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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:
Franz Adolf Berwald (1796–1868), composer, musician and businessman; and the best-known of the musical Berwalds; Johan Fredrik Berwald (1787–1861), violinist, concert-master of the Swedish Royal Orchestra; Julie Berwald, actress and singer at the Royal Swedish Opera, later married to baron Knut Åkerhielm
Gustav Vasa encouraged musicians to attend his court, [4] and Gustav III would found the Royal Swedish Opera and Royal Swedish Academy of Music; the latter institutions are still major promoters of Swedish music today. [5] Sweden's most famous classic troubadour was Carl Michael Bellman, who lived from 1740 to 1795; he is famous for his ...
Sweden is the contest's most successful country of the 21st century, with three wins from ten top five results. In total, Sweden has achieved 27 top five results in the contest. Since 1959, the Swedish entry has been chosen through an annual televised competition, known since 1967 as Melodifestivalen. Sweden has hosted the Eurovision Song ...
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.
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Sweden is one of the largest exporters of pop and rock music in the world. [citation needed] Many Swedish artists have enjoyed success on the British and American charts and in other English speaking countries. Other famous musicians of today are: Pop Robyn, Agnes, Darin, September, Alcazar, Danny Saucedo, Velvet