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Leif Sundin
Leif Arne Sundin (born 22 March 1971) is a Swedish rock vocalist and songwriter who has performed and recorded with Michael Schenker, John Norum and Brian Robertson among others. Career Starting his career as vocalist with Swedish rock band Great King Rat, Sundin was described by Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page in Kerrang! magazine as "the nearest thing I've seen to a young Paul Rodgers". He later joined the Michael Schenker Group and co-wrote and performed on their 1996 album '' Written in the Sand'', and also featured on a live album the following year. He later rejoined MSG in 2004 after the departure of Chris Logan. Sundin subsequently joined forces with ex-Europe guitarist John Norum and has provided vocals for a number of his albums, also composing songs. In 2011, Sundin provided vocals for ex-Thin Lizzy and Motörhead guitarist Brian Robertson's solo album ''Diamonds and Dirt''. Sundin has also formed his own band, House of Leaf, releasing an EP and an album in 2012. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skärholmen
Skärholmen is a suburban area in the district of Söderort in south-western Stockholm, Sweden. Together with Bredäng, Sätra and Vårberg, it forms the borough of Skärholmen. The community primarily consisting of ''Million Programme'' style apartment buildings from the 1960s and early 1970s. It is one of the larger and more well known suburbs of Stockholm. Skärholmen Centrum (also now as SKHLM), one of the biggest shopping centres in Sweden is situated in Skärholmen. Metro station The Skärholmen metro station was opened in 1967. The station is on the Red line (''Tunnelbana 2'') of the Stockholm metro. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Skärholmen: * Srbija FF * IFK Stockholm IFK Stockholm is multi-sports club in Stockholm, Sweden. It is most known for its football team. Background The club was formed 1 February 1895 as IF Kamraterna (IFK) by two young students, Louis Zettersten and Pehr Ehnemark, and was the first I ... References Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamonds And Dirt
''Diamonds and Dirt'' is the first solo studio album by Scottish guitarist Brian Robertson, released in 2011. Robertson was previously a member of Thin Lizzy, Motörhead and Wild Horses. Robertson recruited several experienced musicians for the recording of this album, including Treat bass guitarist Nalle Påhlsson and Europe drummer Ian Haugland, who Robertson described as "the best rhythm section I've played with since Phil Lynott and Brian Downey". Ex-Michael Schenker Group vocalist Leif Sundin performed most of the vocals, but the album also features Robertson himself and Riverdogs singer Rob Lamothe singing on one track each. The album includes some tracks by Robertson's old group Thin Lizzy: "It's Only Money" from the 1974 album ''Nightlife'', two versions of "Running Back" from the 1976 album ''Jailbreak'', and "Blues Boy", a track recorded by the band but never officially released until it appeared as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of the ''Jailbreak'' album. "B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Segerstedt
Mats Erik Segerstedt (born 20 April 1983) is a Swedish singer. Segerstedt was born in Uddevalla. As a student he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. He was the runner-up to Markus Fagervall on the third season of Swedish version of ''Idol 2006''. Erik was part of the Swedish band E.M.D., alongside two other ''Idol'' contestants, Danny Saucedo from ''Idol 2006'' and Mattias Andréasson from ''Idol 2007''. The band took a break in late 2010. Erik was a contestant in Let's Dance 2013. He also voiced Prince Hans in the Swedish dub of Disney's '' Frozen''. ''Idol'' Erik Segerstedt took part in Idol 2006, singing the following: After having reached the final, he finished as runner-up to winner Markus Fagervall after declaration of the results of the public vote. Post-''Idol'' Segerstedt was signed at Sony BMG and on 21 February 2007 his debut album ''A Different Shade'' was released. The album debuted at #2 on the Swedish albums chart and stayed at this posi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Fagervall
