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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Marit Bergman| image = Marit Bergman.jpg| caption = Marit Bergman during Stockholm Pride 2007| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Liv-Marit Bergman| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1975|5|21|df=y| death_date =| origin = Rättvik Municipality|Rättvik , Sweden | instrument = Vocals , guitar | genre = Pop (music)|Pop | occupation = Musician , songwriter | years_active =| label = Sugartoy Recordings, RCA, Sony-BMG, Hypnote| associated_acts =| website = http://www.maritbergman.net/ www.maritbergman.net| notable_instruments = Liv-Marit Bergman (born 21 May 1975) is a Sweden|Swedish pop musician.
Biography
She grew up in Rättvik Municipality|Rättvik but now lives in Brooklyn . She was a member of the 1990s Swedish Punk rock|punk band Candysuck . She has also been playing and recording with other musical constellations. However, it is as a solo artist, as Marit Bergman , that she has risen to national fame, debuting in 2002 with the album 3.00 A.M. Serenades on her own record company Sugartoy Recordings . The record was a success with the critics and was rereleased by RCA / BMG in 2003. Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John produced the album.
Her second album, Baby Dry Your Eye , was released in March 2004 to further critical acclaim and commercial success. It was produced by Marco Manieri. The grand arrangements of its pop songs, in a style sometimes compared to Phil Spector , earned Bergman five Swedish Grammis nominations and two awards - Composer of the Year and Female Artist of the Year. In 2005, a live-DVD, "Live at Rival" was released.
In 2006, Bergman released her third solo album, '' I Think It's a Rainbow . It was produced by Marit Bergman and Björn Yttling and earned five Swedish Grammis nominations.
In 2007 she signed an international deal with US indie label Hypnote, while still keeping a licensing deal for Scandinavia with SonyBMG.
She has been touring in Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Norway, Finland, Poland, Denmark, the US and the UK.
In 2008, she launched a subscription service through her website. She also appeared on Swedish producer Kleerup|Kleerup's self-titled album, contributing vocals to the track "3AM".
Her fourth album, the Tear Collector, was released in march 2009. Produced by Marit Bergman. Singers like Frida Hyvönen , Jens Lekman and Larkin Grimm appeared on the album.
In 2011 she took part in a competition called Maestro 2011 arranged by http://svt.se/2.152095/maestro SVT (Swedish Television). She won that competition that had as goal to train the participants to conduct a symphony orchestra.
Discography
Albums
3.00 A.M. Serenades (2002, rereleased in 2003) (DNC)
http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp? a=570770 Interview in Dagens Nyheter , published September 7, 2006 (in Swedish)
http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/noje/did_7186792.asp Interview in Svenska Dagbladet , published March 23, 2004 (in Swedish)
http://aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,581420,00.html Interview in Aftonbladet , published December 29, 2004 (in Swedish)
External links
commons category|Marit Bergman
http://www.maritbergman.net/ Official site
Persondata | NAME =Bergman, Marit | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =21 May 1975 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Bergman, Marit Category:Swedish musicians Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Sommar hosts Category:Artists from Dalarna
