Frida Hyvönen
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Frida Hyvönen is a Swedish
singer-songwriter
. She grew up in Robertsfors
, a small place just outside Umeå
in the north of Sweden (which is also the hometown of the band Sahara Hotnights
), and is currently based in Paris, France.
Her first record, Until Death Comes
, was recorded at Stockholm
's Atlantis Studios and co-produced with Jari Haapalainen of The Bear Quartet
. The record was released in the EU in 2005 on The Concretes
record label Licking Fingers
, in the United States
in 2006 on Secretly Canadian
and in Australia in 2007 on Chapter Music
. Hyvönen received the 2005 Stockholmspriset ("The Stockholm Prize") by the Swedish publication Nöjesguiden for her debut album.http://www.nojesguiden.se/article.asp?aID=12166 Her first single, "I Drive My Friend", climbed the hit-list in Sweden for a few weeks.
In the fall of 2005 Frida wrote music for dance performance PUDEL, by choreographer Dorte Olesen. She also performed the music live on stage. The music was recorded in 2006 and released in January 2007.
Hyvönen's next album, "Silence is Wild", was released October 29, 2008 in Scandinavia and November 4, 2008 in North America and Australia.
In 2009, Frida completed a collaboration with photographer Elin Berge, "Drottninglandet". The project consisted of a book of photos by Berge, with an accompanying CD of instrumental music composed and performed by Hyvonen.
In the fall of 2007 Frida recorded a cover of the R.E.M. song "Everybody Hurts", released in digital form by Stereogum
She also covered the song "Sista dan tillsammans" together with Mattias Alkberg
on "Dubbel Trubbel", a tribute to Olle Adolphson
.
Her cover of Judee Sill's "Jesus Was A Crossmaker", was released in September, 2009, by label American Dust, as part of "Crayon Angel: A Tribute to the Music of Judee Sill". In November, 2010, she interpreted the poem "Neeijjj" on the compilation "Sonja Åkesson tolkad av…".
Frida has been touring Scandinavia, Europe and the US with her piano since 2004. She also played in China, Australia, and in Bali.
In the spring of 2006 she toured the United Kingdom
with José González
, and in the summer of 2006, she toured the US with fellow Swedish artist Jens Lekman
.
In 2009, Hyvönen was the first Swedish pop artist invited to play a show at Dramaten, the Royal Theatre in Stockholm.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. She grew up in Robertsfors
Robertsfors
Robertsfors is a locality and the seat of Robertsfors Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,010 inhabitants in 2005.Robertsfors is named after the Scotsman Robert Finlay, who, together with John Jennings, founded an ironworks there in 1751....
, a small place just outside Umeå
Umeå
- Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...
in the north of Sweden (which is also the hometown of the band Sahara Hotnights
Sahara Hotnights
Sahara Hotnights is a rock band from Robertsfors, Sweden. Their style incorporates elements of garage rock, power pop and punk. While in Australia, Josephine Forsman bet on a horse named Sahara Hotnights and used the name for the band.-History:...
), and is currently based in Paris, France.
Her first record, Until Death Comes
Until Death Comes
Until Death Comes is the debut album by Frida Hyvönen. The album was recorded at Stockholm's Atlantis Studios and released by Swedish label Licking Fingers in 2005, American label Secretly Canadian in 2006 and Australian label Chapter Music in 2007....
, was recorded at Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
's Atlantis Studios and co-produced with Jari Haapalainen of The Bear Quartet
The Bear Quartet
The Bear Quartet is an indie rock group from Luleå in northern Sweden. They have been playing since 1989 and have been making records at a steady rate since 1992, often to critical acclaim but never resulting in large sales....
. The record was released in the EU in 2005 on The Concretes
The Concretes
The Concretes are a popular Swedish indie pop band from Stockholm, currently composed of eight members.-History:The Concretes began with Victoria Bergsman, Maria Eriksson, and Lisa Milberg. Since their formation in 1995, they have gradually acquired new members, growing into an eight piece band...
record label Licking Fingers
Licking Fingers
Licking Fingers is a Swedish independent record label run by and affiliated with The Concretes, a Swedish indie-pop band. It was formed in Stockholm sometime between 1997 and 1999. The Concretes and Frida Hyvönen have released music through this imprint....
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 2006 on Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. It was started in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill. Their first release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic...
and in Australia in 2007 on Chapter Music
Chapter Music
Chapter Music is one of Australia's longest-running independent record labels. It was founded by Guy Blackman in Perth in June 1992, after a few issues of a Syd Barrett inspired fanzine called Chapter 24, that Blackman started in October 1990, when he was seventeen...
. Hyvönen received the 2005 Stockholmspriset ("The Stockholm Prize") by the Swedish publication Nöjesguiden for her debut album.http://www.nojesguiden.se/article.asp?aID=12166 Her first single, "I Drive My Friend", climbed the hit-list in Sweden for a few weeks.
