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Fred Åkerström Grant
Fred Åkeström grant is an allowance granted every year to "a person who has worked in a significant way to preserve, develop, and / or create Swedish visor." It was named after Fred Åkerström. The custom began in 1987 by the () in collaboration with Länsförsäkringar. The grant is awarded during the Visfestival and the prize money is 40,000 krona. Grant winners * 1987 – * 1988 – Åsa Jinder * 1989 – Ewert Ljusberg * 1990 – Lena Willemark * 1991 – * 1992 – * 1993 – Mikael Samuelson & Mats Bergström * 1994 – Ola Magnell * 1995 – * 1996 – Stefan Sundström * 1997 – * 1998 – Björn Ulvaeus * 1999 – * 2000 – Olle Adolphson * 2001 – * 2002 – Kjell Höglund * 2003 – * 2004 – * 2005 – CajsaStina Åkerström * 2006 – * 2007 – Alf Hambe * 2008 – Jack Vreeswijk * 2009 – Marie Bergman * 2010 – * 2011 – * 2012 – Stefan Andersson * 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Ballad Tradition
{{Use dmy dates, date=December 2020 The Scandinavian ballad tradition is the tradition of Scandinavian poetic singer-songwriters. Within the tradition, the Swedish ballad tradition has been particularly influential, but the tradition also exists in the other Scandinavian countries. This ''visa'' tradition should not be confused with traditional "medieval" Swedish ballads (''medeltida ballader''), which are representative of a typical tradition of Scandinavian ballads. Tradition The Scandinavian ballad tradition today is both a respected art form and an important basis of the popular Scandinavian sing-along tradition. The song type is typically known as ''visa'' in Swedish or ''vise'' in Norwegian, and troubadours in the genre are called ''vissångare'' in Swedish or ''visesanger'' in Norwegian. In context, the Swedish word "ballad" is a subtype of "visa" that tells a story in many verses, similar to the medieval ballads, as opposed to for instance lyrical songs about the beauty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. Specific locations * 1994 in British music * 1994 in Norwegian music Specific genres *1994 in country music * 1994 in heavy metal music * 1994 in hip hop music * 1994 in Latin music * 1994 in jazz Events January–February *January 19 – Bryan Adams becomes the first major Western music star to perform in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. *January 21–February 5 – The Big Day Out festival takes place, again expanding from the previous year's venues to include the Gold Coast, Queensland and Auckland in New Zealand. The festival is headlined by Soundgarden, Ramones and Björk. *January 25 – Alice in Chains release their ''Jar of Flies'' album which makes its US chart debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so. *January 29 – The Supremes' Mary Wilson is injured when her Jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside Los Angeles, USA. Wilson's 14-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell Höglund
Kjell Höglund (born 8 December 1945 in Östersund, Sweden) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Höglund, who found his musical breakthrough in the 1970s, is in his native country renowned for his mixture of Realism (arts), realism, absurdism and surrealism. In 1992 he was nominated for a Grammis award for best male pop. Kjell Höglund has also published books with esoteric and pseudo-scientific content. Many of Höglund's beliefs presented in these works are similar to those of the Danish new age mystic Martinus Thomsen, Martinus. Selected songs * Jag hör hur dom ligger med varandra i våningen ovanför (Translation of title: ''I can hear them sleeping with each other in the flat above'') * Genesarets sjö (Translation of title: ''Lake of Gennesaret'') * Man vänjer sig (Translation of title: ''One gets used to it'') * Holländsk Genever (Translation of title: ''Dutch Gin'') * Häxprocessen (Translation of title: ''The witch process'') * Desertör (Translation of title: ''Deser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002. Specific locations * 2002 in British music * 2002 in Norwegian music * 2002 in South Korean music Specific genres * 2002 in classical music * 2002 in country music * 2002 in heavy metal music * 2002 in hip hop music * 2002 in Latin music * 2002 in jazz Events January–February * January 1 – Eric Clapton marries his 25-year-old American girlfriend in a surprise wedding ceremony at a church in the English village of Ripley, Surrey. * January 8 – The Black Crowes announce they are taking a hiatus. * January 14 – Adam Ant is committed to a psychiatric hospital two days after being arrested for carrying a firearm into a London pub that Ant claims was fake. * January 18 – Rapper C-Murder is arrested and charged with second-degree murder over a fatal shooting in a Harvey, Louisiana nightclub on January 12. * January 18– February 3 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2001. Specific locations * 2001 in British music * 2001 in Norwegian music * 2001 in South Korean music Specific genres * 2001 in classical music * 2001 in country music * 2001 in heavy metal music * 2001 in hip hop music * 2001 in Latin music * 2001 in jazz Events January *January 9 – Apple Inc. introduces the iTunes media player. *January 12–21 – Rock in Rio 3 is held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Headlining acts consist of Sting, R.E.M., 'N Sync, Iron Maiden, Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers and a new line-up of Guns N' Roses. *January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band. *January 19–February 4 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia and New Zealand, headlined by Rammstein (in all venues) and Limp Bizkit (in Auckland, the Gold Coast, and Sydney). *January 26 – A crowd crush occurs during a set by Limp Bizkit at the Sydney Big Day Out music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olle Adolphson
