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Nils Törnqvist
Amason is a Swedish musical band made up of vocalist Amanda Bergman (also known as Hajen, Jaw Lesson, and Idiot Wind); guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist Gustav Ejstes (from Dungen); keyboardist Pontus Winnberg (from Miike Snow and Bloodshy & Avant); drummer Nils Törnqvist (from Little Majorette); and bassist Petter Winnberg (from Little Majorette). Amason was formed in December 2012 and released their self-titled EP in August 2013, via Stockholm-based label Ingrid. In January 2015, the band issued their debut album, ''Sky City'', with lyrics in both English and Swedish. In October of the same year, they released their second EP, ''Flygplatsen'', with songs in Swedish exclusively. In 2016, they published the EP ''California Airport Love'', which includes the English version of "Flygplatsen" as well as a cover of Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" and the Mamas & the Papas' "California Dreamin'". ''Sky City'' won the Grammis (Swedish Grammys) for Album of the Year. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Bergman
Karin Amanda Bergman Hollingby (born 1987) is a Swedish singer-songwriter from Dalarna and member of Amason (band), Amason. She has previously performed and released music under the stage names Idiot Wind, Jaw Lesson, and Hajen. Career Bergman was born in 1987 and grew up in Gagnef. She began her professional career under the stage name Hajen (The shark) and used the names Jaw Lesson and Idiot Wind (from Bob Dylan's Idiot Wind, song of the same name) from 2010 to 2014. Bergman is a member and lead-vocalist of the Swedish band Amason (band), Amason with Gustav Ejstes, Pontus Winnberg, Nils Törnqvist and Petter Winnberg. The band released its debut album ''Sky City'' in January 2015. She was previously married to Kristian Matsson, also known as The Tallest Man on Earth and they cooperated on the soundtrack of Swedish director Gorki Glaser-Müller's film ''En gång om året'' (Once a year). She also provided vocals on the album ''I Never Learn'' by Lykke Li. Her primary instrum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Dreamin'
"California Dreamin" is a song written by John and Michelle Phillips in 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire. The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in December 1965. "California Dreamin became a well-known example of the " California sound", and the 1960s counterculture era. It was certified three-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in June 2023 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2021, ''Rolling Stone'' placed the song at number 420 in its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. History The song was written in 1963 while John Phillips and Michelle Phillips were living in New York City during a particularly cold winter, and the latter was missing sunny California. John would work on compositions late at night and brought Michelle the first verse one morning. At the time, John and Michelle Phillips were members of the folk group the New Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Groups Established In 2013
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Swedish Musical Quintets
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Swedish Indie Pop Groups
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Sky City (album)
''Sky City'' is the debut studio album by Swedish band Amason, released through 20 January 2015 on INGRID. Recording The album was recorded at Spegeln and INGRID studios in Stockholm, Sweden by Amason, Nille Perned, Christoffer Zakrisson and Gustav Lindelöw. All songs were written by Amason except "Elefanten", which was written by Amason and Jenny Palén. "Yellow Moon" was written and produced by Amason and Patrik Berger. The album was mastered by Bob Ludwig Robert Carl Ludwig (born December 11, 1944), is a retired American mastering engineer. He mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists, including Led Zeppeli ..., Gateway Mastering Studios. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References {{Authority control 2015 albums Amason (band) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from IFPI Sverige. It was formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and has been known by its current name since October 2007. Before Topplistan, music sales in Sweden were recorded by Kvällstoppen, whose weekly chart was a combined albums and singles list. History For the period of 1976 to 2006, the official Swedish music charts were published by Sveriges Radio P3, a station owned by Sveriges Radio. At the end of 2006, it stopped publishing the general charts, which were entrusted to Swedish Recording Industry Association in the beginning of 2007. However, Sveriges Radio P3 continued to publish the most downloaded music charts, according to the statistics compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The new strictly-download chart was called DigiListan. Since late 2006, the chart has included legal Music downloading, downloads. The charts became the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammis
