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Tigerdrottningen
''Tigerdrottningen'' (Swedish for ''The Tiger Queen'') is the eleventh studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 30 April 2014 by Sonet Records (Universal Music). The album was preceded by the lead single " La Belle Epoque" on 12 March 2014. " Var är vi nu?" was released as the album's second single on 25 July 2014. The third single "Mirage" was released on 3 September 2014, with an accompanying video released on the same date. Lyrically, ''Tigerdrottningen'' is more politically charged than previous albums. Promotion Three promotional singles were released from ''Tigerdrottningen'' through Spotify preceding the album's release: "Skogarna" on 25 April, "Godhet" on 26 April and "Din enda vän" on 27 April 2014. Critical reception Anders Nunstedt of '' Expressen'' wrote: "The songs have a drive that goes in line with the hits Swedish songwriters have delivered to the charts worldwide in recent years. Kent has gone from being a reliable indie band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent (band)
Kent was a Swedish rock-pop band, formed in Eskilstuna in 1990. With members Joakim Berg, Martin Sköld, Sami Sirviö and Markus Mustonen, the band had numerous radio hits throughout Sweden and Scandinavia and consecutive number-one studio albums on the Sweden top list ( Sverigetopplistan) beginning with the release of ''Verkligen'' (1996) and led by the single "Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)". With origins rooted in distorted rock, they found mainstream success through their alternative rock albums of the mid-1990s, 2000s and 2010s, the latter decades during which they adopted elements of synthpop. With eleven number-one albums, five number-one singles, 23 Swedish Grammy Awards, and over 3 million record sales, Kent is considered the most popular rock/pop group within Sweden and throughout Scandinavia. ''Vapen & ammunition'' (2002) topped the Swedish charts for 95 weeks. Kent is often compared to bands like U2 and Coldplay. As Kent's songs are primarily performed in Swedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Var är Vi Nu?
"Var är vi nu?" (Swedish for ''Where Are We Now?'') is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released in July 2014 as the second single from the album ''Tigerdrottningen''. It was released as a 7" vinyl but also as a digital download. The vinyl is limited to 1500 copies. The B-side contains an alternate version of "Var är vi nu?". Music video The music video for "Var är vi nu?" was directed by John Boisen and Björn Fävremark at ''Is This It''. It premiered on YouTube on 26 May 2014. The video was shot in one unbroken shot, featuring the band playing the song. ''expressen.se'' Track listing *;7" vinyl single #"Var är vi nu?" – 4:20 #"Var är vi nu? (Alternate version)" – 4:17 *;Digital download #"Var är vi nu? (Alternate version)" – 4:17Charts < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Belle Epoque (Kent Song)
"La Belle Epoque" is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent from their eleventh studio album, ''Tigerdrottningen''. It was released as the album's lead single on 12 March 2014, as a digital download. It features backing vocals by singer Erik Hassle. In an interview with ''Gaffa'', lead singer Joakim Berg explained the song's lyrics saying, "We have become a Belle Epoque-nation pointing fingers at each other, it's your fault, it's your fault". Berg further elaborated, "A friend of mine who is a political journalist says that we have become a nation of political separatists. A bunch of small groups that are all extremely offended and do not show any understanding for each other, no one wants to reconcile, nobody wants to negotiate and no one wants to compromise. Track listing *;Digital download #"La Belle Epoque" – 3:57 *;7" vinyl single #"La Belle Epoque" – 3:58 #"La Belle Epoque" (instrumental) – 3:58 Credits and personnel ;Recording *Recorded at Conway Studios, Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Marklund
Petra Linnea Paula Marklund (; born 12 September 1984), known also by her previous stage name September, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and television presenter. Marklund started recording in professional studios around the age of twelve, and first came to the attention of the music scene with September's debut single " La La La (Never Give It Up)" in 2003, released from her studio album ''September'' (2004). Marklund's Grammis Award-winning third studio album '' In Orbit'' was released in 2005 and spawned two hit singles; " Satellites" and " Cry for You," which made it to No. 8 and No. 1, respectively, on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Airplay chart. "Cry for You" remains the most successful international single of her career and was also nominated for the Government's Music Export Prize 2008 in Sweden for selling more than a million copies worldwide. In Sweden, Marklund had her biggest success with the Swedish-language single " Mikrofonkåt", originally performed by Swedish rap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sami Sirviö
Sami Sirviö (born 28 May 1970 in Pyhäjärvi, Finland) is a Sweden Finnish musician and former lead guitarist of the now discontinued Swedish rock band Kent. Biography Sirviö formed Kent in 1990 along with vocalist Joakim Berg, bassist Martin Sköld, drummer Markus Mustonen and keyboardist Thomas Bergqvist. The band originally called themselves ''Jones & Giftet'' before changing their name first to ''Havsänglar'' and later Kent. By that time Bergqvist had been fired from the band and replaced by Martin Roos. After the release of the bands self-titled debut album Roos quit the band to focus on a career at BMG, the band soon recruited Harri Mänty as a replacement. The band continued to release several critically and commercially successful albums with that line-up intact until 2006 when rhythm guitarist Harri Mänty left the band. Instead of recruiting a permanent replacement Sirviö along with Jocke Berg recorded guitars for their 2007 release ''Tillbaka till samtiden''. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jag är Inte Rädd För Mörkret
