Kristian Gidlund

Kristian Olof Erik Gidlund (21 September 1983 – 17 September 2013) was a Swedish musician and author. He played drums in the rock band Sugarplum Fairy.DT.se: Kristian Gidlund har avlidit
He hosted ''Sommar i P1'' on Swedish radio and released one book. In 2011 Gidlund was diagnosed with stomach cancer, and died from the disease in 2013 four days short of his 30th birthday.

Biography

Gidlund was born and raised in Borlänge and started the rock band Sugarplum Fairy along with two friends, brothers Victor Norén and Carl Norén, in the late 1990s. The band had its big breakthrough with the song "Sweet Jackie" in 2004, a hit which Gidlund wrote and composed.SvD Kultur: Kärlek gav Sugarplum Fairy listetta
In 2009 the band took a break and Gidlund started to freelance as a journalist at the same time studying multimedia at Södertörns Högskola.SvD Kultur: ”Man orkar inte gå runt och dö”
During his studies he resided in Hägersten outside of Stockholm.Slutet närmar sig för Kristian Gidlund
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In 2011 Gidlund was diagnosed with stomach cancer.''Aftonbladet'': ’Jag förstår inte varför jag måste utkämpa det här’ – Musikern Kristian Gidlund, 29, är svårt sjuk i cancer och vet att han snart ska dö
After that diagnosis he started a blog called "I kroppen min" (''In this body of mine'') which got eight million visitors.SvD Kultur: Kristian Gidlund saknad av många
He went through several chemotherapy sessions but his cancer continued to advance.''Dagen'': Han lever livet med en dödsdom – Kristian Gidlund: ”I kroppen min. Resan mot livets slut och alltings början”
In 2013, his first book ''I kroppen min – resan mot livets slut och alltings början'' (en: ''Inside my body – the travel towards the end of life and start of everything'') partly including large excerpts from his blog.DT.se: Kristian Gidlund: "Måste leva upp till mina ord"
Both the blog and the book received wide attention in the media, and he was also invited to talk about his illness and his views on death on several talk shows.GP.se: Kristian Gidlund tar avsked
Sveriges Radio: Kristian Gidlund är inte rädd för att dö, han är rädd för det som kommer precis före

In June 2013 photographer Emma Svensson organized a photo exhibition about Gidlund.Sveriges Radio: Fotoutställning om Kristian Gidlund
During the same month Gidlund was host of the radio show ''Sommar i P1''.Sveriges Radio: Kristian Gidlund – Musiker, journalist och bloggare som i sitt Sommarprogram berättar om resan mot livets slut och alltings början.
Gidlund's broadcast of ''Sommar i P1'' was one of the five most listened to during the summer radio show's run.Sveriges Radio: Rekordlyssning för P1 då Sommar i P1 sänds

Death

In September 2013 Gidlund's condition worsened and on 17 September he died of cancer, a few days before his 30th birthday.

Bibliography

*I kroppen min : resan mot livets slut och alltings början (2013)
*I kroppen min – Vägskäl (2013)

References

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1983 births
2013 deaths
Swedish drummers
Male drummers
Swedish journalists
Swedish male bloggers
Deaths from cancer in Sweden
People from Borlänge Municipality
Swedish rock musicians
Swedish songwriters