Olle Adolphson (2 May 1934, in Stockholm – 10 March 2004, in Stockholm) was a Swedish writer, singer and songwriter. He released a range of books (''Aubade'', ''Foliá''), LPs (''En stol på Tegnér'', etc.) and CDs (''Älskar inte jag dig då'', ''Mässa på svenska språket'', etc.). He was the son of the actor Edvin AdolphsonOve Säverman and Marcus Boldemann (10 March 2004Olle Adolphson är död Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 30 May 2013 and the actress Mildred Mehle, and the brother of the actress Kristina Adolphson. Adolphson's theme was, according to himself, "to see the great in small things and the small in big things". Some of his most loved songs follow that description, for example ''Gustaf Lindströms visa'' ("The Ballad of Gustaf Lindström", about the human victims of urban renewal), ''Trubbel'' ("Trouble", about male disappointments and defeats), ''Nu har jag fått den jag vill ha'' ("Now I've got the one I want", about the futility of getting one's wishes), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2000. This year was the peak of CD sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then. Specific locations * 2000 in British music *2000 in Norwegian music *2000 in South Korean music Specific genres * 2000 in classical music * 2000 in country music * 2000 in heavy metal music * 2000 in hip hop music *2000 in Latin music *2000 in jazz Events January * January 1 **In New York City, United States, at precisely midnight, Prince celebrates the start of the final year before the new millennium by playing his anthemic "1999", in what he vows is the song's finale. **British composer John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List. *January 11 ** Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for downloading 4000 pornographic images of children ends. ** Sharon Osbourne quits as manager of Smashing Pumpkins after only three months. In a brash press release she annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1999. Specific locations *1999 in British music * 1999 in Norwegian music * 1999 in South Korean music Specific genres * 1999 in classical music * 1999 in country music *1999 in Latin music * 1999 in jazz Events January *January 7 **After eight years of marriage, musician husband Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. **Paul McCartney attends the launch of his daughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia. *January 11 – During the American Music Awards, Billy Joel is awarded the Special Award of Merit for his "inspired songwriting skills" and "exciting showmanship." *January 12 – Britney Spears releases her hit album ''...Baby One More Time''. The album is the second best-selling album of the 90s in the US and the third best-selling album of the 90s worldwide. It also enters the list of the top 20 best-selling albums of all time. *January 12 – Fredrik Johansso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (; born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, producer, a member of the musical group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess'', '' Kristina från Duvemåla'', and '' Mamma Mia!'' He co-produced the films '' Mamma Mia!'' and ''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'' with fellow ABBA member and close friend Benny Andersson. He is the oldest member of the group. Early life Björn Kristian Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg on 25 April 1945. In 1951, he moved with his family to Västervik, Kalmar County. His parents were Aina Eliza Viktoria (née Bengtsson; 1909–2005) and Erik Gunnar Ulvaeus (1912–1999). Ulvaeus has one sister, Eva Margareta (born 1948). Ulvaeus studied business and law at Lund University after undertaking his military service, alongside comedian Magnus Holmström. Career Pre-ABBA Before gaining international recognition with ABBA, Ulvaeus was a member of the Swedish folk- schlager band Hootenanny Singers, known earlier as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998. Specific locations * 1998 in British music * 1998 in Norwegian music * 1998 in South Korean music Specific genres * 1998 in classical music * 1998 in country music * 1998 in heavy metal music *1998 in hip hop music * 1998 in Latin music * 1998 in jazz Events January *January 28 **Interscope Records pays a radio station in Portland, Oregon, USA, $5000 to play the Limp Bizkit single "Counterfeit" fifty times. The business move is widely criticized in the media as "payola", but the controversy serves to further increase publicity for the band. **"Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia. At the same time, he grows out his hair and shaves off his moustache, radically changing his signature look. **Namie Amuro's first greatest hits album, '' 181920,'' is released. *January 31 – The Presidents of the United States of America play a farewell show in their hometown of Seattle. They would re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997. Specific locations * 1997 in British music * 1997 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1997 in classical music * 1997 in country music * 1997 in heavy metal music * 1997 in hip hop music *1997 in Latin music *1997 in jazz Events January *January 1 – Townes Van Zandt dies of a cardiac arrythmia. *January 6 – Scottish band Texas release first single, "Say What You Want" from their 6× Platinum album "White on Blonde" *January 7 – The Spice Girls release their debut single, "Wannabe" in the U.S. and premiere the music video eighteen days later. *January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, with the opening act Placebo. Proceeds from the concert went to the Save the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Sundström
Stefan Sundström is a Swedish singer/songwriter and troubadour. After dropping out of school, he started playing in small bands such as Trots, Läppstars and Apache, which later went on to become Weeping Willows. Sundström's music often refers to other important Swedish musicians like Evert Taube, Dan Andersson, Carl Michael Bellman, Alice Tegnér, Astrid Lindgren, Ulf Dageby and Cornelis Vreeswijk Cornelis Vreeswijk (; ; 8 August 1937 – 12 November 1987) was a Dutch-born Swedish singer-songwriter, poet and actor. He emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age of twelve. He was educated as a social worker and hoped to become .... Sundström is married to Karin Renberg and has two daughters. Renberg also plays guitar in his band. Discography Albums * Renjägarens visor (1989) * En bärs med Nefertite (1990) * Happy Hour Viser (1992) * Hå Hå Ja Ja (1993) * Vitabergspredikan, (1994) * Nästan som reklam (1995) * Babyland (1997) * Bland skurkar, helgon och v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
