Angelica Maria Estelle Rylin (born 27 December 1981) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and composer, best known as the vocalist of the cinematic metal band

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. She has also established a solo career under the name Angelica that taps more into late 1980s/ early 1990s Metal AOR. She sings in the mezzo-soprano range.

Career

Rylin has been featured on albums since 2004 but her singing career really took off in 2007 when she started working with drummer, producer and songwriter Daniel Flores. The two shared the same interests and passion for

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s which drew them into forming the Cinematic Metal band

. Their first album, ''Divanity'', was released by Frontiers Records in 2010. The single that preceded it in 2009, "Bleed Me Dry", reached No. 14 in the Swedish National Singles Charts. Their second album, ''Bye Bye Lullaby'', gained the band more recognition and came out in 2012 on

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. That same year, Rylin was featured in the song “Holding me down” for the Swedish movie Isdraken, directed by Martin Högdahl, and screened in theatres. In 2013 Angelica returned to Frontiers Records to release her first

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called Thrive. The album taps into late 1980s, early 1990s

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and AOR but with a modern production. As a

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, Rylin has worked with artists like

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, Magnus Karlsson (guitarist),

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, Peter Kvint and Magnus Funemyr. She has written songs both for her solo project, her band and other international bands and artists. For example the famous Japanese singer/actress/model

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and Japanese pop duo Tackey & Tsubasa.

Discography

Singles

;With The Murder of My Sweet * "Bleed Me Dry" (2009) * "Tonight" (2010) * "Unbreakable" (2012) ;As Angelica * "Breaking My heart" (2013) * "Calling" (2020)

Albums

;With The Murder of My Sweet * ''Divanity'' (2010) * ''Bye Bye Lullaby'' (2012) * ''Beth Out of Hell'' (2015) * ''Echoes of the Aftermath'' (2017) * ''Brave Tin World'' (2019) * ''A Gentleman's Legacy'' (2021) ;As Angelica * ''Thrive'' (2013) * ''All I Am'' (2020)

Guest appearance & backing vocals

;With Play (Swedish group) * '' Play Around the Christmas Tree'' (2004) ;With Chrash the System * ''The Crowning'' (2009) ;With

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* ''En ny bild av mig'' (2010) ;With Isdraken the movie * ''Holding me down'' (2012) ;With

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, Rated X * ''Rated X'' (2014)

As songwriter

;For Tackey & Tsubasa * ''I Came Here to Get'' (2008) ;For

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* ''Shout in the Rain'' (2010) ;For Xorigin * ''Mend My Heart'' (2011) ;For Issa * ''Black Clouds'' (2011)

Music videos

;With The Murder of My Sweet *
Bleed me dry
(2009) *
The Murder of My Sweet Photo session
(2009) *
Follow the rain
(2010) *
Unbreakable
(2012) *
Black September
(2012) ;With Angelica *
Breaking my heart
(2013) *
Thrive - EPK
(2013)

References

External links

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Angelica Rylin's Official Website
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The Murder of My Sweet's Official Website
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