''Jag är inte rädd för mörkret'' (Swedish for ''I Am Not Afraid of the Dark'') is the tenth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 25 April 2012 by Sonet Records (Universal Music) and it was the band's debut release with the label since their departure from Sony Music in June 2011. The album was preceded by the lead single "999" on 28 March 2012. ''Jag är inte rädd för mörkret'' received positive reviews from Swedish music critics. It debuted at number one in Norway and Sweden, at number two in Denmark and at number five in Finland. Commercial performance ''Jag är inte rädd för mörkret'' debuted at number one in Sweden, becoming Kent's ninth consecutive number-one album. In Denmark, the album debuted at number two with first-week sales of 1444 copies. It is their highest-charting album there since '' Du & jag döden'', which debuted at number two in 2005. The album debuted at number five in Finland, becoming the band's lowest-charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Då Som Nu För Alltid
''Då som nu för alltid'' (Swedish for ''Then as Now Forever'') is the twelfth and final studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. The album was released on 20 May 2016 by RCA Records and Sony Music. Background In June 2015, '' Expressen'' reported that Kent were to record their twelfth studio album in Electric Lady Studios in New York City. Kent posted a picture on their official Facebook page in December 2015 writing, "Thanks for now, Electric Lady Studios". On 14 March 2016 Kent announced the release of ''Då som nu för alltid'' on RCA Records and Sony Music. It is Kent's first album on Sony Music since '' En plats i solen'' (2010). "Egoist" was announced as the album's first single, and it was released on the same date. However, on 17 April 2016 Kent announced the track listing which omitted "Egoist". Instead, "Vi är inte längre där" was released as the album's first single on 3 May 2016. ''Då som nu för alltid'' is produced by Kent themselves. Critical rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice Eli
Beatrice Elin Elisabeth Blennberger (born 9 January 1987), better known by her stage name Beatrice Eli, is a Swedish musician from Stockholm, Sweden. She first gained attention with her 2012 single "The Conqueror", which was released on her debut EP ''It's Over''. The EP contained 4 songs and was released in October 2012. Beatrice Eli's debut album, ''Die Another Day'', was released on October 22, 2014, through Razzia Records. Eli says she was raised by deeply religious Christian parents, and her style is different to theirs. She told a journalist that "they understand that I didn't become the nice Church girl they wanted me to be." As for her songwriting, she says, "I've always written about my feelings." She says ''Die Another Day'' "is about sex, drugs and girls." She is a lesbian and prefers that term over gay, as she told a journalist in 2015. Beatrice has been in a relationship with Swedish rapper Silvana Imam since 2014. She features on the track "Shhh" on Imam's second a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joakim Berg
Herbert Joakim "Jocke" Berg (born 16 March 1970 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of Swedish Rock/Pop band Kent. Berg rarely gives interviews, saying in one: less is more. Berg has tended to write lyrics in Swedish because he wants to avoid the use of cliché-ridden English lyrics, which often happens when Swedish artists sing in English. Kent's lyrics contributed to their development from indie band to broad mass appeal as songs in Swedish are preferred among the slightly older population that Kent has attracted, according to an academic who has studied the band in their sociological and national context. Biography Berg was born and grew up in Eskilstuna. He moved to Stockholm in 1993 after the founding of Kent, and has lived there since. Berg was the main songwriter, lead singer and rhythm guitarist in the band, which officially disbanded on 17 December 2016, according to the band's official web site. He is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Mustonen
Markus Mustonen (born 1973) is a musician who played drums, keyboards, piano and sang backing vocals in the Swedish band Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mustonen, Markus 1973 births Living people People from Eskilstuna Swedish people of Finnish descent Swedish male musicians Swedish drummers Kent (band) members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Albums Chart
Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish Recording Industry Association (in Swedish Grammofonleverantörernas förening). Before Topplistan, music sales in Sweden were recorded by Kvällstoppen, whose weekly chart was a combined albums and singles list. History For the period of 1976 to 2006, the official Swedish music charts were published by Sveriges Radio P3, a station owned by Sveriges Radio. At the end of 2006, it stopped publishing the general charts, which were entrusted to Swedish Recording Industry Association in the beginning of 2007. However, Sveriges Radio P3 continued to publish the most downloaded music charts, according to the statistics compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The new strictly-download chart was called DigiListan. Since late 2006, the chart has included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Hassle
Kaj Erik Persson Hassle (born 26 August 1988) is a Swedish pop singer and songwriter. His career started in 2008 with his first single, " Hurtful", which eventually reached No. 11 in Sweden and peaked at No. 2 in Denmark. His most successful single to date, "No Words", reached the Top 10 of the Global and U.S. Spotify Viral Chart and achieved Gold certification in both Sweden and Denmark. Hassle, who signed to Island Records in 2009, has released four albums, most recently ''Innocence Lost'' in January 2017. Aside from solo work, he has cowritten a number of songs for other singers, including Shakira and Rihanna's " Can't Remember to Forget You". He won a Danish Gaffa award and two Swedish awards, a Grammis and a P3 Guld. Saluted as "the new, young Robbie Williams" upon his international debut, Hassle has been described as "a voice steeped in simmering sultry soul, a funked-up sense of international swagger, and unbridled lyrical honesty." Early life Hassle was born in Salem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
