Andi Almqvist

Andi Almqvist (born 2 July 1968) is a Swedish singer, musician and composer known for his dark, cinematic sound and haunting lyrics about life, death, alienation and dysfunctional love.

Almqvist has released five solo albums, ''Can't Stop Laughing'' (2005), ''Red Room Stories'' (2007), ''Glimmer'' (2009), ''Warsaw Holiday'' (2013) and ''Tiltad'' (2018).

Touring

Andi Almqvist has toured extensively over the years, headlining or supporting artists like Woven Hand, Mark Lanegan, Holly Golightly, Kaizer's Orchestra, B.B. King, The Blind Boys of Alabama and Bettye LaVette among others.

Almqvist has played many of Europe's big festivals, such as Eurosonic Festival (Holland), Les Ardentes (Belgium), Spot Festival (Denmark), Dias Nordicos (Spain), Peace & Love (Sweden), and Hultsfred Festival (Sweden).

He has also performed in venues around the world, such as ''Joe's Pub'' in New York City, ''Club Passim'' in Boston, ''3rd and Lindsley'' in Nashville, ''Borderline'' in London, ''King Tut's'' in
Glasgow, ''Andrews Lane Theatre'' in Dublin, ''Le Mura'' in Rome, ''Kulturbrauerei'' in Berlin,
''B72'' in Vienna, ''Galileo Galilei'' in Madrid, ''Vega'' in Copenhagen,
''Grand Theatre'' in Groningen, ''Debaser Medis'' in Stockholm and many
others.

Miscellaneous

During July and August 2010, Almqvist's song ''Low-Dive Jenny'' was the most downloaded on well-known American music magazine ''Paste Magazine's'' website.

In May 2011 the documentary "The Misadventures of Andi Almqvist" aired on Swedish national television. The film was released on DVD in November 2011.

In February 2012, Almqvist's song ''Big Bad Black Dog Blues'' was featured in American TV-series ''Justified'', episode 5, season 3.

In May 2012 Andi Almqvist signed with ''Zentropa Music'', the music division of film company ''Zentropa''. Almqvist-song ''I Was Not To You What You Were to Me'' was featured in ''Thomas Vinterberg''s film '' The Hunt'',SDS Mattias Oscarsson artikel 120426
/ref> which was nominated for the ''Golden Palm'' in Cannes 2012. ''Mads Mikkelsen'' won the Best Actor Award for his performance in the movie. '' The Hunt'' was also nominated for an ''Academy Award'' for ''Best Foreign Language Film''.

In February 2015 Almqvist made his debut as actor/soloist in the Swedish musical ''Sånger Från En Inställd Skilsmässa'', a collaboration between ''Malmö Opera and Skånes Dansteater''.

In the spring of 2017, Swedish musical ''Sånger Från En Inställd Skilsmässa'', toured entire Sweden. The national tour was produced by ''Riksteatern''.

In November 2017 Almqvist released the single ''Kirseberg'', his first song in the Swedish language.

In April 2018 Almqvist released the album ''Tiltad'', also in Swedish.

Discography

;Studio albums
* 2018 - ''Tiltad''
* 2013 - ''Warsaw Holiday''
* 2009 - ''Glimmer''
* 2007 - ''Red Room Stories''
* 2005 - ''Can't Stop Laughing''

;Singles
* 2017 - ''Kirseberg''

;Live albums
* 2011 - ''The Misadventures of Andi Almqvist''

;with KURZ
* 2016 - ''Vol 1.''

Filmography

* 2011 - ''The Misadventures of Andi Almqvist – Concert and documentary DVD''

Bibliography

* 2013 - ''Söta Serier'' - Comic book. Swedish language.

Placements Film/TV

* 2019 - ''The Cultural Masturbator''. Swedish documentary by ''Lena Mattsson''. Contributes with the songs ''In The Land Of Slumber'' and ''Boneyard Blues''.
* 2017 - ''Angie Tribeca''. American TV-series. Season 3. Trailer. Contributes with the song ''You ain't seen nothing yet'' (cover).
* 2017 - ''Early Release''. Canadian movie directed by ''John L'Ecuyer''. Contributes with the song ''Weekend Trip to Hell''.
* 2014 - ''The Absent One''. Danish movie directed by ''Mikkel Nørgaard''. Contributes with the song '' I Was Not To You What You Were To Me''.
* 2014 - ''Filip & Fredrik - Ska vi göra slut?''. Swedish TV-series. Contributes with the song '' I Was Not To You What You Were To Me''.
* 2013 - ''My Sweet Pepper Land''. French/German movie directed by ''Huner Saleem''. Contributes with the song ''Take Heed, Beware, Let Go''.
* 2013 - ''Niklas Mat''. Swedish TV-series. Contributes with the songs ''Boneyard Blues'' and ''Big Bad Black Dog Blues''.
* 2013 - ''The Keeper Of Lost Causes''. Danish movie directed by ''Mikkel Nørgaard''. Contributes with the song'' I Was Not To You What You Were To Me''.
* 2012 - '' The Hunt''. Danish movie directed by ''Thomas Vinterberg''. Contributes with the song ''I Was Not To You What You Were To Me''. The movie was nominated for an ''Academy Award'' for best foreign language film. The movie was also nominated for the ''Golden Palm'' in Cannes.
* 2012 - ''Justified'', #5 season 3. American TV-series. Contributes with the song ''Big Bad Black Dog Blues''.
* 2012 - ''Sejit z cesty''. Czech movie directed by Pavel Jandourek. Contributes with the songs ''Hyena'' and ''Big Bad Black Dog Blues''.
* 2007 - ''Älgalus och vilda svin''.Rootsy.nu nyhet 081218
/ref> Swedish documentary directed by Johan Palmgren. Contributes with the songs ''Can't Stop Laughing'' and ''The Devil Is A Girl''.

Theater

* 2017 - ''Sånger Från En Inställd Skilsmässa''. Swedish national tour, produced på ''Riksteatern''. Soloist/lead role.
* 2015 - ''Sånger Från En Inställd Skilsmässa'', a co-production by ''Malmö Opera'' and ''Skånes Dansteater''. South Sweden tour. Soloist/lead role.

Music videos

WormwoodLow-Dive JennyPornographyMidnightDeathRed Room

References

External links

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Swedish male singers
Swedish composers
Swedish male composers
Living people
1968 births