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Amir Chamdin
Amir Juan Chamdin, born 4 June 1974, is a Swedish director and musician renowned for his work in music videos, feature films, and TV series. Chamdin first made a name for himself as the front figure of the Swedish hip hop band Infinite Mass. After starting his career on stage performing with the band, he later achieved recognition when he turned into a director. Highlights include MTV Best Video winner “You're the Storm” for The Cardigans, the feature film sensation Cornelis—about one of Sweden's greatest music legends- and the crime-thriller Hassel, which reached number 1 as the most-watched new series in Sweden and Finland in 2017. In 2020, Chamdin received the award for 'Best Series' at CANNESSERIES for his original TV series, "Partisan", which premiered on Viaplay in August the same year. Partisan set a record for the most-viewed Viaplay original show on its premiere night. His diverse directorial portfolio includes notable works such as the ballet Gustavia, the musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Freja Beha
Freja Beha Erichsen (born 18 October 1987), also known as Freja Beha, is a Danish model. Dubbed as the "Queen of Cool", she is known for her androgynous look and for being one of the muses of the late Karl Lagerfeld. Early life and education Erichsen was born in Roskilde, Denmark. She was educated at Frederiksberg Gymnasium high school. Career Discovered on the streets of her native Denmark by a modeling agent passing by, Erichsen made her debut as a model in 2005 at the fall Paris and Milan shows of Prada, Louis Vuitton and Miu Miu (which she opened). She continues to walk the runways of New York, Paris, Milan and also London, both in the Ready-to-wear and Haute Couture seasons. She has appeared in editorials for American, French, Italian, Australian, German, British, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Russian editions of ''Vogue'', ''Interview'', '' W'', American and Russian ''Harper's Bazaar'', French and Korean ''Numéro'', ''i-D'', '' V'' and ''Purple''. She has also appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Hellacopters
The Hellacopters are a Swedish garage rock band that was formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson (vocals and guitar), Andreas Tyrone "Dregen" Svensson (guitar), Kenny Håkansson (bass) and Robert Eriksson (drums). Andersson (sometimes known as Nick Royale) had been the drummer for death metal band Entombed and Dregen was taking a break from his full-time band Backyard Babies. Dregen and Eriksson had been roadies for Entombed, while Håkansson was a childhood friend of Andersson's. The Hellacopters were initially conceived as a side project for Andersson and Dregen, but it eventually became the main songwriting and performance vehicle for Andersson. The band, together with The Hives, is considered one of the most important Swedish bands in the garage rock revival and one of the most influential rock bands in Sweden. The band released their Swedish Grammi-winning debut album '' Supershitty to the Max!'' in 1996. Just before a tour opening for Kiss, the band recruited keyboardist a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nicke Andersson
Anders Niklas Andersson (born 1 August 1972), also known as Nicke Andersson, is a Swedish musician best known as the singer and guitarist for the rock band The Hellacopters and drummer for the death metal band Entombed (band), Entombed. Besides his work with the Hellacopters and Entombed, Andersson currently plays and writes songs for the soul band The Solution, the death metal band Death Breath, the hard rock band Lucifer (multinational band), Lucifer, and rock band Imperial State Electric. Andersson has been involved in over a hundred official releases with different bands, done work as a producer, contributed instrumental and vocal parts, and created artwork for most of the bands he has been involved with. Anderson has been quoted by contemporary artists as saying "Death metal for me is probably how Film score composer, composers of horror scores see their music to the Horror film, movies." Career Andersson's interest began early in life with Kiss (band), Kiss as his favorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ola Rapace
Sonny Ola Rapace Jawo (; né Pär Ola Norell; born 3 December 1971Sonny Ola Rapace Jawo. Ratsit.) is a Swedish actor best known for playing Patrice in the 2012 film '' Skyfall''. Early life Ola Rapace was born on 3 December 1971 in Tyresö, a suburb southeast of Stockholm, Sweden and named Pär Ola Norell. Both of his parents were academics. He grew up mainly in Vallentuna, a middle-class suburb north of Stockholm. When he ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cornelis Vreeswijk
Cornelis Vreeswijk (8 August 1937 – 12 November 1987) was a Dutch singer-songwriter and poet who lived and worked primarily in Sweden. Born to Dutch parents in IJmuiden, Netherlands, he emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age of twelve. He was educated as a social worker and hoped to become a journalist, but became increasingly involved in music, performing at events for students with idiosyncratic humor and social engagement. Though Vreeswijk never acquired Swedish citizenship, he is regarded as one of Sweden’s most influential Troubadour, troubadours, and has been described as something of a national poet, often compared to Evert Taube and Carl Michael Bellman for his poetic lyrics and social commentary. In 2010, the Swedish drama film ''Cornelis (film), Cornelis'' was made about his life, directed by Amir Chamdin. Early life and education Cornelis Vreeswijk was born and grew up in the Netherlands. He emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Göteborg International Film Festival
