Nina Persson
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is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans
. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp
and appearing on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg
entitled Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
. She has also worked with rock group Sparklehorse
and is a member of The Cake Sale
collective, which released an eponymously titled album in 2006 to raise money for the charity Oxfam Ireland
and the Ireland Make Trade Fair campaign.
Persson made her acting debut in the movie Om Gud vill which was released in 2006.
She appears on the Manic Street Preachers
song "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
" on the album Send Away the Tigers
. She also features on the 2009 Sparklehorse
/Danger Mouse
collaboration Dark Night of the Soul singing "Daddy's Gone".
. Their first child, a son named Nils, was born on 30 September 2010.
She resides in New York City
.
The Cardigans
The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...
. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp
A Camp
A Camp is the solo side project of Nina Persson, vocalist for the Swedish Indie Pop band The Cardigans.Persson formed A Camp when The Cardigans took a break after several years of touring and the recording of their 1998 album Gran Turismo.-A Camp:...
and appearing on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
entitled Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited is a tribute album to the works of late French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. First released on Virgin Records in 2006, it consists of English language cover versions of Gainsbourg songs, performed by a diverse array of contemporary artists...
. She has also worked with rock group Sparklehorse
Sparklehorse
Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band led by the singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous.-History:Sparklehorse's first album, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot featuring Bob Rupe of the Silos and Cracker, was a modest college radio success...
and is a member of The Cake Sale
The Cake Sale
The Cake Sale are a collective of mostly Irish musical artists including Swedish singer/songwriter Nina Persson of The Cardigans and Australian musician Nick Seymour of Crowded House....
collective, which released an eponymously titled album in 2006 to raise money for the charity Oxfam Ireland
Oxfam
Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working in 98 countries worldwide to find lasting solutions to poverty and related injustice around the world. In all Oxfam’s actions, the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives...
and the Ireland Make Trade Fair campaign.
Persson made her acting debut in the movie Om Gud vill which was released in 2006.
She appears on the Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
song "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" is a single by Welsh rock group the Manic Street Preachers, taken from the album Send Away the Tigers. The song is a duet featuring the vocals of lead singer James Dean Bradfield and Nina Persson of The Cardigans, as well as additional vocals from bass guitarist...
" on the album Send Away the Tigers
Send Away the Tigers
- Album Charts :- Personnel :Manic Street Preachers*James Dean Bradfield – lead vocals, guitar, backing vocals*Sean Moore – drums, percussion*Nicky Wire – bass, backing vocalsAdditional personnel...
. She also features on the 2009 Sparklehorse
Sparklehorse
Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band led by the singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous.-History:Sparklehorse's first album, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot featuring Bob Rupe of the Silos and Cracker, was a modest college radio success...
/Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse
Brian Joseph Burton , better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He came to prominence in 2004 when he released The Grey Album, which combined vocal performances from Jay-Z's The Black Album with instrumentals from The Beatles' White Album.He...
collaboration Dark Night of the Soul singing "Daddy's Gone".
Personal life
On 16 June 2001, Persson married U.S. composer and musician Nathan LarsonNathan Larson
Nathan Larson is an American film composer, musician, and author. Larson's debut novel The Dewey Decimal System was released by Akashic Books in April 2011....
. Their first child, a son named Nils, was born on 30 September 2010.
She resides in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Albums
- 2001: A CampA Camp (album)A Camp is the self-titled debut album by A Camp, the side project of Nina Persson, vocalist for the popular Swedish indie/pop band The Cardigans. The album garnered significant critical acclaim from music critics. It produced two singles, "I Can Buy You" and "Song for the Leftovers"...
(UK: #87) - 2009: ColoniaColonia (A Camp album)Colonia is the second studio album by A Camp, the collaborative side project between The Cardigans lead vocalist Nina Persson and her husband, composer Nathan Larson along with producer Niclas Frisk, the founding member of Atomic Swing. The album was released on 28 January 2009 in Scandinavia by...
(UK: #114; UK Indie: #10)
Singles
- 1996: "Desafinado" (Japanese-only release)
- 2000: "Theme from `Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'" (#49 on UK singles chart)
- 2001: "I Can Buy You" first single from A Camp (#46 on UK Singles Chart)
- 2002: "Song for the Leftovers" second single from A Camp
- 2007: "Your Love Alone Is Not EnoughYour Love Alone Is Not Enough"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" is a single by Welsh rock group the Manic Street Preachers, taken from the album Send Away the Tigers. The song is a duet featuring the vocals of lead singer James Dean Bradfield and Nina Persson of The Cardigans, as well as additional vocals from bass guitarist...
