Miss Li

Linda Carlsson have been a vocalist her very existence, exploring from rock and roll to blues, jazz, Broadway, actually opera and metallic, and performing in a number of shows and rings, nonetheless it wasn’t until 2006 that this then-24-year-old Swede launched her profession in earnest, transforming herself into Miss Li and getting into a string of produces that was notably prolific rather than just a little precocious. Associated herself around the piano despite devoid of played the device since she was necessary to at college, and recruiting a support combo including dual bassist Clas Lassbo, drummer Gustav Nahlin (who also helped out with creation) and a three-piece horn section, Carlsson penned a slew of tunes sketching on pop, jazz, polka, nation, and tempo & blues but essentially rooted inside a theatrical cabaret/music hall pop design, with lyrics concentrated primarily on passionate and intimate escapades and a campily glorified hedonistic way of life. She released both her 1st solitary, “Oh Boy,” and recording, NIGHT TIME Heartbroken Blues, in November of 2006; God Place a Rainbow in the Sky adopted the next Might, and Songs of the Rag Doll made an appearance in Oct 2007. Shortly later on, her label released Greatest of 061122 — 071122, producing Li probably among the 1st artists ever sold to truly have a greatest-hits compilation only year . 5 after her debut launch (and a double-disc at that, including one group of B-sides and outtakes), although due to the fact each of her three albums is ten music and a half-hour lengthy, there wasn’t actually all that very much to select from, so it features as even more of a useful condensation. It had been, nevertheless, her most effective release to time, reaching amount 11 in the Swedish record graphs, coincident with “Oh Boy”‘s postponed popularity Ten. Li in addition has performed duets with her countrymen Lars Winnerbäck (“Om du Lämnade Mig Nu” — lots one strike) and Maia Hirasawa (“Crackers.”)