Ola Sandström is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is an indie artist mostly into acoustic, folk and alternative music. Besides his musical career, he teaches music at the Stockholm School of the Arts. Sandström grew up in

Västerås Västerås () is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Mälaren, Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 158,653, over 100,000 mo ...

, but then moved to Stockholm. He received the

Olle Adolphson Olle Adolphson (2 May 1934, in Stockholm – 10 March 2004, in Stockholm) was a Sweden, Swedish writer, singer and songwriter. He released a range of books (''Aubade'', ''Foliá''), LPs (''En stol på Tegnér'', etc.) and CDs (''Älskar inte ja ...

scholarship and STIM scholarship and for many years appeared at festivals and concert hall and venues around the country. He writes his own original material in addition to musical compositions around texts and translations by others. He released his album ''Eldklotter - Ola Sandström sjunger Tomas Tranströmer'' (shorter title ''Eldklotter''). The lyrics are by

Tomas Tranströmer Tomas Gösta Tranströmer (; 15 April 1931 – 26 March 2015) was a Swedish poet, psychologist and translator. His poems captured the long winters in Sweden, the rhythm of the seasons and the palpable, atmospheric beauty of nature. Tranströmer' ...

, acclaimed as one of the most important Scandinavian writers of the 20th century. In 2002, when Sandström was studying at Mälardalen University College, Tomas Tranströmer rendered a visit to the university. During the welcoming ceremony, Sandström presented two of his compositions based on Tranströmer text. This went on very well and was well received by the poet and his wife Monica. This encouraged him to compose more works. The city of

, impressed by the talent and dedication offered Sandström a long-term scholarship for him to continue his project of composition of Tranströmer works. The album is a culmination of this project putting lyrics of 20 shorter poems of Tranströmer to music. The album contains musical renditions, very simple and unadorned, which is one of the poet's signature that Sandström has retained in these performances,TidningenKulturen.se: Ola är inne på rätt spår
(in Swedish) yet at the same time giving the lyrics a new life and appeal to new listeners. The compositions show influences of blues, bluegrass, soul and easy listening pop with guitar interludes. The album, a culmination of Ola Sandström 10-year work from 2002 to 2011, was released on 6 February 2012 on Kakafon Records. It couldn't have come at a more opportune time as Tomas Tranströmer was awarded the 2011

Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning ''for'' Literature (), is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in ...

. The album entered the Swedish Albums Chart at #38 on the chart dated 24 February 2012.

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Ola Sandström Official websiteOla Sandström MySpaceKakafon Records Offiocial website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandstrom, Ola Swedish male songwriters Swedish male singers Living people People from Västerås Year of birth missing (living people) Mälardalen University College alumni