," Manic Street PreachersManic Street PreachersManic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
feat. Nina Persson (#2 on UK singles chart) - 2009: "Stronger than Jesus" first single from Colonia (#204 UK Singles Chart)
- 2009: "Love Has Left the RoomLove Has Left the Room"Love Has Left the Room" is the first full-length single to be released from A Camp's second album Colonia. Released solely as a digital download on 27 April 2009, the a-side was backed by covers of Pink Floyd's "Us and Them" and a version of David Bowie's "Boys Keep Swinging", which had previously...
" second European single from Colonia - 2009: "My America" second Swedish single from Colonia
Collaborations and soundtrack appearances
| Year | Song Title | Main Artist | Album |
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| 1996 | "Autumn Waltz" | Scents | Scents |
| "Desafinado" | Nina Persson | MTV Classic 90's | |
| 1998 | "Som Glas" | Fläskkvartetten | Jag Ger Vad Som Helst För Lite Solsken |
| "Appalachian Lullaby" | Shudder To Think Shudder to Think Shudder to Think is an American indie rock group. Formed in 1986, they released three albums on the Washington, D.C.-based label Dischord Records and were a post-hardcore band, although they drew upon a wide range of stylistic influences, including pop.... |
First Love, Last Rites OST First Love, Last Rites First Love, Last Rites is a collection of short stories by Ian McEwan. It was first published in 1975 by Jonathan Cape and re-issued in 1997 by Vintage.- Context :... |
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| "J’en Ai Marre D’être Bleu" | Mathieu Boogaerts Mathieu Boogaerts Mathieu Boogaerts is a French singer-songwriter.-Biography:After many years travelling the world, mostly Africa , he started penning some naive, minimalistic ditties... |
J’en Ai Marre D’être Deux | |
| 1999 | "What The Hell Are You Crying For?" | Nathan Larson | Desert Blue OST Desert Blue Desert Blue is a 1998 American comedy/drama film directed by Morgan J. Freeman and starring Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, Casey Affleck, Sara Gilbert, and John Heard.... |
| "The Bluest Eyes In Texas The Bluest Eyes in Texas "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" is the title of a song written by Tim DuBois, Dave Robbins and Van Stephenson, and recorded by American country music group, Restless Heart. It was released in May 1988 as the lead single from their album Big Dreams in a Small Town. It hit #1 on Billboard's Hot Country... " |
Nina Persson | Boys Don't Cry OST | |
| 2000 | "Deceased" | Nina Persson | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) OST Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Randall & Hopkirk is a British television series, produced by Working Title Films for BBC One. It is a remake of the 1960s television series Randall and Hopkirk and stars Vic Reeves as Hopkirk and Bob Mortimer as Randall, Emilia Fox as Jeannie, and Tom Baker as Wyvern.- Background :Two series... |
| "Lid" | Ray Wonder | A New Kind Of Love | |
| 2001 | "Losing My Religion Losing My Religion "Losing My Religion" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. The song was released as the first single from the group's 1991 album Out of Time. Based around a mandolin riff, "Losing My Religion" was an unlikely hit for the group, garnering heavy airplay on radio as well as on MTV due... " |
Nina Persson | Lad De Små Børn OST |
| "Gold Day" | Sparklehorse Sparklehorse Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band led by the singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous.-History:Sparklehorse's first album, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot featuring Bob Rupe of the Silos and Cracker, was a modest college radio success... |
It's A Wonderful Life It's a Wonderful Life (album) It's a Wonderful Life is the third album by Virginian indie rock group Sparklehorse, released in 2001. The album features appearances by Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, John Parish, Nina Persson, Vic Chesnutt, and Dave Fridmann.-Track listing:... |
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| "Apple Bed" | |||
| "Just Because A Man Expects Me To" | Nathan Larson | Jealous God | |
| 2002 | "Bängen Trålar" | Soundtrack Of Our Lives The Soundtrack of Our Lives The Soundtrack of Our Lives, alternatively known as T.S.O.O.L. or Soundtrack, is a Swedish rock band that formed in 1995 after the dissolution of the punk band Union Carbide Productions.... |
Nationalsånger - Hymner från Vågen och EPAs torg Nationalsånger - Hymner från Vågen och EPAs torg Nationalsånger – Hymner från Vågen och EPAs torg is an album recorded and released in 2002 by several of Sweden's most noteworthy artists as a tribute to the Swedish progg band Nationalteatern... |
| 2003 | "Friends" | Backyard Babies Backyard Babies Backyard Babies are a rock band, from Nässjö, Sweden. The band was formed in 1987 and over the years they have released five studio albums and won a Swedish Grammy. The band is now located in Stockholm, Sweden.... |
Stockholm Syndrome Stockholm Syndrome (Backyard Babies album) Stockholm Syndrome is an album by Backyard Babies, released in 2003.-Track listing:#Everybody Ready?!#Earn the Crown#A Song for the Outcast#Minus Celsius#Pigs for Swine#One Sound#Say When#Year by Year... |