In the fall of 2005 Frida wrote music for dance performance PUDEL, by choreographer Dorte Olesen. She also performed the music live on stage. The music was recorded in 2006 and released in January 2007.
Hyvönen's next album, "Silence is Wild", was released October 29, 2008 in Scandinavia and November 4, 2008 in North America and Australia.
In 2009, Frida completed a collaboration with photographer Elin Berge, "Drottninglandet". The project consisted of a book of photos by Berge, with an accompanying CD of instrumental music composed and performed by Hyvonen.
In the fall of 2007 Frida recorded a cover of the R.E.M. song "Everybody Hurts", released in digital form by Stereogum
Stereogum
Stereogum was one of the first MP3 blogs. It was created by Scott Lapatine in January 2002 with a focus on independent and alternative music news, downloads, videos, and gossip. Stereogum has received several awards and citations, including the 2008 Plug Award for best music blog, Blender's...
She also covered the song "Sista dan tillsammans" together with Mattias Alkberg
Mattias Alkberg
Mattias Alkberg , sometimes known as Matti Alkberg, is a Swedish poet, songwriter and musician. He has released four poetry books and more than a dozen records with his two bands The Bear Quartet and Mattias Alkberg BD.-Books:...
on "Dubbel Trubbel", a tribute to Olle Adolphson
Olle Adolphson
Olle Adolphson was a Swedish writer, singer and songwriter. He released a range of books , LPs and CDs .Dubbel Trubbel, a homage to Olle Adolphson, performed by various Swedish artists, such as Håkan...
.
Her cover of Judee Sill's "Jesus Was A Crossmaker", was released in September, 2009, by label American Dust, as part of "Crayon Angel: A Tribute to the Music of Judee Sill". In November, 2010, she interpreted the poem "Neeijjj" on the compilation "Sonja Åkesson tolkad av…".
Frida has been touring Scandinavia, Europe and the US with her piano since 2004. She also played in China, Australia, and in Bali.
In the spring of 2006 she toured the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
with José González
José González
José González is a Swedish-Argentine indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Gothenburg, Sweden.González is also a member of Swedish band Junip, along with Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn.- Biography :...
, and in the summer of 2006, she toured the US with fellow Swedish artist Jens Lekman
Jens Lekman
Jens Martin Lekman is a Swedish musician. His music is guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings, with lyrics that are often witty, romantic, and melancholic. The English lyrics reflect an advanced knowledge of the language and its idioms...
.
In 2009, Hyvönen was the first Swedish pop artist invited to play a show at Dramaten, the Royal Theatre in Stockholm.
Albums
| Year | Information | Sweden Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
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| 2005 2005 in music -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:... |
Until Death Comes Until Death Comes Until Death Comes is the debut album by Frida Hyvönen. The album was recorded at Stockholm's Atlantis Studios and released by Swedish label Licking Fingers in 2005, American label Secretly Canadian in 2006 and Australian label Chapter Music in 2007....
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| 2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame... |
Frida Hyvönen Gives You:Music from the Dance Performance PUDEL Frida Hyvönen Gives You: Music from the Dance Performance PUDEL Frida Hyvönen Gives You: Music from the Dance Performance PUDEL is the second album released by Swedish Singer-songwriter Frida Hyvönen.About the album Hyvönen wrote:-Track listing:# "Intro" - 0:38# "Fall Is My Lover" - 3:14... Licking Fingers Licking Fingers is a Swedish independent record label run by and affiliated with The Concretes, a Swedish indie-pop band. It was formed in Stockholm sometime between 1997 and 1999. The Concretes and Frida Hyvönen have released music through this imprint.... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... , digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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| 2008 2008 in music 2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such... |
Silence Is Wild Silence Is Wild Silence Is Wild is the third album by Swedish Singer-songwriter Frida Hyvönen. It was released on October 29, 2008 in Scandinavia, and November 4, 2008 in North America... Licking Fingers Licking Fingers is a Swedish independent record label run by and affiliated with The Concretes, a Swedish indie-pop band. It was formed in Stockholm sometime between 1997 and 1999. The Concretes and Frida Hyvönen have released music through this imprint.... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... , digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
Frida Hyvönen Gives You: Music from Drottninglandet
Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , Book |
- 2005: "I Drive My Friend" (single), Licking Fingers/Playground.
- 2005: "Sista dan tillsammans" (part of compilation "Dubbeltrubbel"), EMI.
- 2008: "Traveling Companion" (single) (Marit BergmanMarit Bergman-Biography:She grew up in Rättvik but now lives in Brooklyn. She was a member of the 1990s Swedish punk band Candysuck. She has also been playing and recording with other musical constellations. However, it is as a solo artist, as Marit Bergman, that she has risen to national fame, debuting in...
featuring Frida Hyvönen),Sugartoy Recordings. - 2009: "Jesus was a crossmaker" (part of compilation "Crayon Angel: A Tribute to the Music of Judee Sill", American Dust.
- 2010: "Neeijjj", (part of compilation "Sonja Åkesson tolkad av…", Playground Music.