Angelica Rylin

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Angelica Rylin
Birth nameAngelica Rylin
Born (1981-12-27) 27 December 1981 (age 42)
Stockholm,
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Origin Swedish, Australian
Genres Symphonic metal, gothic metal, gothic rock, melodic rock, hard rock, AOR
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, composer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2003–present
Labels Frontiers Records, AFM
Website angelica.themurderofmysweet.com N.A

Angelica Maria Estelle Rylin (born 27 December 1981) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and composer, best known as the vocalist of the cinematic metal band The Murder of My Sweet. She has also established a solo career that she named Angelica, it taps into the late 1980s/ early 1990s Metal AOR. She sings in the mezzo-soprano range. [1]

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Career

Rylin has been featured on albums since 2004 but her singing career took off in 2007 when she started working with drummer, producer and songwriter Daniel Flores. The two shared the same interests and passion for film scores which drew them into forming the Cinematic Metal band The Murder of My Sweet. Their first album, Divanity, was released by Frontiers Records [2] in 2010. The single that preceded it in 2009, "Bleed Me Dry", reached No. 14 in the Swedish National Singles Charts. [3] Their second album, Bye Bye Lullaby, gained the band more recognition and came out in 2012 on AFM Records. [4] That same year, Rylin was featured in the song “Holding me down” for the Swedish movie Isdraken, [5] directed by Martin Högdahl, and screened in theatres. In 2013 Angelica returned to Frontiers Records to release her first Solo album called Thrive. The album taps into the late 1980s, early 1990s melodic rock and AOR but with a modern production. [6] [7] As a songwriter, Rylin has worked with artists like Jesper Strömblad, Magnus Karlsson (guitarist), Fredrik Åkesson, Peter Wichers, Harry Hess, Bobby Ljunggren, Peter Kvint and Magnus Funemyr. [8] She has written songs both for her solo project, her band and other international bands and artists. For example the famous Japanese singer/actress/model Anna Tsuchiya and Japanese pop duo Tackey & Tsubasa.

Discography

Singles

With The Murder of My Sweet
As Angelica

Albums

With The Murder of My Sweet
As Angelica

Guest appearance & backing vocals

With Play (Swedish group)
With Chrash the System
With Jan Johansen (singer)
With Isdraken the movie
With Joe Lynn Turner, Rated X

As songwriter

For Tackey & Tsubasa
For Anna Tsuchiya
For Xorigin
For Issa

Music videos

With The Murder of My Sweet
With Angelica

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References

  1. ↑ "Home". angelica.themurderofmysweet.com.
  2. ↑ "Frontiers Music SRL | Record Label".
  3. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com - the Murder of My Sweet - Bleed Me Dry". Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  4. ↑ "AFM Records AFM Records - Artists - the Murder of My Sweet". Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Angelica Rylin". Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Frontiers Music SRL | Record Label".
  7. ↑ "ANGELICA solodebuterar med "Thrive"". 29 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Frontiers Music SRL | Record Label".
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