Victoria Bergsman (born 4 May 1977) is a Swedish singer-songwriter best known as singer of the

indie pop Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with a DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and s ...

band

The Concretes The Concretes were a Swedish indie pop band from Stockholm. History Since their formation in 1995, the Concretes have grown into an eight-piece band. Original members of the band include Victoria Bergsman, Maria Eriksson, and Lisa Milberg. ...

from 1995 to 2006. Since announcing her departure from the band on 24 July 2006 she has been recording for her new solo project Taken by Trees. Bergsman also provided guest vocals for the hit

Peter Bjorn and John Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie pop/ rock band formed in Stockholm in 1999, named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morén (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Björn Yttling (bass, keyboards, vocals) and John Eriksson, known ...

single "

Young Folks "Young Folks" is the first single from Swedish band Peter Bjorn and John's third album, ''Writer's Block'' (2006). The single features Victoria Bergsman as a guest vocalist. The song received generally positive reviews from critics and performe ...

" from the album ''

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''. In 2009, her solo project Taken by Trees released '' East of Eden'', a collaboration with Pakistani musicians. A version of the album was released in 2009 with a short documentary film about its recording, titled "Taweel Safari - The Longest Journey". The documentary was filmed in Pakistan by Victoria Bergsman, Andreas Söderström & Faseeh Shams and edited by Marcus Söderlund.

Other works

In 2005 Bergsman acted in a music video for the pop song "

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", released by the English band New Order.

References

Living people 1977 births Swedish indie rock musicians Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish women singers English-language singers from Sweden {{songwriter-stub