Malmö Live Konserthus organized a tribute concert to Marie Fredriksson during the theme year ”100 women, 100 years” in Malmö this weekend. Programs of the theme year aim to strengthen and pay tribute to women in the music industry.
The 90-minute-long tribute concert was performed three times, on 10th, 11th and 12th March. Christoffer Nobin who – besides being the one who came up with the idea – was the conductor and arranger, while Helena Josefsson, Amanda Bergman and Emil Svanängen (Loney Dear) performed the songs together with Malmö Symphony Orchestra. According to hardcore fans who were present, all three singers made the songs their own and the whole event was beautiful. The organizers and performers, all singers and musicians had great respect for Marie and the songs.
The concert was a journey through Marie’s art. Songs on the setlist appeared in four groups, each season got a set. During the songs, Marie’s charcoal drawings and parts of the lyrics were projected on the background.
Setlist
Autumn
- Den ständiga resan (Marie Fredriksson) – sung by Helena Josefsson
- Efter stormen (Marie Fredriksson & Lasse Lindbom) – sung by Amanda Bergman
- Watercolours In The Rain (Marie Fredriksson & Per Gessle) – sung by Amanda Bergman
- Mellan sommar och höst (Marie Fredriksson) – sung by Helena Josefsson
Winter
- Herren ber för dig (Marie Fredriksson & Mikael Bolyos) – sung by Emil Svanängen (longtime fan Anja Hoppe was part of the background choir pre-recorded for the concert)
- Så länge det lyser mittemot (Marie Fredriksson) – sung by Amanda Bergman
- A Case Of You (Joni Mitchell) – sung by Emil Svanängen
- Tro (Marie Fredriksson) – sung by Helena Josefsson (longtime fan Anja Hoppe was part of the background choir pre-recorded for the concert)
Spring
- The Man I Love (George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin) – sung by Amanda Bergman
- Den bästa dagen (Marie Fredriksson, Lasse Lindbom & Niklas Strömstedt) – sung by Helena Josefsson
- Berusa mig (Marie Fredriksson) – sung by Emil Svanängen
- Den sjunde vågen (Marie Fredriksson & Lasse Lindbom) – sung by Amanda Bergman & Helena Josefsson
Summer
- Sista sommarens vals (Marie Fredriksson / Erik Satie) – sung by Amanda Bergman
- It Must Have Been Love (Per Gessle) – sung by Emil Svanängen
- Ännu doftar kärlek (Marie Fredriksson & Lasse Lindbom) – sung by Helena Josefsson
- Mot okända hav (Ulf Schagerström) – sung by Emil Svanängen
- Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) – sung by Amanda Bergman
- Ett hus vid havet (Marie Fredriksson & Lasse Lindbom) – sung by Amanda Bergman, Helena Josefsson & Emil Svanängen
- Sparvöga (Marie Fredriksson) – sung by Amanda Bergman, Helena Josefsson & Emil Svanängen
The concerts ended with well-deserved standing ovation.
Here you can have a sneak peak of how the songs sounded: Sparvöga; Ett hus vid havet & Sparvöga
Photo by Paula Cafiero Högström
Photos by Riccardo Löffler
Photos by Andreas Kämpf
Thank you for your cooperation, Paula Cafiero Högström, Anja Hoppe, Andreas Kämpf and Riccardo Löffler!