Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Music in Sweden


Singing is popular in Sweden, and of its 9,000,000 inhabitants, 600,000 belong to various choirs. Two of the world's leading songwriters, Jörgen Elofsson and Max Martin live in Sweden.

ABBA , the mega music group became the essence of Swedish music during the 70's and early 80's. Later emerged Roxette, singing happy music into the 80's, and this band was as compare to ABBA, successful in the U.S. Europe, Ace of Base and The Cardigans are some of Swedish pop groups to gain fame the world over.

It is the status and popularity of music lovers in Sweden that Britney Spears had at least one of her early albums produced here, and so have Bon Jovi and the Backstreet Boys.

Many of these bands such as Read More at ....ArtsOrigin.com

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