Marit Bergman
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Biography
She grew up in RättvikRättvik Municipality
Rättvik Municipality is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Rättvik.In 1963 the municipality was reunited with Boda, which had been detached from it in 1875, and in 1974 Ore was added, thus forming the present municipality.- Geography :Rättvik...
but now lives in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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. She was a member of the 1990s Swedish punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Candysuck
Candysuck
Candysuck was a Swedish riot grrl punk band in the early 1990s. They were based in Västerås and originally consisted of Marit Bergman, Nathalie Stern, Maria "Pez" Sahlin, Anna-Lena Carlsson and Nettis Wisén...
. She has also been playing and recording with other musical constellations. However, it is as a solo artist, as Marit Bergman, that she has risen to national fame, debuting in 2002 with the album 3.00 A.M. Serenades on her own record company Sugartoy Recordings. The record was a success with the critics and was rereleased by RCA
RCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
/BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
in 2003. Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John
Peter Bjorn and John
Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie rock band, formed in Stockholm in 1999 and named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morén , Björn Yttling and John Eriksson .They are best known for the 2006 single "Young Folks", which...
produced the album.
Her second album, Baby Dry Your Eye, was released in March 2004 to further critical acclaim and commercial success. It was produced by Marco Manieri. The grand arrangements of its pop songs, in a style sometimes compared to Phil Spector
Phil Spector
Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....
, earned Bergman five Swedish Grammis
Grammis
The Grammis Awards are the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards. 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 cancelled....
nominations and two awards - Composer of the Year and Female Artist of the Year. In 2005, a live-DVD, "Live at Rival" was released.
In 2006, Bergman released her third solo album, I Think It's a Rainbow. It was produced by Marit Bergman and Björn Yttling and earned five Swedish Grammis
Grammis
The Grammis Awards are the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards. 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 cancelled....
nominations.
In 2007 she signed an international deal with US indie label Hypnote, while still keeping a licensing deal for Scandinavia with SonyBMG.
She has been touring in Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Norway, Finland, Poland, Denmark, the US and the UK.
In 2008, she launched a subscription service through her website.
She also appeared on Swedish producer Kleerup's
Kleerup
Andreas Kleerup, known professionally by his last name, is a Swedish record producer, drummer, and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys, from Stockholm, Sweden. His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish artist Robyn's #1 UK single, "With Every Heartbeat", also...
self-titled album, contributing vocals to the track "3AM".
Her fourth album, the Tear Collector, was released in march 2009. Produced by Marit Bergman. Singers like Frida Hyvönen
Frida Hyvönen
Frida Hyvönen is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She grew up in Robertsfors, a small place just outside Umeå in the north of Sweden , and is currently based in Paris, France....
, Jens Lekman
Jens Lekman
Jens Martin Lekman is a Swedish musician. His music is guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings, with lyrics that are often witty, romantic, and melancholic. The English lyrics reflect an advanced knowledge of the language and its idioms...
and Larkin Grimm
Larkin Grimm
Larkin Grimm is an American singer-songwriter and musician born in Memphis, Tennessee.She was born into a monastic order called Holy Order of MANS...
appeared on the album.
In 2011 she took part in a competition called Maestro 2011 arranged by SVT (Swedish Television). She won that competition that had as goal to train the participants to conduct a symphony orchestra.
Albums
- 3.00 A.M. Serenades (2002, rereleased in 2003) (DNC)
- Baby Dry Your Eye (2004) (#1)
- I Think It’s a Rainbow (2006) (#1)
- The Tear Collector (2009) (#14)
Singles & EPs
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| 2003 | "From Now On" | 23 | EP release |
| 2004 | "Adios Amigos" (feat. Cecilia Nordlund) | 27 | Baby Dry Your Eye |
| "I Will Always Be Your Soldier" | — | ||
| "Can I Keep Him?" | 32 | EP release | |
| 2006 | "No Party" | 18 | I Think It's a Rainbow |
| "My Love" / "Eyes Were Blue" | — | ||
| 2007 | "Mama, I Remember You Now" | — | |
| 2008 | "Out on the Piers" | — | The Tear Collector |
| "300 Slow Days in a Row" (feat. Titiyo Titiyo Titiyo Yambalu Felicia Jah is a Swedish pop singer and songwriter, who has won four Grammis.-Early life:Titiyo was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to Ahmadu Jah, a Sierra Leonean drummer, and Maylen Bergström. She is the half- sister of singer Neneh Cherry, and stepsister to Eagle-Eye Cherry... ) |
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| "3AM 3am (Kleerup song) "3AM" is the third single to be released from Swedish producer and singer-songwriter Kleerup's debut album. "3AM" originally appeared, in a different form, as a B-side to fellow Swede Marit Bergman's single "Mama, I Remember You Now"; she wrote the lyrics and vocal melody for the song, while... " (with Kleerup Kleerup Andreas Kleerup, known professionally by his last name, is a Swedish record producer, drummer, and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys, from Stockholm, Sweden. His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish artist Robyn's #1 UK single, "With Every Heartbeat", also... ) |
35 | Kleerup Kleerup (album) -International edition:-Peak positions:-Year-end charts:-Release history:... (Kleerup album) |
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