Markus Eino Fagervall (born 5 October 1982 in Kiruna, Norrbotten County) won Idol 2006, the third season of the Swedish version of Pop Idol. Fagervall beat Erik Segerstedt on 1 December 2006 to take the title. His first single "Everything Changes" peaked at number one on the Swedish Singles Chart. His debut album, ''Echo Heart'', was released on 18 December the same year and has to date been certified double platinum. Prior to winning Idol, Markus was the vocalist in the progressive rock band, Liquid Scarlet. In 2008, Fagervall was a contestant in the Swedish version of Dancing on Ice, hosted by Carolina Gynning and Carina Berg. Early life Fagervall was born in Kiruna to a Tornedalian father and a Finnish mother. He is fluent in both Finnish and Meänkieli (literally 'our language') is a group of distinct Finnish dialects or a Finnic language spoken in the northernmost part of Sweden along the valley of the Torne River. Its status as an independent language is dispute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of Rock'n'Roll
''Tales of Rock'n'Roll'' is the twelfth full-length studio album recorded by the various M.S.G. lineups and the ninth studio album by the Michael Schenker Group. It was released in 2006 after two years of work in celebration of the band's 25th anniversary. The music was initially composed for a UFO concept album but Schenker decided instead to use it for a new MSG album after he reformed the band with a new line-up. Every lead singer from MSG's past incarnations contributed lyrics and vocals. Track listing All music by Michael Schenker, all lyrics by Jari Tiura, except where indicated #"The Ride" - 3:16 #"Setting Sun" - 3:44 #"Angel of Avalon" (Leif Sundin) - 2:21 #"Dreams Inside" (Chris Logan) - 3:33 #"Dust to Dust" - 3:28 #"Voice of My Heart" - 2:40 #"Journeyman" - 2:30 #"Big Deal (False Alarms)" (Kelly Keeling) - 2:59 #"St. Ann" - 1:38 #"Shadow Lady" - 2:31 #"Love Trade" - 3:48 #"Human Child" - 2:58 #"Bittersweet" - 3:04 #"Blind Alley" - 2:44 #"Freedom" - 3:58 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Lindström (album)
''Daniel Lindström'' is the eponymous debut album of Swedish pop singer Daniel Lindström Daniel Lindström (born 30 January 1978) is a Swedish singer from Umeå who won the Idol (Swedish TV series) 2004, Swedish Idol 2004 contest against Darin Zanyar. His first single, "Coming True", sold double platinum, and his self-titled album, r ..., released in 2004. Track listing Chart positions Weekly charts Year-end charts References 2004 debut albums Daniel Lindström albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by RedOne {{2000s-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Lindström
Daniel Lindström (born 30 January 1978) is a Swedish singer from Umeå who won the Idol (Swedish TV series) 2004, Swedish Idol 2004 contest against Darin Zanyar. His first single, "Coming True", sold double platinum, and his self-titled album, released in December 2004, topped the Swedish pop charts. The second album ''Nån slags verklighet'' (''Some kind of reality'') contains songs written in Swedish by the singer himself. His third album, ''D-Day'', was released in January 2009. For a time, he lived with his wife and child in Solna Municipality, Solna, Sweden. In October 2009, Lindström and other Idol contestants convened for a panel at CMJ in New York City, to discuss their experiences and the current state of music. Idol 2004 performances *Semi-finals: ''Lately'' by Stevie Wonder *Top 11: ''Fast love'' by George Michael *Top 10: ''Crazy'' by Seal (musician), Seal *Top 9: ''If You Don't Know Me By Now'' by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes *Top 8: ''Sarah'' by Mauro Scocco *To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Norman
Christopher Ward Norman (born 25 October 1950) is an English soft rock singer. Norman was the original lead singer of the English rock band Smokie (band), Smokie, (1964–1986), who found success in Europe in the 1970s. "Stumblin' In", a 1978 duet with Suzi Quatro, was a big US hit. Life and career With the advent of rock and roll, Norman acquired his first guitar at the age of seven. His early musical influences were Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and Lonnie Donegan. In these early years, Norman's parents moved around the country a lot, which resulted in him going to nine different schools, and living in various locations around England, such as Redcar, Luton, Kimpton, Hertfordshire, Kimpton, and Nottingham. By 1962, however, the family had moved back to Norman's mother's home city of Bradford. Approaching his twelfth birthday, Norman started at St. Bede's Grammar School, where he was to meet Alan Silson and Terry Uttley, future members of Smokie (band), Smokie. As teenage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markoolio
