Mauro Scocco's stellar career began in 1980 as part of Stockholm-based pop group Ratata. The genre-hopping Swede has since released a slew of solo albums of romantic odes and heart-swelling melodies across three decades, turning his hand to the radio-friendly ballads of 1988's self-titled debut and the instrumental piano opus of Det Sjungande Trädet with equal verve. Pushing pop's boundaries, Scocco has the ability to move from slick soul to dance floor-ready Italo disco—cementing his status as one of his country's most forward-thinking singer/songwriters.