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Eight sizzling Swedish songs for this July

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 15:20:38 +0200

July brings a haul of great new Swedish pop – let our music writer, Paul Connolly, take you through the very best.

Thirteen terrific Swedish summer hits for June

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:12:10 +0200

The Local's music writer, Paul Connolly, has sifted through an avalanche of early summer songs and picked 13 choice cuts for you.

Eleven fantastic Swedish summer songs for May

Fri, 06 May 2016 15:22:48 +0200

As Justin Timberlake releases the surefire hit of the summer, Can't Stop The Feeling (written by Swedes, of course), The Local's music writer, Paul Connolly, offers up ten more great Swedish songs to see you through the month.

Eight amazing Swedish spring hits for your April playlist

Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:10:21 +0200

Another sparkling selection of soul ballads, indie anthems and 'unclassifiable magic' from The Local's music guru Paul Connolly.

Thirteen fantastic songs for March in Sweden

Mon, 07 Mar 2016 09:04:54 +0100

As spring approaches The Local's music writer, Paul Connolly, offers up an abundance of great new Swedish music.

Ten fantastic Swedish songs for February

Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:10:59 +0100

February brings a haul of great new Swedish pop - let our music writer, Paul Connolly, take you through the very best.

Six sensational Swedish songs for January

Fri, 08 Jan 2016 11:15:21 +0100

The Local's music critic, Paul Connolly, has picked six songs to help you through this chilliest of winter months.

Seven hot Swedish songs for December

Fri, 04 Dec 2015 10:06:07 +0100

The Local's resident music guru Paul Connolly is back with a selection of his favourite new Swedish tracks to see you through December and into 2016.

Introducing: Sweden's latest pop sensation

Fri, 28 Mar 2014 15:29:00 +0100

Swedish pop music is currently so much in the ascendancy that pop stars, the blogosphere and the music press seem to be acclaiming a “new Swedish sensation” every month, argues The Local's music contributor Paul Connolly.

Death threats over Swede's Jacko sculpture

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:01:00 +0200

Swedish artist Maria von Köhler has received death threats after the recent installation of a sculpture depicting Michael Jackson almost dropping his infant son out of the window at an East London recording studio.

Swedish pop star confirms HIV rumours

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:59:00 +0100

One of Sweden’s best-known pop stars has admitted in a magazine interview that he is HIV-positive.

Markus is Sweden's new Idol

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:11:00 +0100

A record 1.2 million telephone votes decided the outcome of Idol 2006 on Friday night in favour of 23 year old Markus Fagervall from Övertoneå, in northern Sweden.

Roxette star returns to stage

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:27:00 +0100

Roxette star Marie Fredriksson has made a surprise return to the stage, three years after being diagnosed with a tumour in the back of her head.

Damp Dylan leaves Globen cold

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:06:00 +0200

Legendary singer and songwriter Bob Dylan on Monday went into rock'n'roll mode to play the opening concert of his European tour in Stockholm in front of 10,000 fans.

Tax office rocks up in Hultsfred

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:29:00 +0200

It's not just about the rock n' roll. Swedish tax authorities are taking the opportunity to promote tax morality, and to end illegal employment practices in the youth bracket by dropping by an unlikely venue: the Hultsfred Festival.

Polar Music Prize rewards bossa-nova and opera

Tue, 24 May 2005 12:18:00 +0200

Gilberto Gill in Stockholm

Sweden gets i-Tunes at last

Tue, 10 May 2005 15:03:00 +0200

Scandinavians can at last start legally downloading music from the world’s largest mp3 site. iTunes is selling a song for 9 SEK online in Sweden, starting today.

Queen strike the perfect balance

Mon, 02 May 2005 15:08:00 +0200

"Irreplaceable" is a word to be used sparingly but it could almost have been Freddie Mercury's nickname. The flamboyant genius, the ultimate showman, the rocker with a voice of a nightingale - when Mercury died in 1991, mourning fans the world over understood the remaining band members' decision to put Queen on ice.

Swedish music sales plummet

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:14:00 +0100

The sale of CDs and music in Sweden has slumped for the third year running. Last year sales declined by a massive 17%.

Abba?s Agnetha speaks out: ?I?m no recluse?

Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:36:00 +0100

Agnetha Fältskog has given her first full-length television interview since the late eighties, talking about Abba, money and her reputation as a Garbo-style recluse.