Liv-Marit Bergman (born 21 May 1975) is a Swedish pop musician.

Biography

Marit Bergman grew up in

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, Sweden, and lives in

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, New York. She was a member of the 1990s Swedish

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band Candysuck. She has also been playing and recording with other musical groups. However, it is as a solo artist that she has risen to national fame, debuting in 2002 with the album ''3.00 A.M. Serenades'' on her own record company Sugartoy Recordings. The record was a success with the critics and was re-released by

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in 2003. Björn Yttling of

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produced the album. Her second album, ''Baby Dry Your Eye'', was released in 2004 to critical acclaim and commercial success. It was produced by Marco Manieri. The grand arrangements of its pop songs, in a style sometimes compared to

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, earned Bergman five Swedish

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nominations and two awards – Composer of the Year and Female Artist of the Year. In 2005, a live DVD ''Live at Rival'' was released. In 2006, Bergman released her third solo album, ''I Think It's a Rainbow''. It was produced by Bergman and Yttling and earned five Swedish

nominations. In 2007, she signed an international deal with US indie label Hypnote, while still keeping a licensing deal for Scandinavia with SonyBMG. She has been touring in Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Norway, Finland, Poland, Denmark, the US and the UK. In 2008, she launched a subscription service through her website. She also appeared on Swedish producer

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's self-titled album, contributing vocals to the track "3AM". Her fourth album, ''The Tear Collector'', was released in March 2009, produced by Marit Bergman. Singers like

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and

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appeared on the album. In 2011, she took part in a competition called ''Maestro 2011'' arranged by SVT (Swedish Television). She won that competition that had as goal to train the participants to conduct a symphony orchestra.

Discography

Albums

* ''3.00 A.M. Serenades'' (2002, re-released in 2003) (DNC) * ''Baby Dry Your Eye'' (2004) (#1) * ''I Think It's a Rainbow'' (2006) (#1) * ''The Tear Collector'' (2009) (#14) * ''Molnfabriken'' (2016) (#56)

Singles and EPs

References

Interview
in

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, published 7 September 2006 (in Swedish)
Interview
in

Svenska Dagbladet ''Svenska Dagbladet'' (, "The Swedish Daily News"), abbreviated SvD, is a daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. History and profile The first issue of ''Svenska Dagbladet'' appeared on 18 December 1884. During the beginning of the ...

, published 23 March 2004 (in Swedish)
Interview
in

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, published 29 December 2004 (in Swedish)

External links

Official website
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