Thomas Gustafsson (born 25 February 1968) is a
Swedish composer and musician from
Skövde,
Västergötland,
Sweden, north-east of
Gothenburg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as
Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full-time as a songwriter for the company G:songs. In addition to writing and composing songs for a living, he plays the guitar in the
hard rock band,
Masquerade. Thomas G:son is best known for the 69 songs he has written for national finals of twelve different countries for the
Eurovision Song Contest (ESC): 39 for
Sweden, eleven for
Spain, six for
Norway, five for
Denmark, four for
Finland, two for
Georgia, two for
Poland, one for
Cyprus, one for
Latvia, one for
Romania, one for
Belgium, and one for
Malta. He has also reached the Eurovision Song Contest ten times, three times for Sweden, three for Spain, once for Norway, twice for Georgia and once for Denmark. In 2012, G:son won the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer with the entry "
Euphoria" making his first victory in the competition.