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Eva Östlund, better known by her stage name Eva Eastwood (born in
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, Sweden, on 25 September 1967), is a Swedish songwriter and singer who sings
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and
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songs. Although she was offered a contract in the United States in 1997, she chose to go back home and soon after formed the band The Major Keys and made releases crediting Eva Eastwood and the Major Keys through the small Tail Records label based in
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In 2005, she took part in
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, a sing-along TV show from
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performing "Vårt liv i repris" from her album ''En ny stil i stan'' proving to be a turning point in her career. Eva won the
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Music Prize 2010 becoming the first woman to do so. In 2011, she returned to the same stage singing the title track "Lyckost" from her similarly named album. As a songwriter, she has composed over 800 songs, including the likes of The Boppers,
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, Lalla Hansson, Berth Idoffs, Jerry Williams and Larz-Kristerz.


Discography


Albums

*1999: ''Good Things Can Happen'' *2001: ''The Good Life I Have'' *2001: ''Hot Chicks & Cool Cats'' *2003: ''Roots Revival'' *2021: ''Candy''


Singles


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Swedish women singers Swedish women songwriters Living people 1967 births People from Örebro {{Sweden-singer-stub