Sofia Karlsson (singer)
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Sofia Karlsson is a Swedish folk singer.
, Stockholm
. She attended the folk music department of the Royal College of Music
in Stockholm
. From 1998 to 2002 she was a full time member in Swedish folk music act Groupa. In 2002 she released her debut solo album "Folk songs".
In 2005 she made her public breakthrough with her second album “Svarta ballader” (Black ballads).
The album contains her interpretations of the Swedish poet Dan Andersson
. The album was in the charts for more than a year and has to date sold 60,000 copies. It was rewarded with Swedish as well as Danish Grammys.
After touring the country for two years she released her third album "Visor från vinden" (Songs from the loft) with its collection of classical songs sung in Swedish, but written by poets and musicians such as Baudelaire, Dan Andersson
, Marianne Flodin, Mikael Wiehe
, Alf Hambe, Inger Hagerup
, Carl Michael Bellman
, Peps Persson
, and Evert Taube
. The album also contains Lars Forssell
's free version of Le Déserteur (Boris Vian song)
.
Biography
Sofia Karlsson grew up in EnskedeEnskede
Enskede may refer to*The districts of Gamla Enskede in Enskede-Årsta-Vantör borough, Stockholm*Enskededalen, a district of Stockholm's Skarpnäck borough*Enskede gård in Söderort, Stockholm...
, 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...
. She attended the folk music department of the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music, Stockholm
The Royal College of Music, Stockholm is the oldest institution of higher education in music in Sweden, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music...
in 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...
. From 1998 to 2002 she was a full time member in Swedish folk music act Groupa. In 2002 she released her debut solo album "Folk songs".
In 2005 she made her public breakthrough with her second album “Svarta ballader” (Black ballads).
The album contains her interpretations of the Swedish poet Dan Andersson
Dan Andersson
Daniel "Dan" Andersson was a Swedish author and poet. He also set some of his own poems to music. Andersson married primary school teacher Olga Turesson, the sister of artist Gunnar Turesson, in 1918...
. The album was in the charts for more than a year and has to date sold 60,000 copies. It was rewarded with Swedish as well as Danish Grammys.
After touring the country for two years she released her third album "Visor från vinden" (Songs from the loft) with its collection of classical songs sung in Swedish, but written by poets and musicians such as Baudelaire, Dan Andersson
Dan Andersson
Daniel "Dan" Andersson was a Swedish author and poet. He also set some of his own poems to music. Andersson married primary school teacher Olga Turesson, the sister of artist Gunnar Turesson, in 1918...
, Marianne Flodin, Mikael Wiehe
Mikael Wiehe
Mikael Christian Wiehe is a Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer. As the main songwriter and driving force of Hoola Bandoola Band he was also one of the most important people in the proggmovement.-Career:...
, Alf Hambe, Inger Hagerup
Inger Hagerup
Inger Hagerup was a Norwegian author, playwright and poet. She is considered one of the greatest Norwegian poets of the 20th century.-Biography:...
, Carl Michael Bellman
Carl Michael Bellman
was a Swedish poet and composer. Bellman is a central figure in the Swedish song tradition and remains a very important influence in Swedish music, as well as in Scandinavian literature in general, to this day....
, Peps Persson
Peps Persson
Peps Persson is a Swedish blues and reggae musician from Tjörnarp, Scania. Throughout his career he has mostly made music in Swedish and is well known for his Scanian dialect...
, and Evert Taube
Evert Taube
Evert Axel Taube was a Swedish author, artist, composer and singer. He is best known for his folk songs, and is widely regarded as one of Sweden's most respected musicians.-Biography:...
. The album also contains Lars Forssell
Lars Forssell
Lars Hans Carl Abraham Forssell was a Swedish writer and member of the Swedish Academy. Forssell was a versatile writer who worked within many genres, including poetry, drama and songwriting. He was married from 1951 until his death to Kerstin Hane, and was the father of Jonas and Malte...
's free version of Le Déserteur (Boris Vian song)
Le Déserteur (Boris Vian song)
Le déserteur is a famous anti-war song written by Boris Vian and released on May 7, 1954 during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.It was first sung by Marcel Mouloudji, in 1954. Subsequently, it was forbidden by the French censorship to be sold or broadcasted until 1962...
.
Discography
- Folk songs, 2002
- Svarta Ballader, 2005
- Visor från vinden, 2007
- Söder om kärleken, 2009
- Norr om Eden (EP), 2010