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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]
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.
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.
"Rock And Roll Music" The Beatles 20 April 1965 (1w) "The Last Time" The Rolling Stones 27 April 1965 (3w) "Ticket to Ride" The Beatles 18 May 1965 (1w) "Cadillac" The Hep Stars: 25 May 1965 (4w) "Farmer John" The Hep Stars 22 June 1965 (3w) "Bring It On Home to Me" The Animals: 13 July 1965 (3w) "The Birds and the Bees" Alma Cogan 3 August ...
21 April – Ingrid Fuzjko Hemming, 91, Swedish classical pianist [108] 25 April – Kaisa Korhonen, 82, Finnish theatre director, actor and singer [109] 29 April – Dagne Groven Myhren, 83, Norwegian folk musician and writer [110] 18 May – Palle Danielsson, 77, Swedish jazz double bassist [111] 4 June – C.Gambino, 26, Swedish rapper [112]
Veckans singellista or Veckolista singlar [1] is a record chart that ranks the best-performing singles of Sweden. Chart is published and owned by IFPI Sverige. [2] Since 2006 chart was based on weekly physical and digital sales data compiled by Swedish Recording Industry Association.
16 February – Eric Ericson, Swedish conductor, 94 [38] 17 April – Yngve Moe, Norwegian jazz and rock bass guitarist, 55 (drowning) [39] 20 May – Anders Eliasson, Swedish composer, 66 [40] 26 June – Henrik Otto Donner, Finnish composer and music industry executive, 73 [41] 6 December – Tom Krause, Finnish opera singer, 79 [42]
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: