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Cecilia Nordlund
Mette Marie Cecilia Nordlund (born 13 September 1973 in Östersund, Jämtland) is a Swedish songwriter, singer, composer and guitarist from Malmö. She has been part of the bands Souls, Monkeystrikes and Sunshine Rabbits, and has released solo work under the stage name Cilihili. Biography Nordlund joined the band Souls in Helsingborg in 1991 with Johan Karlsson (bass), Andreas Danielsson (guitar) and Tony Fideke (drums). They released two albums, both produced by Steve Albini, and opened for Bush and Veruca Salt in the US. After Souls disbanded, Nordlund founded the band Monkeystrikes with Christoffer Lundquist of Brainpool. They released one album, ''You Hate My Beautiful Love'', in 2005. Nordlund released a solo album, ''Not Listening'', in 2009 under the stage name Cilihili. Nordlund has directed music videos for Marit Bergman, Fever Ray and Helena Josefsson. She sings on Bergman's "Adios Amigos" and Fever Ray's "Keep the Streets Empty for Me." She also composed the soun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östersund
Östersund (; sma, Staare) is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön. It is the only city in Jämtland. The northern part of the urban area is located inside of the municipality of Krokom. Östersund is the region's cultural and economical centre and by tradition a city of trade and commerce. The city had one of the most extensive garrisons in Sweden prior to its closure in the early-21st century. Östersund has the Mid Sweden University's largest campus site with approximately 7,000 students. With a total population of 50,960 (2017) Östersund is the 22nd most populous city in Sweden, the 46th most populous city in Scandinavia, and by far the largest inland city in Northern Sweden. The city was the only Swedish city founded and chartered in the 18th century. Östersund wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoffer Lundquist
Carl Christoffer Lundquist (born 1970) is a Swedish musician and producer. He was once in the band Brainpool, where he started as a bass player and backing vocalist, but moved to play both the bass and the guitar. Brainpool won a Swedish Grammy in 1994 (best new band). He has also produced albums by Roxette, Per Gessle and Gyllene Tider and played bass and backing vocals in Roxette and participated in Gessle's solo projects. He has his own studio in the rural south of Sweden, The Aerosol Grey Machine Studio (AGM) in Vallarum, Scania. The AGM is primarily an analogue studio with much vintage equipment and two live echo chambers. Since its start in 1998, the AGM has hosted a vast selection of both Swedish and international artists like Roxette, Per Gessle, Ed Harcourt, Ulf Lundell, Gyllene Tider, Thåström, Bo Sundström, Wilmer X, Christian Kjellvander, Helena Josefsson, Sandy Mouche, Peter von Poehl, Edda Magnason, and Moneybrother. In May 2011, Lundquist released his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Jessica Nettelbladt
Jessica Maria Nettelbladt (born 7 August 1972, in Malmö) is a Swedish director and documentary filmmaker, specializing in personal interviews. Biography Nettelbladt attended the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts and received her master's degree in independent filmmaking from the University of Gothenburg. She currently runs the production company Lejoni Produktions. Her documentary, ''I Am My Own Dolly Parton'', featuring interviews with Gudrún Hauksdóttir, Helena Josefsson, Cecilia Nordlund, The Cardigans' Nina Persson and Lotta Wenglen, premiered at the Tempo documentary film festival on March 11 and later at New York at the Tribeca Grand as part of the Nordic Music Documentary Festival. The film began as a Dolly Parton tribute concert but evolved into a work about independent musicians, role models and parenthood. The film was nominated best documentary at Zürich Filmfestival. Her feature film Monalisa Story was praised by critics. It had its world premiere, and in competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotta Wenglen
Lotta may refer to: * Lotta (name), a diminutive name of Charlotte and Charlotta * Lotta (river), a river in northern Finland and Murmansk Oblast, Russia Other * Lotta Svärd, Finnish paramilitary organization of World War II * Lotta Svärd (poem), epic poem * Lotta Continua Italian paramilitary organization * Lotta Comunista, Italian political party * Lake Lotta, American lake * '' Lotta in Love'', 2006 telenovela * "Lotta på Liseberg", Swedish sing-a-long See also *Lota (name) *Alfred J. Lotka Alfred James Lotka (March 2, 1880 – December 5, 1949) was a US mathematician, physical chemist, and statistician, famous for his work in population dynamics and energetics. An American biophysicist, Lotka is best known for his propos ... * Latta (other) * Litta (other) * Lotha (other) * Losta (other) * Lota (other) * Lott (other) * Lotte (other) * Lotto (other) * Lotts (other) * Lotti ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Persson
Nina Elisabet Persson (; born 6 September 1974) is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish rock band The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and one under her own name, and has also appeared as a guest artist with several other acts. Persson made her acting debut in the film ''Om Gud vill'' which was released in 2006. She appears on the Manic Street Preachers song "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough", which reached #2 on the UK chart, on the album ''Send Away the Tigers''. She also features on the 2009 Sparklehorse/Danger Mouse (music producer), Danger Mouse collaboration ''Dark Night of the Soul (album), Dark Night of the Soul'' singing "Daddy's Gone". Persson's first solo album released under her own name, ''Animal Heart'', was released on 10 February 2014 on the independent British record label Lojinx, Lojinx Records. Personal life Persson grew up in Jönköping, Sweden. "I grew up in a middle-class, academic family," Persson said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cardigans
