Mimikry is a Swedish punk rock band established by singer Hjalmar "Hjalle" Östman and drummer Jonas "Heavy" Stentäpp both coming from the Gagnef region west of Sweden.

The two principal members Hjalle (Hjalmar Östman, born 1976 in Floda, Gagnef Municipality) and Heavy (Jonas Stentäpp, born 1975 in Björbo, Gagnef Municipality) met each other very early on when they both competed in På rymmen (a Swedish version of Wanted) on TV4,[1] which had an average of 1.7 million viewers.

Forming the duo Hjalle och Heavy, the band released three albums in 1998.

[2] The 16-track album included a mix of songs produced as Hjalle och Heavy, Mimikry, and Dökött (Stentäpp's metal band trio).

The band Mimikry formed in 1993 released its debut album Automatiskt after the huge success and popularity of Hjalle och Heavy.