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Swedish Music Artists

Supporting the development of professional music recording studios in Sweden, and Stockholm in particular, are the international hits that Swedish music artists had.

Blue Swede was the first Swedish music act to reach number one in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Hooked on a Feeling” in April 6, 1974 (a B.J. Thomas cover). This recording had a revival after being played in TV series Ally McBeal, reaching a new generation of listeners. Next song into fame was “Waterloo”, winning the European Song Contest in the Brighton Dome, also on 6th of April 1974, where it was performed by ABBA. In 1977, ABBA got a number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Dancing Queen". The Spotnicks presented their shuffle guitar music. Rock group Europe followed with a UK number one in 1986. A third wave with Ace of Base, Eagle Eye Cherry, Meja, Robyn, Roxette, The Cardigans, and others reached international fame. A-Teens got their break through with the album “The ABBA Generation”, selling 3 million copies worldwide and once again proving the qualities of Swedish music by another recycling.

Several Swedish hit songs are also present in the international pop music history:

“Waterloo” and “Dancing Queen” (ABBA)
“The Look”, “Listen to Your Heart”, “It Must Have Been Love”, and “Joyride” (Roxette)
“The Sign”, “All That She Wants”, “Don’t Turn Around”, and “Living in Danger” (Ace of Base)
“The Final Countdown” (Europe)
“No Coke” and “Hello Africa” (Dr Alban)
“Here We Go” (Stakka Bo)
“Cotton Eye Joe” and “Old Pop in an Oak” (Rednex)
“Lovefool”, “Erase/Rewind”, “Hanging Around”, and “My Favorite Game” (Cardigans)
“Show Me Love”, “Do You Know”, and "With Every Heartbeat" (Robyn)
“Big, Big World” (Emilia)
“Save Tonight” (Eagle-Eye Cherry)
“Crying At The Discoteque” (Alcazar)
"Call on Me" (Eric Prydz)
"Now You're Gone" (Basshunter)

Not to be forgotten are the less hit oriented bands: Clawfinger, Entombed, Hammerfall, In Flames, Millencollin, The Hives, The Hellacopters, The (International) Noice Conspiracy, Sahara Hotnights...

Looptroop Rockers is since a few years the biggest hip hop group in Europe.

As Swedish music was trailing only the USA and the UK in international sales in around 1990s and beginning of 2000s, there was also movement in the other direction. Artist after artist came, and still come, to Sweden from all over the world to record in Sweden. All combined, it created great studios, producers, technicians, and writers. The experience and capability today is massive and still growing in Sweden.

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