| 2004 | "Dirty Love" | Division Of Laura Lee Division of Laura Lee Division Of Laura Lee is a band of Swedish musicians/skateboarders originally from Vänersborg, Sweden heavily influenced by post-punk bands, britpop and the DC music scene . The name comes from Laura Lee, a soul singer, and the phrase "Division Of" which was spotted on a cardboard box at their... |
Das Not Compute |
| "Fiction" | Nathan Larson | FilmMusik | |
| "Le Pont De La Tristesse" | |||
| "Miss You" | Marit Bergman Marit 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... |
Baby Dry Your Eyes | |
| "Outro" | |||
| "Prom Night" | Sir Eric Beyond | The Beauty Of Nature EP | |
| 2005 | "You Hate My Beautiful Love" | Monkeystrikes | You Hate My Beautiful Love |
| "Flyg Min Väg" | Freddie Wadling Freddie Wadling Freddie Wadling is a Swedish singer, actor and opera writer, whose over 30-year musical career spans from punk to classical ballads... |
Jag är Monstret | |
| "Aviva Pastoral" | Nathan Larson | Palindromes OST | |
| "Roaring 40's" | Christian Kjellvandar | Faya | |
| 2006 | "Angel's Fall (Sorry Angel)" | Nina Persson | Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited is a tribute album to the works of late French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. First released on Virgin Records in 2006, it consists of English language cover versions of Gainsbourg songs, performed by a diverse array of contemporary artists... |
| "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" is a song by American garage rock band The White Stripes, featured on their 2001 third studio album White Blood Cells... " |
Om Gud Vill | ||
| "Itämaista Rakkautta (Oriental Love)" | |||
| "Black Winged Bird" | The Cake Sale The Cake Sale The Cake Sale are a collective of mostly Irish musical artists including Swedish singer/songwriter Nina Persson of The Cardigans and Australian musician Nick Seymour of Crowded House.... |
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| 2007 | "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough Your Love Alone Is Not Enough "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" is a single by Welsh rock group the Manic Street Preachers, taken from the album Send Away the Tigers. The song is a duet featuring the vocals of lead singer James Dean Bradfield and Nina Persson of The Cardigans, as well as additional vocals from bass guitarist... " |
Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s... |
Send Away the Tigers Send Away the Tigers - Album Charts :- Personnel :Manic Street Preachers*James Dean Bradfield – lead vocals, guitar, backing vocals*Sean Moore – drums, percussion*Nicky Wire – bass, backing vocalsAdditional personnel... |
| "Your Love Alone ... (Nina Solo Acoustic)" | Your Love Alone ... (Digital Download) | ||
| "Vänner" | Svante Thuresson Svante Thuresson Svante Thuresson is a Swedish jazz music musician and singer. He started his career as a drummer, before joining the band Gals and Pals in 1963... |
Svante Thuresson och Vänner | |
| 2008 | "Land of a Thousand Dances" | Dave Cloud Dave Cloud Dave Cloud is an American musician, singer, songwriter, storyteller and occasional actor... & The Gospel of Power |
Pleasure Before Business |
| "Baby You Got Me Wrong" | Florian Horwath | Sleepyhead | |
| "Why'd You Come In Here Looking Like That" | Jill Johnson Jill Johnson Jill Anna Maria Johnson, , is a Swedish country- and pop-singer and songwriter. She performed the Melodifestivalen 1998 winning song Kärleken är, and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she again entered Melodifestivalen... |
Music Row Music Row (Jill Johnson album) Music Row is a cover album by Jill Johnson, recorded in Nashville and released on 28 November 2007. The album sold platinum in Sweden.-Track listing:#Rhythm Guitar - 3.20#Jolene - 3.30... |
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| 2009 | "Electric Flowers" (w/ RZA RZA Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA , is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, emcee, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in Hip Hop, RZA is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost... ) |
N.A.S.A. N.A.S.A. (musical group) N.A.S.A. is a hip hop music duo, consisting of L.A.-based producers Squeak E. Clean and the Brazilian DJ Zegon. N.A.S.A. stands for North America/South America and, in addition to the two principals, includes approximately three dozen other artists from both coasts of the U.S... |
The Spirit of Apollo |
| "Daddy's Gone" | Dangermouse/Sparklehorse Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Present: Dark Night of the Soul Dark Night of the Soul is an album written by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse. It features a wide range of singers, which include James Mercer of the Shins, Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Julian Casablancas of the Strokes, Black Francis... |
Dark Night of the Soul Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Present: Dark Night of the Soul Dark Night of the Soul is an album written by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse. It features a wide range of singers, which include James Mercer of the Shins, Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Julian Casablancas of the Strokes, Black Francis... |
See also
- The Cake SaleThe Cake SaleThe Cake Sale are a collective of mostly Irish musical artists including Swedish singer/songwriter Nina Persson of The Cardigans and Australian musician Nick Seymour of Crowded House....
External links
- My City, My Life interview with Nina Persson on CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, January 2009