Read portraits of some of our music creators

Sharon Vaughn – country hitmaker with a Nordic soul

2012-05-24 “When I moved to Sweden someone asked me: ‘so who is he? You must’ve gone there for love’,” laughs award-winning hit maker Sharon Vaughn. “’Absolutely’, I replied. ‘I came for the love of making music’.”

Swedish House Mafia - The rock stars of the dance world

2012-01-09 “Hard work – that’s the secret of our success,” says Swedish House Mafioso Sebastian Ingrosso.

Max Martin – the man with the Midas touch

2011-11-07 He's the Babe Ruth of songwriting, with more hits under his belt than any of his contemporaries. Read portrait of Max Martin.

Number one all around the world

2011-11-07 Few songwriters can brag about having had the biggest selling single in the world – and since artist and songwriter Negin Djafari is not the bragging kind we’ll have to do it for her.

The reluctant rock goddess whose songs are a perfect fit

2011-11-04 “I’m a singer, first and foremost,” declares Nina Persson, the front person of one of Sweden’s biggest pop acts since ABBA.

Saving the world one hit at a time

2011-11-04 Pop, R&B, blues and dance music – it seems there isn’t a genre that multi-award-winning DJ, producer and songwriter Michel Zitron hasn’t mastered.

The uncompromising writer for the stars

2011-11-03 The 2011 Mobo awards ceremony was a good day for producer and songwriter iSHi . Not only did Tinie Tempah, for whom he penned the worldwide hit Written In the Stars...

Gustav Ejstes. Photo: Annika Aschberg

There’s no such thing as a bad song

2011-06-21 Even though Dungen’s music smells of Swedish folk spirit and the lyrics are in its native tongue, the band is much bigger abroad than it is at home. Meet Gustav Ejstes, who blithely combines hiphop and baroque with Swedish progg to form his own unique Dungen sound.

Ane Brun. Photo: Rickard Eriksson

Ane Brun: a seasoned changer

2010-06-01 Songwriter and performer Ane Brun’s eyes are always on the future. She thrives on challenge and so makes sure that the artistic parameters she sets herself are always changing. And one such agent of change are the projects in which she seems to be forever involved.

Anders Hillborg: A good composer need not be a dead composer

2010-05-04 In January 2011, the Berliner Philharmoniker will be giving the original premiere of a new orchestral work by Anders Hillborg.

Sofia Karlsson. Photo: Morgan Norman

Sofia Karlsson: A CEO on piece wages

2010-03-23 She is one of the country’s most lauded folk singers, with a productivity that’s rarely seen. We met Sofia Karlsson to talk genres, downloading and the importance of living without television.

Victoria Borisova-Ollas. Photo: © Universal Edition/Eric Marinitsch

Victoria Borisova-Ollas: "We must captivate our audiences"

2009-12-07 Composer Victoria Borisova-Ollas writes vibrant and virtuosic music that often explodes into fiery passion. She has been feted by the media and music industry well beyond Sweden’s borders and has been awarded several prizes. She became a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 2008.

Erik Hassle. Photo: Mattias Franzén

Erik Hassle – breaking through

2009-06-01 Erik Hassle is right in the middle of his breakthrough. On the last Saturday in May, the newcomer made it to number three in the Swedish Radio P3 charts with Hurtful. Last spring, the Swedish press wrote column after column about the gorgeous-haired twenty-year old who came from nowhere to sign a major contract with a British record label.

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