Sofia Karlsson

Folksingers don’t usually produce best-selling albums, but Sweden’s Sofia Karlsson can be an exemption. Her breakthrough disk, Svarta Ballader (Dark Ballads), sold an astounding 60,000 copies — a large amount on her behalf homeland — and brought her the Swedish exact carbon copy of a Grammy. What managed to get especially remarkable may be the undeniable fact that the tracks had been interpretations of poems with the Swedish poet Dan Andersson, barely materials with mass charm. But Karlsson provides always got her quirks. Delivered in Stockholm in 1975, her grandparents had been her initial affects, with her grandfather playing accordion and her grandmother in the pump body organ, while her mom reportedly frequently sang during excursions in the automobile. After that, it was nearly unavoidable that Sofia would grab an array of musical affects, from Dolly Parton to Lena Willemark. After graduating from the Royal University of Music in Stockholm, where she was students within the folk music section, she arrived a renowned gig as vocalist with Groupa, among the country’s most long lasting and innovative folk works. She trapped with them for four years, until 2002, when she released her single debut, Folk Tracks. Nonetheless it was Svarta Ballader 3 years later that basically set up her as a significant musician, and she spent another 2 yrs touring behind the disc before issuing her third record, Visor från Vinden (Tracks through the Loft), which noticed her delving in to the repertoire of traditional Swedish tracks. In live show, furthermore to singing before a crack music group which includes guitarist Roger Tallroth, Karlsson has solid wood flute and bouzouki.