Ringmasters is a professional vocal quartet from Sweden with an international reputation for precision, vocal power and a magnetic stage presence. Since winning the 2012 Barbershop Harmony Society International Quartet Championship, the group has built a career far beyond the competition stage, performing repertoire that ranges from close harmony and choral music to jazz and folk.Rooted in Sweden’s choral tradition, Ringmasters is known for programmes that combine technical brilliance with humour and light-hearted entertainment.
Their work includes concert, recording and video collaborations with artists such as VOCES8, Eric Whitacre and The King’s Singers.In addition to singing a cappella, Ringmasters also performs with symphony orchestras and big bands. Through live concerts and digital releases, the group continues to reach audiences around the world.
Podium Music represents Ringmasters and connects them with artist bookers such as Russ Artists.
https://www.podiummusic.org/artist/ringmasters/
Jakob’s love of sport almost had catastrophic consequences. When deciding on a high school, he applied to one specialized in breeding ice hockey stars. To our delight, but to the dismay of Sweden’s national team, Jakob changed his mind and placed his bets on his voice instead of his skates. The rest is history.
Jakob shares the load of lead singing in Ringmasters when he doesn’t sing the tenor part. He also holds very long notes at the end of some songs. When his idol, Tim Waurick of Vocal Spectrum, challenged Jakob to see who could post the longest, Jakob went first, clearing 52 seconds. Tim then decided it was wise just to leave it at that, and Jakob won on a walkover.
He remains the undisputed champion.
Rasmus has a head made for barbershop harmony. It contains the harmonies for over 150 tags, and Rasmus never misses an opportunity to sing them out, with old and new friends alike. He has found good use for this uncanny ability in his work as an arranger. In between supplying up and coming quartets he has also penned a few of Ringmasters’ own numbers.
As meticulous about structure in the real world as he is in the world of music, Rasmus holds regular meals and daily routines sacred. He might sound a bit square, but you can depend on Rasmus to turn into the roundest of pegs whenever there’s a party.
He also plays the drums and once came close to joining the progressive metal band The Flowerkings. Luckily, they thought him too young.
Didier’s talent for singing was unveiled at an early age while attending a French pre-school in Stockholm. His mother knew he would be a singer when he, just three years old, entertained the parents at his school with French songs, standing on a bin.
She made him, against his will, go to Adolf Fredriks School of Music where he learned to appreciate every aspect of music and today he can be very grateful to her for being able to sing with Ringmasters as well as the Royal Swedish Opera Choir and the Swedish Radio Choir, among other acapella groups.
When he’s not learning opera arias or barbershop songs he can often be seen with his phone in his hand watching an ice hockey or football game with his favorite team Djurgårdens IF, to some annoyance of the other guys.
As a young boy, Victor was always performing comical skits or musical acts to parents, teachers and the rest of his school. Then being raised in the wonderful climate of Swedish choral tradition, he grew up to become quite the singing stage animal.
Various schools and universities of music taught him to be a versatile singer and combined with his never-ending fascination for vocal sounds and what the voice can do, he has explored almost every genre from classical to barbershop to pop and even metal.
Victor’s career now evolves around singing, coaching, composing and arranging music. His a cappella group Lemon Squeezy have toured the world for over 15 years and recently won the world championship of barbershop in 2025.
Outside of music he takes deep interest in spiritual practices, health, relationships and psychology and loves to enjoy beautiful nature in silence.
As of 2026 Emanuel serves Ringmasters from behind the curtains when he's not doing the occasional sub gig with the group. While not being the active touring baritone of the quartet anymore, Emanuel's responsibilities are now much more focused on the management side along with administrative tasks. This guy knows the ins and outs of the whole operation!
