Captain V

Olaf Charle Vikström (born February 5, 1962), also known by his stage name Captain V, is a Swedish singer-songwriter and musician best known as the hype man, rapper and main co-songwriter for Swedo-Finnish electronica act Twelve. He later founded an industrial/nu-metal-driven side project, V-Squad, in 1998. He has also appeared on other artists' works such as Violet Stars' hit "Set Me Free" (produced by Twelve's most frequent producer, Kåre Berrefjord).

Early life
Captain V was born Olaf Charle Vikström at in, the first of three children. His younger sister, Jennifer Vikström, is a pop singer known by the mononym Jenny. Contrary to popular belief, Captain V has stated that there has never been a sibling rivalry between him and his sister, neither personally nor musically.

Career
In 1991, he was invited to join Twelve by co-founder Nils Åkerström. The idea of having to move to the did not sit well with him, and said he would join only if the band would relocate from  to his native Stockholm. In order to secure Captain V's talent, Twelve relocated to and hired the management agency Siljemark Promotion AB, who also managed  and.