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As an associate of Hoola Bandoola Music group, Björn Afzelius was central within the Swedish music motion from the ’70s that stressed a political (socialist) message. Like a single artist, and as well as Mikael Wiehe, he held his fame through the ’80s and in addition reached a higher recognition …

“> “> Swedish pc nerd Jonas Altberg (aka Basshunter) became an online phenomenon in the first 2000s with geek-friendly dance singles like “Boten Anna” (Anna Bot) and “Vi Sitter we Ventrilo och Spelar DotA” (We Sit down in Ventrilo and Play DotA). Altberg started composing tracks on his family computer …

A pop idol whose soulful vocals and vivid delivery put her in group with fellow Swedes Agnes Carlsson and Sonja Aldén, Sarah Dawn Finer shot to stardom in her homeland because of her strong teaching on the 2007 Melodifestivalen competition. The little girl of the American dance therapist along with …

In her even more meditative moments, the folky Swedish singer/songwriter Anna Ternheim appears to conjure up the darkness of fellow Swede Sophie Zelmani; at various other situations, her poignant, immediate, piano-driven music nod to performers like Coldplay and, to a certain degree, Dido. It had been probably because of this …

Carola Haggkvist, better referred to as Carola, was among Sweden’s most widely used and enduring schlager performers for more than twenty years. Representing Sweden within the Eurovision competition on several events, Carola famously gained the competition by way of a slender margin in 1991 using the melody “Fangad Av En …

Recognized to her fans as simply Nathalie, pop singer Nathalie Schmeikal was a finalist over the Swedish tv program Idol who continued to some short-lived recording profession. Blessed in 1985 in the town of Mölndal, Sweden, Schmeikal was raised in the city of Skärhamn. After effectively auditioning for Idol (fundamentally …

Seemingly from nowhere, Håkan Hellström arrived along with his smash hit debut single “Känn Ingen Sorg För Mig Göteborg” within the spring of 2000. Although this is his debut like a single artist, Hellström have been a musician for a long time. As an associate of indie pop/rock and roll …

With a feeling of humor as large as their bass drops, Swedish duo Dada Life separated themselves in the EDM competition because they increased to fame through the 2010-2011 season. Stockholm-based DJs/companies Olle Corneer and Stefan Engblom emerged jointly in 2006, merging pop-leaning electro noises (the “Lifestyle” little bit) with …

The Noises — a Swedish group whose poppy, synthesizer-heavy music is unapologetically indebted to Blondie and Missing Individuals — feature the coed talents of vocalist Maja Ivarsson, keyboardist Jesper Anderberg, bassist Johan Bengtsson, drummer Fredrik Nilsson, and guitarist Felix Rodriguez. The brand new wave throwbacks 1st banded collectively in 1999 …

The flamboyant multicultural Swedish dance-pop group Army of Enthusiasts formed in 1987, the brainchild of composer and producer Alexander Bard. Five years previous Bard first surfaced as an associate from the short-lived trio Baard, most widely known for the solitary “Life inside a Goldfish Dish.” In 1985 — in pull, …