Astrid Swan
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Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
musician and singer. She records in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. Her album Poverina was released May 11, 2005 in Finland (on Delphic Recordings) and May 22, 2007 in the U.S. (on Minty Fresh
Minty Fresh
Minty Fresh is a Chicago-based record label, founded in 1993 by Jim Powers with Anthony Musiala. The label is known for launching the careers of Veruca Salt. They also gave the Swedish band The Cardigans their first US release and released the debut single by Liz Phair...
). Singles from the album were "Poverina" and "Good Girl".
She performed an acoustic cover of The Killers "When You Were Young
When You Were Young
"When You Were Young" is a song written and performed by The Killers, and is the third track on their second album Sam's Town, released in October 2006. The song was released as the lead single from that album in September 2006. It has proven to be one of their most successful singles, peaking at...
" on KCMP
KCMP
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"The Current" in April 2007.
Astrid Swan's second album Spartan Picnic was released in Finland by Johanna Kustannus
Johanna Kustannus
Johanna Kustannus Oy has been the name of two Finnish record labels. Atte Blom has been a founding member for both companies, and Pekka Aarnio has also been involved with both...
in February 2008. The album has received critical acclaim and entered the Finnish National Top 20 album charts. A new LP 'Better Than Wages' was released in 2009, seeing a more synth-based pop direction.