Marie Fredriksson in ”Tack för musiken”

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It’s nice to hear so many news about Ms Effe being very active nowadays. Today it has been announced that Marie will appear in Niklas Strömstedt’s ”Tack för musiken” (= Thanks for the music) show.

The show provides an exclusive and unique picture of Sweden’s most famous artists. Niklas and his guests are talking about music, memories, anecdotes from the artists’ career and also singing songs during the program that is recorded in Maximteatern, Stockholm. Other famous guests related to the participating artists are also attending the show, so we might see Per in the part with Marie as well.

The third season of this program starts in December on SVT, but recordings with Marie are on 27th August.

If you want to be in the audience, apply for tickets asap by sending an e-mail to Joanna Nilsson (Audience Manager): tackformusiken@titan.se. Provide your name, phone number, e-mail address, number of tickets you need and the name of the artist you want to see. Tickets cost only 70 SEK, payable in cash at the entrance. Who comes first is served first!

 

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Marie Fredriksson’s new solo album

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As several online sources informed today, Marie is currently working on a new album – it will be the first Swedish album with original songs since her “I en tid som vår”, 1996. Her “Min bästa vän” record from 2006 was a cover album.

Marie Dimberg says it will be Ms Effe’s first original album in Swedish in 17 years. The recordings of the album are in progress and there are still no release date or title, but it is planned to be released this year. Woohoo! Hopefully a Marie tour is in plan as well for next year. 😉

 

 

 

 

Two Gyllene Tider live shows before the tour

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Today was busy with announcing dates of two live shows of Gyllene Tider before the tour premiere.

 

1.       Allsång på Skansen

SVT announced all the artists and dates of this year’s Allsång på Skansen. Gyllene Tider is in the premiere show, so the guys perform there on 25th June. SVT will broadcast it live. This is not a complete gig, the whole show is 1-hour-long and four artists / bands are in the 1st show. If you are in Stockholm that day, you can buy your tickets at the entrance of Skansen. There is no separate concert ticket, you just pay the entrance fee (150 SEK) to Skansen. Pre-booking tickets or seats is not possible. Skansen’s main entrance opens at 10 am. Event starts at 19:30 and SVT starts broadcasting it from 20:00. Rehearsals are from 17:00.

Click here for an earlier article of ours with past Allsång performances of Gyllene Tider and Per Gessle.

 

2.       Hotel Tylösand concert

Per revealed on Gyllene Tider’s Facebook site after midnight that there might be a Hotel Tylösand gig before the tour premiere. Today it was confirmed by Hotel Tylösand, so this nice tradition lives on. The club concert is on 26th June, 1 day after Allsång. Location: Leifs Lounge. It will be an indoor gig and you can also book a table at Leifs Terrace, concert menu including the concert ticket costs 650 SEK / person. The concert ticket itself costs 300 SEK / person. Doors open at 7 pm, concert is at 9 pm. Age limit: 20. The concert menu you can already book, but the concert tickets go on sale at 5 pm CET on 17th June. You can buy them only at the entrance of Leifs Lounge, max. 6 tickets / person. No online sale.

Update from Hotel Tylösand at 8:30 pm, 11th June: concert menu is sold out, no more place at Leifs Terrace.

 

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Anyone attending these shows: have much fun!

 

 

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

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Win a meeting with Gyllene Tider! – (Coop members only)

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If you are a member at Coop (having a membership card), you can win awesome prizes in their exclusive contest: a meeting with Gyllene Tider, concert tickets AND even an autographed guitar and WeSC headphones, as well as signed vinyl.

 

1st prize
2 concert tickets for any of the concerts during the tour + an exclusive meeting with the band + 1 signed guitar + 1 set of WeSC headphones

2nd to 4th prize
Concert tickets + signed vinyl record + WeSC headphones

5th to 14th prize
Signed vinyl record

All you have to do to participate is to check your copy of “Dags att tänka på refrängen” album and answer the following 2 questions at Coop’s website:

  1. What color is the rocket in the booklet at the lyrics to “Jag tänker åka på en lång, lång, lång, lång, lång resa”?
  2. What time is it on the clock at “Dags att tänka på refrängen” lyrics?

You also have to give some reasons why you should win (in max. 50 words).

Contest ends on 16th June.

 

If you are not a Swedish citizen, you have to apply for the Coop MedMera-card at the checkout in a Coop store in Sweden. You can’t buy a membership card online. BUT, I sent an e-mail to Coop and asked if it is possible to take part in this promotion from abroad and unfortunately, it turned out that a membership card is not enough. I got this reply:

Yes, you have the opportunity to participate in the contest from abroad, but to answer the questions you must have a user account on www.coop.se and in connection with the registration of such an account a Swedish personal ID number is required.

 

So, it’s only for Swedish fans who also have a membership card at Coop. If any of our readers will win the 1st prize, it would be great to see that signed guitar and we hope to hear about the meeting with the guys. Good luck!

 

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