You" and new single "So So Good".
In September 2017, after speculation in the Swedish press about the band's split, the band confirmed that they were on hiatus and were taking time to pursue solo projects.

Current members

Oscar Enestad, born (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997, in Sköndal, Stockholm
Felix Sandman, born (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998, in Värmdö, Stockholm County
Omar Rudberg, born (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998, in Anaco, Venezuela (moved to Kungsbacka with his mother at six years of age)

Past members

Oscar "Olly" Molander, born (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997, in Lidingö, Stockholm County