The Cardigans are a Swedish pop rock band formed in Jönköping,Sweden,in 1992 by guitarist Peter Svensson,bassist Magnus Sveningsson,drummer Bengt Lagerberg,keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson and lead singer Nina Persson. Post-hiatus shows since 2012 have been with Oskar Humlebo on guitar instead of Svensson.
Nina Elisabet Persson is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish rock band The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist,releasing two albums as A Camp and one under her own name,and has also appeared as a guest artist with several other acts.
A Camp is the solo side project of Nina Persson,vocalist for the Swedish indie pop band The Cardigans,her husband,composer Nathan Larson,and former Atomic Swing guitarist Niclas Frisk. Persson formed A Camp when The Cardigans took a break after several years of touring and the recording of their 1998 album Gran Turismo. A Camp recorded and released two albums,in 2001 and 2009,after which the project has been inactive.
Gran Turismo is the fourth studio album by Swedish band the Cardigans,released internationally on 19 October 1998 and in November 1998 in the United States. It features a darker and more moody type of music,mixed with more electronic sounds.
First Band on the Moon is the third studio album by the Cardigans. It features the international single "Lovefool". It was first released on 12 August 1996 and internationally on 6 September 1996.
Long Gone Before Daylight is the fifth studio album by Swedish rock band the Cardigans. Released in Japan on 19 March 2003 and in Europe from 24 March by Stockholm Records,it was their first studio album since the release of Gran Turismo in 1998,during which time band members released numerous solo works under assumed aliases:Peter Svensson issued Paus' sole,self-titled album in 1998. This was followed by the release of the self-titled record from Nina Persson's A Camp in 2001,and bassist Magnus Sveningsson's I Sing Because of You in 2002.
Emmerdale is the debut studio album by Swedish pop rock band The Cardigans. It was originally released in Sweden by Trampolene Records on 18 February 1994,and on 24 September 1994 in Japan. It was later reissued in Europe in January 1999 and in Canada in May the same year. A special U.S. version was released in August 1999 by Minty Fresh Records and features a bonus disc of songs from The Cardigans' second album Life. These songs were not released in the U.S. edition of said album and were previously unavailable on any U.S. release. The album was named after the British television soap opera of the same name.
Super Extra Gravity is the sixth and final studio album by Swedish band the Cardigans. It was produced by Tore Johansson,who last worked with the Cardigans on Gran Turismo and later with the band Franz Ferdinand. The album was released in Germany and Ireland on 14 October 2005 and in the UK on 17 October 2005. A Japanese edition was later released. The first single released was "I Need Some Fine Wine and You,You Need to Be Nicer". The second single was "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)". It was said that "Godspell"—the lyrics of which reference a conservative religious mentality common to the band's hometown of Jönköping—was to be the third single,but plans for its release fell through.
Life is the second studio album of The Cardigans. It was released worldwide in 1995 and was an international success,especially in Japan,where it achieved platinum status. Outside of Sweden and Japan,it was released as their first album:a compilation of tracks from both Emmerdale and Life. It was released in the United States under the label Minty Fresh Records.
"Burning Down the House" is a song by new wave band Talking Heads,released in July 1983 as the first single from their fifth studio album Speaking in Tongues.
"Lovefool" is a song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for Swedish rock band the Cardigans' third studio album,First Band on the Moon (1996). It was released as the album's lead single on 10 August 1996 in Japan. In the United States,the song was serviced to radio two days later. A few months after its release,the track was included in the Baz Luhrmann film Romeo + Juliet,helping the song gain international recognition.
"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" is a song by Welsh rock group Manic Street Preachers. It is a duet with Nina Persson,lead singer of Swedish band the Cardigans. Released on 23 April 2007 as the second single from the album Send Away the Tigers,it peaked at number two in the United Kingdom,number one in Scotland,and in the top 10 in Ireland and Norway.
The Cardigans are a band from Sweden. They have released six studio albums,which in total have sold about 15 million copies worldwide. This is a list of their album and single releases.
"Rise &Shine" is a song by Swedish band the Cardigans. It first appeared in 1992 on a limited edition 7-inch EP,The World According To...,and was the first Cardigans recording to feature Nina Persson as lead vocalist. Due to the positive response to the track,Persson became the group's permanent lead singer,and the song was re-recorded and released as the first single from their debut 1994 album Emmerdale. It was later re-recorded again for their second album Life and was re-released throughout Europe to promote the international version of the album.
"Erase/Rewind" is a song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for the Cardigans' fourth studio album,Gran Turismo (1998). The song is the album's second track and was released as its second single in January 1999,reaching number three in Iceland,number seven in Italy and the United Kingdom,and number 12 in Sweden. It was featured in the 1999 film The Thirteenth Floor during the ending credits. It was also featured in the 1999 film Never Been Kissed when Josie dances with her prom date Guy.
"Hanging Around" is a song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for the Cardigans' 1998 album Gran Turismo. The song is the album's sixth track,and was released as its third single on 12 July 1999,and charted at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video was directed by Sophie Muller,and is based on the 1965 Roman Polanski film,Repulsion,with Nina Persson playing the role of 'Carol'.
"Love Me" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was written by Bruno Mars,Philip Lawrence,Ari Levine,Peter Svensson and Nina Persson,and produced by DJ Frank E. The song was released exclusively to iTunes as the first promotional single from Bieber's debut studio album,My World,on October 26,2009.
"Been It" is a song by Swedish band the Cardigans,released from their third studio album,First Band on the Moon. In additional to reaching number 56 on the UK Singles Chart,the song also became an alternative hit in Canada,climbing to number nine on the RPM Alternative 30.
"Your New Cuckoo" is a song from the Cardigans' third studio album,First Band on the Moon. Released on 9 December 1996 in Japan,the song reached number 35 on the UK Singles Chart the following year.
"I Can Buy You" is a song by A Camp,the solo project by the Cardigans lead vocalist Nina Persson. The song was released on 27 June 2001 through Stockholm and Universal as the first single from the project's debut studio album A Camp (2001).
