Tommy Albert Blom was a Swedish singer-songwriter, musician, radio presenter, and voice actor. He was the lead vocalist of the rock band Tages in the 1960s, and later a member of Idolerna in the 1990s. He was later the voice of Mr. Krabs in the Swedish dub of the American television show SpongeBob SquarePants.
Blom in 1967
Blom in 2011
Tages were a Swedish rock band formed in Gothenburg in 1963. The group, whose original line-up consisted of Tommy Blom, Göran Lagerberg, Danne Larsson, Anders Töpel and Freddie Skantze, were one of the most successful Swedish bands of the 1960s. They achieved thirteen top-20 singles on Kvällstoppen, such as "Sleep Little Girl", "I Should Be Glad", "In My Dreams", and "Miss Mac Baren", as well as having two albums certified gold, Tages (1965) and Tages 2 (1966).
Tages in 1965; from left to right: Anders Töpel, Danne Larsson, Göran Lagerberg, Freddie Skantze and Tommy Blom
Tages receiving the prize for the West Coast's Beatles competition, 16 August 1964