José Gabriel González (born 31 July 1978) is a Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Gothenburg.

Escaping to Brazil, they were granted asylum by the Swedish consulate in Rio de Janeiro and relocated to Gothenburg in 1977.

"[5] González grew up listening to Latin folk and pop music and has named Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez as a favourite artist.

[8][9] The first band González played in was Back Against the Wall, a Gothenburg hardcore punk group influenced by Black Flag, Misfits, and Dead Kennedys.

It was discovered by Joakim Gävert, co-founder of the then-fledgling label Imperial Records, who signed González as their first official artist.

His work, although mostly original, also includes acoustic covers of such hits as "Heartbeats" by his fellow Swedes the Knife, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division, "Born in the U.S.A." and "The Ghost of Tom Joad" by Bruce Springsteen, "Hand on Your Heart" by Kylie Minogue, "Smalltown Boy" by Bronski Beat, "Teardrop" by Massive Attack, and "Last Snowstorm of the Year" by Low.

Its lyrical content was in part influenced by books like The God Delusion by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and Practical Ethics by ethicist Peter Singer.

The latter sampled by British hip hop artist Plan B on the song "Cast a Light", which appears on the Paint It Blacker EP.

[20] González collaborated with the Books on Red Hot Organization's Dark Was the Night compilation album, fundraising for HIV and AIDS awareness, which was released in February 2009.

[21] In 2011, he contributed to the organization's follow-up album, Red Hot+Rio 2 with the song "Um Girassol Da Cor Do Seu Cabelo", recorded with Mia Doi Todd.

His music features prominently on the soundtrack to Ben Stiller's 2013 film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, as do a few tracks by Junip.