Bo Martin Erik Erikson (born August 27, 1965 in Uppsala, Sweden), better known by his stage name
E-Type, is a Swedish Eurodance musician with rock/metal roots.
He started his musical career in the 1980s as a drummer in the speed metal bands
Maninnya Blade and
Hexenhaus. In 1991 he met up with
Stakka Bo with two singles as a result of the partnership: We Got the Atmosphere in 1991 and Numania 1 in 1992. This earned him a job as a VJ on ZTV. His first solo single, I'm Falling was released in mid 1993 but did poorly commercially.
His breakthrough (as
E-Type) came in 1994 with the collaboration with the producers from Cheiron (
Denniz PoP,
Max Martin, and
Amadin) on his debut album Made in Sweden.