The Grammis (sometimes referred to as the Swedish Grammy Awards) are music awards presented annually to musicians and songwriters in Sweden. The oldest Swedish music awards were instituted as a local equivalent of the Grammy Awards given in the United States. The awards ceremony is generally held each year in February in Stockholm. The awards were established in 1969 and awarded until 1972 when they were canceled, then revived in 1987. There are around 20 different award-categories, which have changed over the years. Swedish artists and foreign artists who live in Sweden are eligible, as are artists in other countries if their music is produced in Sweden and targets a Swedish audience. The awards are presented by IFPI Sverige, along with the newspaper . History The first Grammis were presented on 25 September 1969 at Berns salonger in Stockholm. They were presented annually until 1972, after which they were discontinued. This was attributed the influence of music critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mamas & The Papas
The Mamas & the Papas were an American folk rock vocal group that recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968, with a brief reunion in 1971. The group was a defining force in the music scene of the counterculture of the 1960s. Formed in New York City, the group consisted of Americans John Phillips (musician), John Phillips, Cass Elliot, and Michelle Phillips, and Canadian Denny Doherty. Their sound was based on vocal harmonies arranged by John Phillips – the songwriter and leader of the group – who adapted folk to the new Beat music, beat style of the early 1960s. The Mamas & the Papas released five studio albums and 17 singles, six of which made the ''Billboard Hot 100, Billboard'' top 10, and has sold close to 40 million records worldwide. After their break-up in 1968, the band reunited briefly to record the album ''People Like Us (The Mamas & the Papas album), People Like Us'' in 1971 but split again shortly after the album was released. They were inducted into the Rock and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Ejstes
Gustav Ejstes (born 23 December 1979) is a Swedish musician. He is the singer and frontman of the Swedish psychedelic rock band Dungen. Ejstes himselfs plays many of the instruments within his recordings, alongside bandmates Reine Fiske (guitar), Mattias "Tiaz" Gustavsson (bass) and Johan Holmegard (drums). Subliminal Sounds is the record label to which Ejstes returned after a short period with Virgin Records and the record "Stadsvandringar". He has released seven albums with Dungen, notably their album '' Ta Det Lugnt'' (2004), which has been highly acclaimed all over the world. Other works include, '' Tio Bitar'' (2007), '' 4'' (2008) and '' Skit i allt'' (2010). Ejstes is also a member of a band called Amason, together with Idiot Wind (Amanda Bergman Mattson), Pontus Winnberg, Nils Törnqvist and Petter Winnberg. He played the flute for Australian rock band Wolfmother's song "Witchcraft" on their live DVD Please Experience Wolfmother Live. He also played the flute on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want To Know What Love Is
"I Want to Know What Love Is" is a power ballad by the British-American rock band Foreigner. It was released in November 1984 as the lead single from their fifth album, ''Agent Provocateur''. The song reached number one on both the United Kingdom singles chart and the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and is the group's biggest hit. "I Want to Know What Love Is" remains one of Foreigner's best-known songs and most enduring radio hits, charting in the top 25 in 2000, 2001, and 2002 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart. The song has continued to garner critical acclaim, and is listed as one of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's greatest songs of all time at number 476 in 2004 and at number 479 in 2010. Song information "I Want to Know What Love Is" was the first single released from Foreigner's album ''Agent Provocateur'' (1984). It is credited to Mick Jones, although former Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm asserts that he contributed to the song and shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreigner (band)
Foreigner is a British-American rock band formed in New York City in 1976. The band's original lineup consisted of vocalist Lou Gramm, guitarist Mick Jones (Foreigner guitarist), Mick Jones, drummer Dennis Elliott, keyboardist Al Greenwood, multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald (musician), Ian McDonald (formerly of King Crimson), and bassist Ed Gagliardi. Foreigner is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling bands of all time, with worldwide sales exceeding 80 million records, including 38 million in the US. Jones came up with the band name because he, Elliott, and McDonald were British, while Gramm, Greenwood, and Gagliardi were American, meaning at least half the members would be considered foreigners regardless of the country they were in. In 1977, Foreigner released its Foreigner (Foreigner album), self-titled debut album, the first of six consecutive albums to be certified multi-platinum and reach the Top 10 in the US. The album produced two US Top 10 single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
