Sarek was a Swedish

folk-pop Folk-pop is a musical style that may be 1) contemporary folk songs with large, sweeping pop arrangements, or 2) pop songs with intimate, acoustic-based folk arrangements. Recording production values created a unblemished style that appealed to ...

band formed in 2002, taking their name from

Sarek National Park Sarek National Park ( sv, Sareks nationalpark) is a national park in Jokkmokk Municipality, Lapland in northern Sweden. Established in 1909, the park is the oldest national park in Europe. It is adjacent to two other national parks, namely Stor ...

. They debuted in 2002 with the single "Vinterland" ("Winter land") and in 2003 they broke through with their single "Genom eld och vatten" ("Through fire and water") in

Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Son ...

. The group parted ways in 2012.

Members

* Stina Engelbrecht (music, lyrics, vocals, chorus,

kulning Kulning or herding calls is a domestic Scandinavian music form, often used to call livestock (cows, goats, etc.) down from high mountain pastures where they have been grazing during the day. It is possible that the sound also serves to scare away ...

) * Jessica Wetterstrand (vocals) *

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(vocals) *

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(

nyckelharpa A nyckelharpa (, "keyed fiddle", or literally "key harp", plural ) is the national musical instrument of Sweden. It is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to chan ...

, accordion) *

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( flute, jew harp,

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)

Discography

;Albums * 2003 – ''Genom eld och vatten'' * 2004 – ''Sarek'' * 2008 – ''I natt ska marken skälva'' * 2011 – ''Magiska toner'' ;Singles * 2002 – ''Vinterland'' * 2003 – '' Genom eld och vatten'' * 2003 – ''Solen glimmar'' * 2004 – ''

Älvorna "Älvorna" is a song written by Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Marcos Ubeda and Dan Attlerud. The song was performed by Sarek at Melodifestivalen 2004, where it was knocked out at Andra chansen. The single peaked at number eight on the Swedish Singles ...

'' * 2004 – ''Medan stjärnorna vandrar'' * 2004 – ''Törst'' * 2004 – ''Alla änglar log'' * 2008 – ''I natt ska marken skälva'' * 2008 – ''Magiska sekunder''

References

Melodifestivalen contestants Swedish folk music groups {{swedish-band-stub

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