Göteborg Film Festival (GFF), formerly Göteborg International Film Festival (GIFF), known in English as the Gothenburg Film Festival, formerly Gothenburg International Film Festival, is an annual film festival in Gothenburg, Sweden and the largest film event in Scandinavia. When it was launched on February 8, 1979, it showed 17 films on 3 screens and had 3,000 visitors. Today, the film festival takes place over 10 days each year at the end of January and beginning of February. In recent years an estimated 450 films from 60 countries annually have been screened for 115,000 visitors. The film festival is an important market place for contractors in the movie industry. Awards the following prizes were awarded: Dragon Awards * Dragon Award Best Nordic Film (Nordiska filmpriset) * Dragon Award Best Acting (since 2019) * Audience Dragon Award Best Nordic Film – (Nordiska Filmpriset – Publikens val) * Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary (since 2013) * Dragon Award Best Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kim Bodnia
Kim Bodnia (born 12 April 1965) is a Danish actor. He became widely known for his role as police detective Martin Rohde in the Scandinavian crime drama series '' The Bridge''. He's also known internationally for his lead role as drug dealer Frank in Nicolas Winding Refn's 1996 directorial debut '' Pusher'', and as Konstantin in Phoebe Waller-Bridge's BBC America spy thriller TV series ''Killing Eve'' (2018–2022). Amongst his award wins and nominations, he is the recipient of two Robert Awards for Best Supporting Actor in '' Nightwatch'' (1994) and Best Leading TV Actor in ''The Bridge''. The latter also earned him a Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. In 2009, Bodnia won the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film '' Terribly Happy'' (2007), and in 2019, he received a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role in ''Killing Eve''. Early life Bodnia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Moderna Museet
Moderna Museet is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, opened in 1958. In 2009, the museum opened Moderna Museet Malmö in Malmö. History The museum opened in Stockholm on 9May 1958, and opened a branch in Malmö in 2009, in a building that had housed the Rooseum centre for contemporary art. Collection The museum houses Swedish and international modern and contemporary art, including pieces by Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, and a model of Tatlin's Tower. The museum's collection also includes key works by artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Louise Bourgeois, Niki de Saint Phalle, Henri Matisse and Robert Rauschenberg, as well as ongoing acquisitions by contemporary artists. On 8November 1993, six works by Picasso and two by Georges Braque, totaling more than £40 million, were stolen from the museum in a coup in which the burglars came in through the roof by night, copying a method from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nina Persson
Nina Elisabet Persson (; born 6 September 1974) is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish rock band The Cardigans. She also has worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and one under her own name, and has appeared as a guest artist with several other acts. Career Persson made her acting debut in the film ''Om Gud vill'' which was released in 2006. She appears on the Manic Street Preachers song "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough", which reached #2 on the UK chart, on the album ''Send Away the Tigers''. She also features on the 2009 Sparklehorse/Danger Mouse (music producer), Danger Mouse collaboration ''Dark Night of the Soul (album), Dark Night of the Soul'' singing "Daddy's Gone". Persson's first solo album released under her own name, ''Animal Heart'', was released on 10 February 2014 on the independent British record label Lojinx, Lojinx Records. In 2016, Persson appeared as a guest vocalist on the Local Natives song "Sunlit Youth, Dark Days," singing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
All Day And All Of The Night
"All Day and All of the Night" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks from 1964. Released as a single, it reached No. 2 in the UK on the ''Record Retailer'' chart and No. 7 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1965. The song was included on the ''Kinksize Hits'' EP in the UK and the Kinks' second American album, '' Kinks-Size'' (1965). Background Like their previous hit "You Really Got Me", the song is based on a power chord riff. Both songs are similar in beat and structure, with similar background vocals, progressions, and guitar solos. Dave Davies claimed that the song was where he "found his voice": ''Billboard'' described the song as a "potent entry," stating that the "raw, gutsy delivery is maintained along with raunchy guitar sound." ''Cash Box'' described it as a "raunchy-rock'er that should flip the teeners," similar to "You Really Got Me." "Hello, I Love You" controversies Similarities between the song and the Doors' 1968 song, " Hello, I Love You" hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1963 by brothers Ray Davies, Ray and Dave Davies, and Pete Quaife. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their The Kinks' 1965 US tour#Ban, touring ban in 1965. Their third single, the Ray Davies-penned "You Really Got Me", became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching the Top 10 in the United States. The Kinks' music drew from a wide range of influences, including Rhythm and blues, American R&B and rock and roll initially, and later adopting British music hall, Folk music, folk, and country music, country. The band gained a reputation for reflecting English culture and lifestyle, fuelled by Ray Davies' observational and satirical lyricism, and made apparent in albums such as ''Face to Face (The Kinks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
