Oh Laura
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Oh Laura, formerly known as Laura, is a Swedish
Indie-pop band from Stockholm
consisting of Frida Öhrn
on vocals, Jocke Olovsson and Jörgen Kjellgren on guitars, Rikard Lidhamn on bass and Magnus Olsson on drums. The band's debut record, A Song Inside My Head, A Demon In My Bed, was released on May 25, 2007 under the independent label Cosmos Records. The first single off the record is Release Me
and has appeared in a Saab commercial aired in Sweden
, Norway
, Poland
, Spain
, New Zealand
, Australia
, Ireland
, France
and the United Kingdom
. "Release Me", peaked at #5 on Swedish music charts. Oh Laura won Grand Prix at International Sopot Festival
on August 23, 2008 in Sopot, Poland The single Release Me
was certified platinum by the Swedish IFPI
in 2007.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Indie-pop band from Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
consisting of Frida Öhrn
Frida Öhrn
Frida Öhrn, born February 24, 1979, raised in Solna, Sweden, is a Swedish singer. She is the singer of Indie-pop band Oh Laura and one of the three singers in the band Cookies 'n Beans, performing in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2009. She also plays harmonica.-References:...
on vocals, Jocke Olovsson and Jörgen Kjellgren on guitars, Rikard Lidhamn on bass and Magnus Olsson on drums. The band's debut record, A Song Inside My Head, A Demon In My Bed, was released on May 25, 2007 under the independent label Cosmos Records. The first single off the record is Release Me
Release Me (Oh Laura song)
Release me is a song made by the Swedish indie pop group Oh Laura, released as a single in 2007. The single is first off in Oh Lauras debut record, A Song Inside My Head, A Demon In My Bed...
and has appeared in a Saab commercial aired in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. "Release Me", peaked at #5 on Swedish music charts. Oh Laura won Grand Prix at International Sopot Festival
Sopot International Song Festival
The Sopot International Song Festival is an international song contest held in Sopot, Poland. It was the biggest Polish music festival altogether with the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, and one of the biggest annual song contest in Europe...
on August 23, 2008 in Sopot, Poland The single Release Me
Release Me (Oh Laura song)
Release me is a song made by the Swedish indie pop group Oh Laura, released as a single in 2007. The single is first off in Oh Lauras debut record, A Song Inside My Head, A Demon In My Bed...
was certified platinum by the Swedish IFPI
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...
in 2007.
Band members
- Frida ÖhrnFrida ÖhrnFrida Öhrn, born February 24, 1979, raised in Solna, Sweden, is a Swedish singer. She is the singer of Indie-pop band Oh Laura and one of the three singers in the band Cookies 'n Beans, performing in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2009. She also plays harmonica.-References:...
- vocals - Jocke Olovsson - guitar
- Jörgen Kjellgren - guitar
- Rikard Lidhamn - bass guitar
- Magnus Olsson- drums