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Joa Helgesson
Joa Helgesson (born 19 February 1981 in Blackeberg, Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish baritone opera singer and performance artist currently living in Berlin. Early life Growing up in Blackeberg, Stockholm, Helgesson was involved in music and singing from an early age. He formed a death-metal band at the age of twelve while attending Adolf Fredrik's Music School (Swedish: Adolf Fredriks Musikklasser), a school in Stockholm known for its song and choral curriculum. He continued performing bass and vocals in various bands while studying bass and song at Rytmus High School. In 2000, Helgesson was involved in a collaborative music project between young musicians from Sweden, China and the USA, coordinated by Ross School (East Hampton, New York), Ross School and tutored by several professional musicians including producer and composer, Quincy Jones, which led him to Shanghai Theatre Academy where he studied acting. Upon returning to Sweden, Helgesson attended the chamber music progr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the capital and largest city of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in the metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. It is also the county seat of Stockholm County. For several hundred years, Stockholm was the capital of Finland as well (), which then was a part of Sweden. The population of the municipality of Stockholm is expected to reach one million people in 2024. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
