Tuesday, July 23, 2013

A Take On The Female Swedish Singer

By Irma Farrell


Like any other country, Sweden has produced a multitude of artists that are famous throughout their country and even throughout the entire world. What the female Swedish female singer brings to the table is a certain skill set that has the capability to transcend local boundaries and reach out to anyone that is willing to listen. To prove this point, a few examples may be needed.

A prominent example can be made out of Theresa Andersson. She was born in 1972 somewhere within Gotland, Sweden. As a singer songwriter, the video for Na Na Na, one of her singles, was recorded in a do it yourself style and proved so popular that it attracted more than one million views on YouTube.

Another one is Linda Carlsson, better known as Miss Li. A very famous musician in her own right, one of her singles has been prominently featured on the Showtime original series known as Weeds. Another piece of her work called Bourgeois Shangri La was featured in an iPod Nano commercial.

A very old school name is Git Gay, who was among the most popular in her hay day. Her real name was Birgit Carp and history will remember her as a successful actress, director and vocalist. It all started when she was sent to the Music Conservatory. This was in Malmo and the reason for her being there was due to the ambition of her parents to develop her into a concerto pianist.

She was eventually invited to be a prima donna at a summer revue by Sigge Holmberg, who was a director. The next year, she made a successful run at Klart Gronan, a revue in Grona Lund. Eventually her career path led to her becoming a senior TV presenter during the early nineties. This successful woman died in 2007, just eleven days shy of turning eighty six.

Clara Hagman is a member of the pop band Ace of Base. She was recruited to replace departing band members at the age of just eighteen years old. After her inclusion into the band, the new line up released its new album sometime in September 2010.

One of the most highly thought of singers of the nineteenth century was Johanna Maria Lind, who better known by her alias Jenny Lind was a Swedish opera singer. Her talents earned her the nickname Swedish Nightingale. Her amazing performance in Der Freischutz made her famous, although vocal damage a few years later nearly ruined her career.

Even the Finnish metal band Nightwish is being fronted by a woman from Sweden. Annette Ingegerd Olsson, known as Anette Olzon, her stage name, is the second lead vocalist. She also happened to work with the band Alyson Avenue in the past.

There are many more examples to cite from a very diverse pool of talent. The definition of a Swedish female singer is one that is changing with the times. With each new innovation and achievement, they, as a whole, elevate themselves just a little bit higher than they were before. They are a point of pride for their nation, and their talents will see to it that the world will see things that way as well.




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