Victoria Bergsman (born 4 May 1977) is a Swedish songwriter, musician, and vocalist best known as singer of the

indie pop Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and sub ...

band

The Concretes The Concretes are a Swedish indie pop band from Stockholm, composed of eight members. History The Concretes began with Victoria Bergsman, Maria Eriksson, and Lisa Milberg. Since their formation in 1995, they have grown into an eight piece band. ...

from 1995 to 2006. Since announcing her departure from the band on 24 July 2006 she has been recording for her new solo project Taken by Trees. Bergsman also provided guest vocals for the hit

Peter Bjorn and John Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie pop/rock band formed in Stockholm in 1999, named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morén (vocals, guitar and harmonica), Björn Yttling (bass guitar, keyboards and vocals) and John Eriks ...

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Young Folks "Young Folks" is the first single from Swedish band Peter Bjorn and John's third album, ''Writer's Block'' (released in 2006). The single features Victoria Bergsman as a guest vocalist. The song received generally positive reviews from critics a ...

" from the album ''

Writer's Block Writer's block is a condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author is either unable to produce new work or experiences a creative slowdown. Mike Rose found that this creative stall is not a result of commitment problems or th ...

''. In 2009, her solo project Taken by Trees released '' East of Eden'', a collaboration with Pakistani musicians. A version of the album will be released with a short documentary about its recording.

Other works

In 2005 Bergsman acted in a music video for the pop song "

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", released by the English band New Order.Music video 'The Temptation of Victoria', New Order song 'Temptation, published on Youtube October 15, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxDv_RTdLQo

References

Living people 1977 births Swedish indie rock musicians Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish women singers English-language singers from Sweden {{songwriter-stub