In the beginning his alias was "Stakka B".

Bo Johan Renck (born 5 December 1966, Uppsala) is a Swedish director of music videos, TV and film and also an occasional recording artist using the moniker Stakka Bo.

Stakka Bo scored a hit single in 1993/1994 with the song "Here We Go". It peaked at #4 in Sweden's Singles chart, #13 in the UK Singles Chart and #109 in the U.S (i.e. #9 in the US Bubbling Under The Hot 100 Singles chart). The song was featured on an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head with Beavis stating he thinks "Ace of Base sucks." "Here We Go" was also featured in the movies Prêt-à-porter, Never Been Kissed, Alien Autopsy and in the video game UEFA Euro 2004. The follow up, "Down The Drain" stalled at #24 in Sweden and #64 in the UK.