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Steve Dobrogosz
Person · male · United States · Bellefonte · born 1956 · recording since 1993
American composer, songwriter and pianist
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Also known as スティーヴ・ドブロゴス
Timeline
13 events▣ Album 11◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1950s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Hjertesproget
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography426 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1351020656
Biography
Steve Dobrogosz (born 26 January 1956 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) is an American composer, songwriter and pianist.
Dobrogosz is the son of Walter Dobrogosz and Donna Bartone and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and attended Jesse O. Sanderson High School. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and afterwards moved to Stockholm, Sweden in 1978, where he began recording and performing. Dobrogosz continues to reside in Stockholm.
Dobrogosz's over 1700 compositions span several genres, including jazz, pop, and classical. He has written a number of popular choral compositions, including Mass (1992) which has been performed in over 40 countries.
He has collaborated with singers such as Radka Toneff, Jeanette Lindström, Berit Andersson and Anna Christoffersson. His albums with Christoffersson, It's Always YouIt's Always YouSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Through the Rain3:482Looking Like That4:253Ravage Me4:074Remember Me4:045Better3:326Tomorrow3:507Higher3:338That Other Land5:129I'm Falling3:2310Dove4:1511Let Me In4:1012Hold Me Tight3:4713Life With You3:59 and RivertimeRivertimeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Rivertime3:542It Was Only Love4:583Let Me Keep It in the Dark3:454That Perfection6:515Woman on the Wall3:246Wishing Song4:227Starlit5:088Love Survives4:119Your Sky Was Painted Blue4:2910Dry4:2311You're My Candle5:0912Roads4:3413Starlit (reprise)3:45, were nominated for the Grammis Award in the jazz album category. His 1982 album with Radka Toneff, Fairy Tales, was named best Norwegian album of all time in a 2012 Norwegian artist poll.
He is married to Swedish flutist Katarina Fritzén. They have three sons, including Jonathan Fritzén, a contemporary jazz pianist and multi-instrumentalist.
Partial Discography
Songs (1980)
Confessions (1981)
Fairytales (1982) with Radka Toneff
The Child's Gift (1986) with Steve Dobrogosz Vocal Ensemble
Pianopieces (1994) solo, duets with Petur Östlund
Duckwalk (1996)
Mass and Chamber Music (1997) with St. Jacob's Chamber Choir
Ebony Moon (1998)
Best of Dobrogosz and Andersson (1999) with Berit Andersson
Feathers (2000) with Jeanette Lindstrom
Requiem/Te Deum (2004) with St. Jacob's Chamber Choir
It's Always You (2006) with Anna Christoffersson
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd (2006) with St. Jacob's Chamber Choir
Rivertime (2008) with Anna Christoffersson
My Rose (2009) with Projectkoor Opus, Netherlands
Stream (2009)
Poems (2007) with Annika Skoglund
Golden Slumbers (2009)
Your Songs (2010)
Covers (2010) with Anna Christoffersson
World (2010)
Celebratory Music (2010) with Andrew Canning, organ
Charts (2011)
Christmas Cantata (2012) Linköpings Akademiskakören
The Water of Life (2013)
Forest (2014)
Dreams (2014)
Free Country (2015)
Bara (2015) with Chikako Hino
The Wild Bird Flies (2016)
Stabat Mater (2016) Hiroshima Chuo Choir, Nozomi Terasawa
Silencer (2016)
Anthology (2017) with Berit Andersson
Sha-La (2017) Steve Dobrogosz Vocal Ensemble
The Earth Is Singing (2018) with SYC Ensemble Singers, Jennifer Tham
Rocking Chair (2019)
Mood (2020)
The Gospel Chord (2021)
Yuletide (2022)
Almost Live (2022) with Anna Christoffersson
The Wild Bird Flies (2022) jazz collection
Leaves in the Grass (2023)
Parables (2024)
Candlelight Candlelight Two (2024)
Blues Conspiracy (2024)
Relived (2024) covers
Whirligig (2024)
Ambient Land Scapes (2025)
17 Reels (2025) original Scottish reels
Relived Again (2025) covers
Lounge (2025) piano trio jazz
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 33 | 71.4th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (11 release groups · 11 studio albums)
Albums · 11
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks
