A Camp is the solo side project of

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, vocalist for the Swedish

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, her husband, composer

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, and former

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. Persson formed A Camp when The Cardigans took a break after several years of touring and the recording of their 1998 album '' Gran Turismo''. A Camp recorded and released two albums, in 2001 and 2009, after which the project has been inactive.

Albums

A Camp

A Camp's debut album, also called ''

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, before Persson teamed up with

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to re-record it. In doing so, he also contributed some new songs to the album. Persson had been a long-time fan of Sparklehorse and has referred to them as "the best I've ever heard". After a gig in

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, Sweden, Persson gave Linkous a cassette of all the

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A Camp songs. When they met again during the recording of his new album, Persson invited him to produce her project. Linkous listened, liked the songs, and agreed. The album met with critical acclaim, and reasonable commercial success, topping the charts in Persson's native Sweden. In 2004, "Charlie Charlie" (the "I Can Buy You" single

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) was covered (with new lyrics in

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) by the Polish singer Ania and released as a single from her debut album ''Samotność po zmierzchu''. A French version of "Charlie Charlie" was recorded by

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. The debut album released the singles "I Can Buy You" and "Song for the Leftovers". The country-inspired influence was also apparent in The Cardigans' following album, ''

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'', which was released in the UK in 2003 and the US in 2004.

Colonia

The recording of a second A Camp album was confirmed by Persson in an interview with Swedish newspaper ''Dagens Nyheter'' in May 2007. "Girl-pop from the 60s, 80's punk, and David Bowie" were said to be the main influences. The album, produced by Persson with husband and film composer

and Atomic Swing's Niclas Frisk, features appearances from ex-

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and Guided By Voices drummer Kevin March. The first single from Colonia, "Stronger Than Jesus", was released on the Swedish

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on 17 November 2008. The full album was released in Europe in February 2009, via Universal, and in the US via

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Covers EP

A three-track EP named ''Covers'', featuring interpretations of

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's " Boys Keep Swinging" and

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' "I've Done it Again", was released digitally in the United States on 9 June 2009 and in Europe on 16 June 2009.

Post 2009

Persson has continued to record and perform as a solo artist, and reunite with The Cardigans for occasional tours. There are not known to be any plans for further A Camp recordings.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

References

External links

imeemPurevolumeBiography for Nina Persson at imdbLive photos of Nina Persson and A CampA Camp discography
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