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Because she rocks… ! (and we’d love a solo tour!)

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So Marie’s performance at the royal wedding left you longing for more? a solo tour maybe?

We don’t know about a tour but for now here is a collection of performances we’ve put together. Just sit back, relax and enjoy!

 

Tro, live in Malmö 2010

httpv://youtu.be/5UAYXCY9YfA

Ännu doftar kärlek – Stjärnklart, 2008 (more videos from Stjärnklart uploaded by the same user).

httpv://youtu.be/rJ2yhUTf7ww

Marie and Sanne Salomonsen – Drift Away 1992

httpv://youtu.be/UIUY11ZNv8Q

I Never Loved A Man – Kick Aids Out 2005

httpv://youtu.be/eJ_mzZFeVN0

Marie and Frida Lyngstad – What A Wonderful World 1992

httpv://youtu.be/cMR5_lrF5W8

Ain’t no Sunshine – live at Penny Lane with Sugarcane 1995

httpv://youtu.be/YKWqBAZD4V8

Love The One You’re With – 1985 (with Per Gessle)

httpv://youtu.be/bNzkaIZNoCY

The Man I Love – 1989

httpv://youtu.be/Nr7XyuMLzlU

Watercolours In The Rain, Polar Music Prize 1996

httpv://youtu.be/rXKlWVUJv14

Kärlekens skuld – live 1992

httpv://youtu.be/EWwaElpSkbg

Sparvöga at Water Festival, Stockholm 1992

httpv://youtu.be/nYpi1dT4wt0

Tro again, at the QX Gala – 2009 (quality so so, but the only recording available of this moment).

httpv://youtu.be/bOzeM9jHoq8

And this is an interesting video a fan put together showing Marie’s vocal ranges, from low to high. Had you ever thought Marie is a mezzo-soprano?

httpv://youtu.be/U5sIcJzcAzc

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Marie Fredriksson sings at the Swedish royal wedding

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We got to know a couple of days ago that Marie Fredriksson and her husband Mikael Bolyos would attend the wedding of Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill today in Stockholm, but we were all surprised when Marie started to sing at the wedding ceremony.

She sang “Ännu doftar kärlek”, with Micke on the piano.  The whole performance was very beautiful and touching. See by yourself!

httpv://youtu.be/xvESsP0R19c

You can find pictures of the performance on our Facebook page and follow the wedding on SVT Play from all around the world.

You can see the performance on SVT Play too.

[Update June 10] There is a short interview with Marie on SVT about her performing “Ännu doftar kärlek” at the wedding.

Sandy Mouche’s new album is out!

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The band Sandy Mouche, formed by Helena Josefsson, Martinique Josefsson and the brothers Per (drums) and Ola (guitar) Blomgren, just released their latest album “Glory And Grace”. (Release date: 8th May 2013).

Helena Josefsson has previously worked with Per Gessle and sang backing vocals on many of his albums and went on tour with Roxette in 2011 as backing vocals singer.

The album is in English, features a song in French (and sounds very French!) and contains these songs:

The Garden
Rainbow
Glory & Grace
L’elefant dans la Chambre
Jealous
Last Night
Turquoise Water
Centuries
Tears In Time
Hurt

You can buy the album on CDON, Bengans or iTunes or listen to it on Spotify:

Videos for Hurt and Glory & Grace are on YouTube.

Per Gessle partner of Cosmos Music Group

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Various Swedish websites (Musikindustrin, Lira) have published that Per Gessle has become a partner and co-owner of the independent company Cosmos Music Group.

Cosmos Music Group is one of the biggest independent music companies in the Nordic region and their core businesses include A&R, third-party distribution, label services and catalogue acquisitions. The company is responsible for many artists and record labels and covers most music genres (jazz, folk, blues, country, African, world music, rockabilly and alternative rock music to name a few). The digital division is called IODA Nordic. Through IODA Nordic, Cosmos Music Group’s artists and labels have access to comprehensive digital distribution all around the world.

Fredrik Ekander from Cosmos Music Group looks forward to the partnership, “we are extremely proud and excited to be with Per Gessle in Cosmos. In addition to being one of Sweden’s largest and most beloved artists, Per is also a passionate music lover and a very successful entrepreneur, which simply makes him an ideal match for us.”

“Cosmos is a particularly interesting indie label in a very exciting and ever-changing music industry where I worked for almost 35 years now. I look forward to new creative challenges, both in Sweden and internationally,” says Per Gessle.

Some labels: Amigo, TriSound, Giga, Headspin, Enviken, Scranta in Sweden or Ace, World Music Network, Wrasse or Subpop on an international level.

Some artists signed up with Cosmos Music Group are BWO, Familjen, Magnus Carlson, Asta Kask, Ebba Forsberg, Brett Anderson, Bad Religion, Counting Crows, Valerie June.