1Mor Danmark2Kære blide danske bæk3Moders navn er en himmelsk lyd4En yndig og frydefuld sommertid5Langt højere bjerge6I Danmark er jeg født7Hvor smiler fager den danske kyst8Der er et yndigt land9Havet omkring Danmark10Jeg elsker de grønne lunde11Vort modersmål er dejligt12Underlige aftenlufte13Som en rejselysten flåde14Blæsten går frisk over limfjordens vande15Jeg er havren16I skovens dybe, stille ro17Den danske sang er en ung blond pige18Vi elsker vort land19Venner, ser på Danmarks kort20Jeg ser de bøgelyse øerDobrogosz: Mass & Chamber Music
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:10:46
1Mass: I. Introitus1:162Mass: II. Kyrie4:123Mass: III. Gloria6:094Mass: IV. Credo5:575Mass: V. Sanctus5:266Mass: VI. Agnus Dei6:397The Quiet6:428Shells: I. Mother of Pearl4:129Shells: II. Nautilus3:1710Shells: III. Triton2:3711Shells: IV. Coral5:4612Inland9:0913Resting Place3:3614Underture5:481997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:13:07
1Her Vil Ties, Her Vil Bies4:112Kirkeklokke, Mellem Ædle Malme4:533Vær Velkommen, Herrens År2:564Det Kimer Nu Til Julefest4:445Velkommen Igen, Guds Engle Små3:576Kimer, I Klokker2:467Et Barn Er Født I Betlehem4:068Lad Det Klinge Sødt I Sky3:369Hjerte, Løft Din Glædes Vinger4:3210Julen Har Bragt Velsignet Bud3:3111Forunderligt At Sige2:5712Den Yndigste Rose Er Funden3:3313Dybt Hælder Året I Sin Gang4:2214Den Store Hvide Flok3:3315Der Er Ingenting I Verden Så Stille Som Sne3:1116Her Kommer, Jesus Dine Små2:4917Glade Jul3:3218Barn Jesus I En Krybbe Lå1:4619Jul, Jul, Strålende Jul2:4320Julen Har Englelyd2:2521Ind Under Jul3:042000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:06:50
1Butterfly4:422Never Let Me Go7:313The Look of Love4:184Love Makes You Suffer3:575Both Sides, Now5:256My Hands5:207Almost Blue6:318Like Water5:179Moon River5:5510To Whom It May Concern3:5311Future Window4:0512You Are There5:3413Deep Space4:222006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 52:05
1Through the Rain3:482Looking Like That4:253Ravage Me4:074Remember Me4:045Better3:326Tomorrow3:507Higher3:338That Other Land5:129I'm Falling3:2310Dove4:1511Let Me In4:1012Hold Me Tight3:4713Life With You3:592008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 58:53
1Rivertime3:542It Was Only Love4:583Let Me Keep It in the Dark3:454That Perfection6:515Woman on the Wall3:246Wishing Song4:227Starlit5:088Love Survives4:119Your Sky Was Painted Blue4:2910Dry4:2311You're My Candle5:0912Roads4:3413Starlit (reprise)3:452009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:49
1Goodnight4:302Golden Slumbers / You Never Give Me Your Money2:463Across the Universe6:144Two of Us3:455Blackbird3:236If I Fell4:227Don't Let Me Down4:228The Long and Winding Road4:489Because4:1110I'll Follow the Sun2:2511You've Got to Hide Your Love Away4:1312I Will3:502010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:37
1Shine on Through4:182Tiny Dancer5:553I Need You to Turn To3:094My Father’s Gun4:595Sacrifice4:106Blues for Baby and Me5:277Pinky4:248Daniel3:529High Flying Bird5:2010Can You Feel the Love Tonight5:2711Friends2:4112Harmony3:552010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:06:36
1Ave Maria4:222Jealous Guy4:333Ooh Child4:154Like a Hurricane6:155Just the Way You Are5:246I Have Nothing5:487Through the Morning, Through the Night4:508Somewhere4:039I Heard It Through the Grapevine5:2910A Song for You5:2611Dig Me a Grave5:5212All Around6:2313Akikazeni Ni3:562023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 22:31
1Botony Bay1:152Bread Upon the Waters1:243Superskin2:084New Toowoomba1:125Farmhouse Ambush1:176The Realm1:097Bellybutton1:548Two‐Canes1:229Beanstalk1:2110Mister Underfoot1:4611Kettle Belly2:1012Outpost1:4913Stardust Theater1:1914The Forward2:252026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:00:02
1Bombay4:072Speechless3:343Lavender Eyes4:214Chicago2:505Elmer Fudd's Secret Plan4:116Holyland3:157Deplorables3:148Next to You4:119Sidewinder Reel2:3510Dayrace2:4311Monkeys0:5312The Pride3:3013Anyday Now3:0214Pretty Little Thing2:4515Drawing the Bow3:0716Stripped3:0017Cowpie3:2318Texas Twister2:2919Valse de Solitude No.12:52
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Steve Dobrogosz head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 33 | 71.4th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/04dd15fe-185d-4a58-80b7-4de30d1c6856core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q919038genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q919038seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Dobrogoszbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Dobrogosz
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Wikidata: Q919038 · MusicBrainz: 04dd15fe-185d-4a58-80b7-4de30d1c6856
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