Bloom began working in the musical arena and teamed up first with bassist Andy Christell, working as a duo, with Bloom supplying the vocals and guitar to Christell's bass guitar. They were signed by Polygram and scored a local Swedish hit with the single "All Lips and Hips" in 1988. With guitarist Franco Santunione and drummer Niklas Sigevall, they formed the band, the Electric Boys. Their sound was a unique, and a bit more funky rather than straight rock and roll.[1] The band's debut, Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride held a better balanced version of Bloom and Christell's first hit, and they moved on to record another, Groovus Maximus, which never outdistanced their debut, and finally, after a change in lineup with the guitarist and drummer who had joined the duo leaving for new replacements, Freewheelin was released, but without much better critical or commercial success.
He is somewhat of a celebrity in Sweden and has also, especially with Electric Boys and later Silver Ginger 5, gained some international attention. After joining Hanoi Rocks, in 2004, however, Bloom has put his other projects in hold. He is also known in the UK for starring in an advert for Jameson Irish Whiskey.[2]
Discography
Solo
1996 Titanic Truth (as Conny Bloom's Titanic Truth)
1999 Psychonaut
2006 Been There, Done What? Live
2016 Fullt Upp
2020 Game! Set! Bloom!
Electric Boys
Albums
1990 Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride
1992 Groovus Maximus
1994 Freewheelin'
2011 And Them Boys Done Swang
2014 Starflight United
2018 The Ghostward Diaries
2021 Upside Down
2023 Grand Explosivos
Singles
1988 "All Lips 'N Hips" (original version; only became a hit in Sweden)
