''Kiddo'' is the second studio album by Swedish

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singer

Tove Styrke Tove Anna Linnéa Östman Styrke (; born 19 November 1992) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She gained popularity as a contestant on '' Swedish Idol 2009'', finishing in third place. After the show, she started a solo career in electropop. Sh ...

. It was released on 8 June 2015 by

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. The album includes all five original songs from the EP ''Borderline''.

Background

The title ''Kiddo'' is a direct reference to

Beatrix Kiddo Beatrix "the Bride" Kiddo (codename: Black Mamba) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the two-part film ''Kill Bill'' directed by Quentin Tarantino. She is portrayed by Uma Thurman. Kiddo was ranked by ''Empire'' magazine as 23rd of ...

from the ''

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'' films. According to Styrke: "I like her character a lot — she's empowering and cool. Kill Bill was an influence from some of the songs

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and especially in the beginning of the creative process of this album. I also have a love-hate relationship with the word "kiddo," it's something that people say in a demeaning manner. I felt if I took that word and used it almost as a superhero name, then I would take the power away from them and use it as a strength. That's the interesting part about language, you can use it to tell your own story. I like doing that when I write".

Reception

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'' rated ''Kiddo'' with 8 from 10 and named it "Album of the Week". ''

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'' reviewed the album favourably and called it "a Feminist Pop Triumph".

Accolades

Track listing

;Notes * signifies a

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes of ''Kiddo''. *

– vocals * Johan T Karlsson – production ; co-production * Tom Coyne – mastering * Petter Eriksson – A&R * Slobodan Zivic – art direction * Carl Ask – production * Björn Hallberg – production *

Christian Walz Christian Walz (born 4 September 1978, Stockholm) is a Swedish artist, songwriter, and producer. Walz's music is mainly pop/soul. When young Walz attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School Adolf Fredrik's Music School ( sv, Adolf Fredriks Musikklas ...

– production * Hedvig Jenning – photography

References

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