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The list of best-selling Swedish music artists according to the Swedish newspapers. List. Artist Sales ABBA: 150 million [1] Roxette: 75 million [2] Ace of Base:
Ludvig Norman (1831–1885), considered by some the outstanding Swedish composer between Franz Berwald and Wilhelm Stenhammar; Gösta Nystroem (1890–1966) Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867–1942), full name: Olof Wilhelm Peterson-Berger; Allan Pettersson (1911–1980), full name: Gustaf Allan Pettersson; Ture Rangström (1884–1947)
Nordic popular music, also referred to as Scandinavian popular music, includes pop and rock music of the Nordic countries. The musical scene is known for its biggest bands like ABBA, Roxette, A-ha, Michael Learns to Rock, Ace of Base, and Aqua. These are by far the biggest non-metal acts to come out of Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
Swedish popular music, or shortly Swedish pop music, refers to music that has swept the Swedish mainstream at any given point in recent times. After World War II , Swedish pop music was heavily influenced by American jazz , and then by rock-and-roll from the U.S. and the U.K. in the 1950s and 1960s, before developing into dansband music.
Pages in category "Swedish pop singers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 215 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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(note that Kvällstoppen was a combined singles and album chart, with singles dominating a large portion of the 1960s. The first album to reach number one was Abbey Road by the Beatles in 1969, and the first Swedish-language album was Cornelis sjunger Taube by Cornelis Vreeswijk that same year)
Music in Sweden is a vital part of Swedish culture, as evidenced by the national success of musical shows like Allsång på Skansen and Melodifestivalen. [1] Swedish music has also included more modern and influences. On a per capita basis, Sweden is the world's most successful exporter of music. [2]