Thomas Di Leva

Like every other countries, Sweden is full of eccentrics. Thomas Di Leva is one of them. He’s a dark haired high tuned singer, dressed in a dress (which isn’t common at all for men in Sweden). Like this isn’t enough for us Swedes, they say he sews his dresses himself!

Quite fancy, isn’t it?

He mostly sings in Swedish, in this voice that drives most people nuts. Most of his songs don’t even make sense. And people refer to him as a lunatic. But digging a little bit deeper in his lyrics, you’ll find that they are brilliant. Di Leva is smarter than most people think. And his message is nice. Save the earth and bring love to every species.

The biggest problem that people have about Di Leva is his extreme dress and his voice. But people who know much about music say that his pitch is perfect, he never sings false. His voice might be a bit high, but is at least not false.

I believe that Di Leva has started his own religion. That’s the impression he gives. Cosmos is his God and he lives in harmony with the trees and the flowers, and the animals are his friends. And he preaches that we are all leaves from the same tree. Some of his songs have names like “Kungen av Kosmos” (King of Cosmos), “Vi är vackra allihop” (We are all beautiful), “Vi har bara varandra” (The only thing we have is each other).

His main message is LOVE and saving earth. Most if his songs are about love to human or earth in one way or another. Like I said before, his lyrics are brilliant. For narrow-minded people they might be nothing, and his lyrics don’t make any sense to the first-listener. But they’re actually metaphors for all the things that are important in life. And many of his songs are also metaphors for dirty things… He’s quite a funny fella actually.

You wouldn’t think that this lunatic is actually a joker. He’s got distance to himself and he knows that people find him odd. I was once at a concert with him, and his opening line was:

“Welcome to an evening with Sweden’s most forbidden man!”

And then he giggled along with his audience.

Due to the fact that he can joke about himself, a question that many people have asked to themselves is: Is he really true? Or is this just a play to earn money? Is Di Leva like this in private?

I’m afraid that we will never find out. In his own very special way Di Leva is a beloved mystery. You can’t help wondering what’s under his skirt. Is he a man? Is he an alien? He’s that type of artist that you either hate or love.

Many people see him as some sort of dreamer who hopes and believes in peace and love. And even though his message might not reach through, the thought is nice.

And if people could just ignore his clothing and his ”bad” voice, and listen to his message instead, it would make the world a better place.

Here is one if his hits Naked Number One.

I am based on a true story
Naked number one, that’s what people call me. Tell them I’m in town, riding on a donkey. Sing a song and your heart will never fall. Make love, be a conscious animal.

I am not a fool. I am a magician. Eating up a flash. Understand my mission. Sing a song and your heart will never fall. Make love, be a conscious animal. Sing a song and your heart will never fall. Make love, be a conscious animal
Yeah, c’mon!

I hear your heartbeats in the ocean of love. We are together, yeah, the fairytale is flying Come share the visions on the mountain of peace. Just wish and all your dreams will come to life!

The lamb will return as a lion today.
The lamb will return as a lion today.
Ah, hey, hey! Hey, hey!

I am just a symbol, I am Naked Number One
I am just a symbol, I am Naked Number One
I am just a symbol, I am Naked Number One

Yeah, c’mon! I hear you heartbeats in the ocean of love. We are together, yeah, the fairytale is flying. Come share the visions on the mountain of peace.

Just wish and all your dreams will come to life! Yeah!

La-la-la-la! La-la-la-la-la-la!
La-la-la-la! La-la-la-la-la-la!
Just wish!

You find some of his Swedish songs + translation here.