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Artist: Ulf Lundell
Going in the tracks of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, Lundell acquired an unequaled position as the singer and songwriter and rock poet in Sweden during the '70s and '80s. His importance waned in the '90s, but his name kept the glow of old rock stars. While overshadowing most Swedish groups at home, he was almost totally unknown abroad,... [+] Read More
Artist: The Lundell Brothers
Artist: Tomas Andersson Wij
Starting out with music journalism and book editing, Tomas Andersson Wij took to the stage as singer/songwriter, and soon started to get known as a skilled and sensitive songwriter. As a kid, he sang and played guitar in church, performing for a secular audience for the first time at the age of ten. After finishing school, he worked as a... [+] Read More
Artist: The Great Deceiver
When formidable, critically acclaimed, heavily influential Swedish melodic death metal troupe and Earache recording artists At the Gates decided to call it a day at the top of their game, three of its members quickly formed the Haunted. But what was still unclear was to whom vocalist Tomas Lindberg would next lend his throaty growls. The answer... [+] Read More
Artist: Lars Demian
Lars Demian debuted in the early '90s to big success. For a few years, he was one of the main names on the Swedish singer/songwriter scene, and also managed to get a big number of crossover fans. But refusing to release the records expected, and focusing more on the theater, his appearances during the late '90s were sporadic. Demian was born in... [+] Read More
Artist: Lars Winnerbäck
Starting out in a conservative singer/songwriter style, Winnerbäck slid towards pop and rock. In the late '90s, that transition had given him a position as one of the youngest and most popular singer/songwriters in Sweden. Winnerbäck was born in Stockholm but grew up in Linköping, where he sang in the punk rock band Snoddas. Playing a concert... [+] Read More
Artist: Sophie Zelmani
With no musical background and without ever having performed in public, Zelmani rose to the top of the charts with her debut album. In spite of being known as very shy, she soon reached an audience all over Europe and Asia with her tender singer/songwriter country. Zelmani got her first guitar at the age of 14 and was taught some chords by her... [+] Read More
Artist: Cornelis Vreeswijk
Cornelis Vreeswijk was of great importance to the Swedish ballad, by giving it a much wider audience as well as by incorporating elements of blues, jazz, pop, and Latin rhythms. Vreeswijk reached fame during the mid-'60s with often very political lyrics, and when his songs weren't political, they were explicit in a way that caused them to be... [+] Read More
