Lisa Ekdahl

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Lisa Ekdahl

Lisa Ekdahl (born July 29, 1971 in Hägersten , Stockholm ) is a Swedish jazz-pop singer and songwriter .

Life

Lisa Ekdahl grew up in Mariefred as the daughter of a nuclear physicist and a primary school teacher with two sisters. During her school days she attended the music branch of a grammar school in Södertälje . At the age of 18 she moved to Stockholm, where she sang in Peter Nordahl's jazz trio from 1990 and later worked on an album by Toni Holgersson . Then she got her own record deal and released her debut album Lisa Ekdahl in 1994 , which contained the hit Vem vet (in German : Who knows). The album, for which she was awarded three Swedish Grammis and a Rockbjörn , sold very well. She is friends with the singer and songwriter Lars Winnerbäck , with whom she wrote some songs together. She sings some of his pieces with him and has also performed with him.

She has a son (* 1994) with the musician Bill Öhrström . She has been in a relationship with Salvadore Poe since 1999 . She lives in the Södermalm district of Stockholm .

style

With her combination of Swedish song tradition and Latino jazz, she has created her own personal style in Swedish popular music.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
SE SE
1994 Lisa Ekdahl SE1 (50 weeks)
SE
1995 Med kroppen mot jorden SE1 (23 weeks)
SE
1997 When Did You Leave Heaven SE25 (7 weeks)
SE
with Peter Nordahl Trio
Bortom det blå SE6 (16 weeks)
SE
1998 Back to Earth SE10 (12 weeks)
SE
with Peter Nordahl Trio
2000 Lisa Ekdahl Sings Salvadore Poe SE20 (13 weeks)
SE
2003 En samling singer SE15 (18 weeks)
SE
2004 Olympic star SE1 (16 weeks)
SE
2006 Pärlor av glas SE1 (13 weeks)
SE
2009 Give Me That Slow Knowing Smile SE7 (12 weeks)
SE
2011 Lisa Ekdahl At The Olympia, Paris SE49 (3 weeks)
SE
2016 Tolkningarna - Så mycket bättre säsong 7 SE31 (5 weeks)
SE
2017 När alla vägar leather hem SE2 (3 weeks)
SE
2018 More of the Good SE35 (1 week)
SE

More albums

  • 2002: Heaven, Earth and Beyond
  • 2014: Look to Your Own Heart

Prices

  • 1994 Rockbjörn named best female artist of the year
  • 1994 Three Grammis in the categories Artist of the Year, Pop-Rock Singer of the Year and Best Album of the Year
year Award category plant Result
2010 Grammis 2010 Jazz of the year Give me that slow knowing smile Nominated
2018 Grammis 2018 Singer-Songwriter of the Year 2018 När Alla Vägar Leather Hem Won
2019 Grammis 2019 Singer-Songwriter of the Year 2019 More of the Good Nominated

Web links

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources: SE
personal data
SURNAME Ekdahl, Lisa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish jazz pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm , Sweden