The Cardigans is a Swedish rock band formed in Jönköping, Sweden, in 1992 by guitarist Peter Svensson, bassist Magnus Sveningsson, drummer Bengt Lagerberg, keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson and lead singer Nina Persson. Post-hiatus shows since 2012 have been with Oskar Humlebo on guitar instead of Svensson. With their debut album ''Emmerdale'' (1994) they gained a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. Their second album ''Life'' (1995) secured them an international reputation. Their popularity rose when their single "Lovefool", from the album ''First Band on the Moon'' (1996), was included in the soundtrack to the 1996 film ''Romeo + Juliet''. Other singles included "Erase/Rewind" and "My Favourite Game" from the album '' Gran Turismo'' (1998). After a two-year hiatus, the band returned recording and releasing their fifth album ''Long Gone Before Daylight'' (2003), a mellower country-flavoured record. Their last album so far is ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudrún Hauksdóttir
Gudrun ( ; non, Guðrún) or Kriemhild ( ; gmh, Kriemhilt) is the wife of Sigurd/Siegfried and a major figure in Germanic heroic legend and literature. She is believed to have her origins in Ildico, last wife of Attila the Hun, and two queens of the Merovingian dynasty, Brunhilda of Austrasia and Fredegund. In both the Continental (German) and Scandinavian traditions, Gudrun/Kriemhild is the sister of the Burgundian king Gunther/Gunnar and marries the hero Siegfried/Sigurd. Both traditions also feature a major rivalry between Gudrun and Brunhild, Gunther's wife, over their respective ranks. In both traditions, once Sigurd has been murdered, Gudrun is married to Etzel/Atli, the legendary analogue of Attila the Hun. In the Norse tradition, Atli desires the hoard of the Nibelungen, which the Burgundians had taken after murdering Sigurd, and invites them to his court; intending to kill them. Gudrun then avenges her brothers by killing Atli and burning down his hall. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Josefsson
Helena Marianne Josefsson (born 23 March 1978) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist in the band Sandy Mouche and has collaborated with Per Gessle, Roxette, Arash Labaf, The Ark and various other Swedish musical projects as a backing vocalist. Josefsson toured with Roxette during 2011 on their Neverending World Tour and also toured with Gessle, most notably during his 2018 ''Per Gessle's Roxette'' tour around Europe, where she was lead singer in a number of songs. In 2015 she recorded a jazz-covers album ''Happiness'' with Swedish trio Kontur, as well as cooperating with Roxette's bass guitarist Magnus Börjesson in a "jazz electronique" project. In addition to ''Happiness'' she has released three other solo albums, ''Dynamo'' (2007), '' Kyss Mej'' (''Kiss me'' 2011) and ''Beauty Love Anything'' (2019). Early life and Sandy Mouche Helena Marianne Josefsson was born in Kalmar, Sweden on 23 March 1978. Her parents, Per Olof Josefsson (born 1947 in Virserum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brainpool (band)
Brainpool is a pop music group from Lund, Sweden. The band was most popular in the mid-1990s, mostly in the Swedish indie-pop scene together with other bands like Eggstone or Beagle. History This Swedish band was formed in Lund, Scania, and the original members were vocalist Jan "Janne" Kask, guitarist David Birde, bassist Christoffer Lundquist, and drummer Jens Jansson. The band signed to Per Gessle's music publishing company Jimmy Fun Music and released three albums: ''Soda'' (1994; Swedish Grammy as New Band), ''Painkiller'' (1995) and ''Stay Free'' (1996). They took part as support act during the ''European Crash! Boom! Bang!'' Tour by Roxette in 1994. Janne Kask left the band in 1997 to pursue a solo career. For a while the other band members were looking for a new lead singer, but soon gave up. "It didn't take long for us to realize that it would be impossible to let another person join", David Birde explained in an interview tThe Daily Roxette "It would have to be the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veruca Salt
Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro and bassist Steve Lack. They are best known for their first single, " Seether", that was released on the 1994 album ''American Thighs''. They followed up that success with 1997's ''Eight Arms to Hold You''. By 1998, Post was the only original member still in the band and continued on with other musicians. Veruca Salt released the album '' Resolver'' in 2000 and the album '' IV'' in 2006. After a hiatus in 2012, the band reformed with its original lineup. Their fifth studio album, ''Ghost Notes'', was released in 2015. History 1992–1998: Formation and mainstream success Named after Veruca Salt, the spoiled rotten rich girl from the 1964 children's book ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' by Roald Dahl, Veruca Salt was formed in Chicago in 1992 by Louise Post (guitar and vocals) and Nina Gordon (guitar and vocals). Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
