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Biography
Infobox musical artist|image =| name = Lisa Ekdahl| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1971|7|29| death_date =| origin = Sweden | instrument =| genre =| occupation =| years_active =| label =| associated_acts =| website = http://www.lisaekdahl.com/ www.lisaekdahl.com| notable_instruments = Lisa Ekdahl (born July 29, 1971 in Hägersten/Sweden) is a Sweden|Swedish singer and song writer in popular music . She has so far published 10 albums, most of them in the Swedish language but some entirely in English language|English . Her voice has been described as "child-like" and "soft, supple and smooth". Her Swedish lyrics have also been praised.
Career
In 1994, at the age of 23, Ekdahl became famous overnight in Sweden with her self titled debut album and the #1 hit single "Vem Vet (Who Knows? )". The record sold almost 800,000 copies http://lisaekdahl.com/en/biography official site biography and she was awarded three Swedish music prizes, one of them as the nation's best artist of the year. She repeated the success in Denmark and Norway as well.
She signed with EMI Records, but later recorded two pop albums with RCA/BMG: "Med Kroppen Mot Jorden" and "Bortom Det Blå" in 1996 and 1997. In 1998, she recorded the English language album "When Did You Leave Heaven", which contained jazz standard s. Ekdahl has been focusing on, with great success, Scandinavia and Europe (most noticeably France ), leaving little mark in other countries such as United States . Her following album, "Back To Earth" (1999), was again full of jazz standards and, like her jazz debut, recorded with the Peter Nordahl Trio. In France alone, it sold over 40,000 copies. She received positive reviews for her live appearances in Great Britain from The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian .
Lisa Ekdahl's sixth album, "Lisa Ekdahl sings Salvadore Poe" (2000), signaled a new direction and critical esteem. As the new album's title indicates, Ekdahl exclusively sings songs written by her husband, primarily in the bossa nova style. Her fragile and childish voice seems to be made for this type of music. http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo17/lisa_ekdahl.htm Lisa Ekdahl Biography, concert and CD reviews Their album was a smash in France and Scandinavia, where it sold over 120,000 copies by early 2001.
She has continued to record in both Swedish and English, most recently touring Scandinavia with an acoustic music|acoustic tour. http://www.lisaekdahl.com/? sid=lehome& bfs=1 Lisa Ekdahl on acoustic tour Her voice is variously compared to Blossom Dearie , Diana Krall , and perhaps most accurately, Astrud Gilberto . http://www.bluecoupe.com/jazz/lisaekdahl.html Blue Coupe Review
Her hit song "Vem Vet" is also in the soundtrack of the korean drama Love Rain
Personal life
She was born in Hägersten, Sweden to her parents who were a nuclear physicist and kindergarten teacher. She was raised just outside of Mariefred, Sweden . She has two sisters and attended school at the Tälje Musikgymnasium. Her music is published by her self named company Lisa Ekdahl AB.
In 1999, she met United States|American composer and guitar ist Salvadore Poe on a flight to India . They married in 2000, and they later collaborated on an album together. They are now divorced. For a time, she lived in New York City and she has a son Milton (born December 23, 1994).
She currently lives in the Södermalm district of Stockholm .
Awards
Rockbjörn -- "Best Female Artist" 1994
Swedish Grammys—1994
:Artist of the year, Female Pop :Rock artist of the Year :Album of the Year
1995, When Did You Leave Heaven (with the Peter Nordahl trio)
1998, Back to Earth (Lisa Ekdahl album)|Back to Earth (with the Peter Nordahl trio)
2001, Kiss & Hug: From a happy boy (duet with Danish singer Lars H.U.G. in the song Backwards )
2003, Duet with Rod Stewart in the song Where or When on his album As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook 2
See also
List of Swedes in music
References
External links
http://www.lisaekdahl.com/ Official artist's site
http://www.cyprys.com/ekdahl/ A Swedish fan page (English in progress)
http://www.steenelm.com/lisa/ Lisa Ekdahl tribute page (English)
http://wikibooks.org/wiki/Lyrics_Explained Lyrics Explained: Swedish lyrics explanation
http://www.valley.ne.jp/~kondo/elisa-d.htm Lisa Ekdahl discography
http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo17/lisa_ekdahl.htm Lisa Ekdahl biography, photos, CD and concert reviews by cosmopolis.ch
Persondata | NAME =Ekdahl, Lisa | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =July 29, 1971 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Stockholm, Sweden | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Ekdahl, Lisa Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:Swedish female singers Category:Swedish pop singers Category:Swedish songwriters