Marko Kristian "Markoolio" Lehtosalo (born 1 January 1975 in Lahti, Finland) is a Swedish-Finnish multi-platinum selling recording artist, singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and comedian. His stage name Markoolio is a portmanteau of his first name ''Marko'' and the stage name of the American rapper Coolio. Biography At the age of six months, Lehtosalo migrated from Finland to Sweden where he grew up completing primary and secondary school in the small Stockholm suburb of Orminge. Following the completion of his compulsory military service as a coastal ranger sniper in Ekenäs, Finland, he returned to Sweden. There, he was allegedly discovered by producers when rapping on a commuter train in Stockholm; however, this story has been revealed to be a fabrication. Markoolio is known in particular for his humorous songs dealing with partying, drinking, and girls such as "Sommar och sol" ("Summer and sun"), "Vi drar till fjällen" ("We're headin' for the mountains") and "Sola och b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Spirit (album)
''Teen Spirit'' is the second studio album by the Swedish pop group A-Teens. It was released on 26 February 2001 by Stockholm Records. It was the group's first album of original material. The album was recorded in Sweden with new producers and hitmakers Grizzly and Tysper, among others. While musically it is generally perceived to be more American-driven than the Europop sound of their first album, it does include a varied mix of styles including soul and Latin music. Three singles were released from the album, " Upside Down", " Halfway Around the World" and " Sugar Rush". A new version of the album including bonus tracks was released on 21 January 2002 in Scandinavia, Germany and Mexico. While not repeating the same level of success as their first album, the album went on to sell over 1.5 million copies, despite receiving poor reviews from critics. Critical reception In a mixed review of the album, ''Billboard'' said that the group "strive to establish themselves as a durable en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A-Teens
A-Teens (stylized as A★TEENS or A*Teens) were a Swedish pop music group from Stockholm, Sweden, formed by Niklas Berg in 1998 originally as an ABBA tribute band called ABBA-Teens and was later renamed A-Teens. The band members were Marie Serneholt, Amit Paul, Dhani Lennevald and Sara Lumholdt. The band's debut album became a success around the world. In 2001, following their second album, '' Teen Spirit'', it was reported that the band had sold 2 million copies. After six years together, the band announced they would take a break in 2004 after the release of their ''Greatest Hits'' album. Each song from that album became a Top 20 hit in at least one country around the world. However, following in the year 2006, Serneholt's Swedish-language website has announced that they had made their break-up more indefinite, and is said to have finally disbanded as they all went to pursue solo recording careers for the next few years. History 1998–2001: ''The ABBA Generation'' In 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slipped Into Tomorrow
''Slipped into Tomorrow'' is the fifth solo album by John Norum, the guitarist for Swedish hard rock band Europe (band), Europe, released in 1999. The album features a cover version of the Thin Lizzy song "Killer Without a Cause". Track listing #"Still in the Game" (John Norum, Billy White) - 3:49 #"Waiting on You" (Norum) - 3:32 #"Blackscape" (Norum, Fredrik Åkesson) - 5:14 #"Tico's Life" (Norum) - 4:58 #"Nobody Answers" (Norum) - 4:53 #"Losing My Mind" (Norum) - 6:12 #"Freedom Is My Truth" (Norum) - 4:19 #"Veda" (Norum, Michelle Meldrum) - 4:42 #"Songs of Yesterday" (Norum, Meldrum) - 4:44 #"Killer Without a Cause" (Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott) - 4:06 #"Center of Balance" (Live) (Norum, Kelly Keeling, Peter Baltes, Simon Wright) - 6:26 Personnel *John Norum - lead vocals, guitars *Stefan Rodin - bass guitar *Mats Olausson - keyboard instrument, keyboards *Thomas Broman - drum kit, drums *Leif Sundin - lead vocals on "Center of Balance" *Mats Levén - backing vocals Album cred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
