Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Swedish Female Singer And Songwriter

By Carmella Watts


The Scandinavian region has contributed some of the finest artists known. These frozen countries produce some of the best music and culture. Many of the greatest musicians, whether male or female, known today have stepped out of the country of Sweden. More than once has the world been astounded by a Swedish female singer.

In the nineteen seventies disco music stole the entertainment scene across the world. A group called ABBA, featuring a female vocalist, was the new sensation all across the globe. ABBA became the most successful group, commercially, in the pop music genre from the mid nineteen seventies to the early nineteen eighties. Frida Lyngstad was one of the most well known singers in the world.

ABBA is a prime example of successful Swedish musicians but there were many others to steal the scene as well. During the same time period a band called Blue Swede made their way onto the Billboard 100 in both the American and the British markets. Blue Swede will be remembered as a disco era giant alongside ABBA.

Several years later, the rock and metal scene began to emerge and one of its stars was a male group called Europe. The eighties hair band made it to the top of the music chart in twenty-six nations. Europe was the most accomplished and lucrative hard rock band of all time because they sold an astounding twelve millions copies of their first and second album.

During the same time period two outstanding women made their mark in the musical world as well. Marie Fredrikkson made up one part of the duo known as Roxette and Neneh Cherry had her own successful hit in the late nineteen eighties. Swedish music didn't slow down, rather in the next two decades it sped up and made even more of an impact.

In the following years many famous Swedish men and women sold albums in the tens of millions globally. Women like Emilia Teddybears, Leila K., Meja, and Army of Lovers made many hits of their own and gained fans worldwide. Some of these famous artists aren't even natives of Sweden. One named Laleh is a native of Iran who left her country as a young child and came to Sweden in her adolescent years.

Among the top musicians in Sweden are female songwriters, singers, and bands. Most recently a sister duo from the suburbs of Stockholm emerged with a band called First Aid Kit. They have been writing and singing folk music professionally for over six years. A unique character is Sophia Somajo, she makes Chinese techno from home and has become world famous for her self produced and recorded techno music.

Whether the women have been born to musicians, like songwriter and vocalist Lykke Li or start-ups like many of the artists and groups mentioned above, they comprise a large music scene in the Scandinavian countries. A Swedish female singer can be one of the best vocalists in the world and may recognized for her extraordinary talent as well as her beauty.




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