Amanda Bergman

Amanda Bergman
Amanda Bergman performing at Way Out West 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden
Background information
Also known as	Hajen, Jaw Lesson, Idiot Wind
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Folk, Indie
Instruments	piano
Labels	INGRID
Associated acts	The Tallest Man on Earth, Amason
Website	www.amandabergman.se

Amanda Bergman is a singer-songwriter from Dalarna, Sweden. She has previously performed and released music under the stage name Idiot Wind (taken from Bob Dylan's song of the same name) and as Hajen.

Amanda Bergman began her professional career under the stage name Hajen (Swedish for "the shark") and used the name Idiot Wind from 2010 to 2014.

Amanda Bergman is a member and lead-vocalist of the Swedish band Amason with Gustav Ejstes, Pontus Winnberg, Nils Törnqvist and Petter Winnberg. The band released its debut album Sky City in January 2015.

She was previously married to Kristian Matsson, also known as The Tallest Man on Earth and they cooperated on the soundtrack of Swedish director Gorki Glaser-Müller's film En Gång Om Året (Once A Year).
She also provided vocals on the album I Never Learn by Lykke Li.

Her primary instrument is the piano, however she also plays the accordion at times.

In 2015, she had a hit with "Vintersaga" a cover of a song by Ted Ström, after it was featured in a Volvo car ad. The single was released crediting Amanda Bergman. Her debut album Docks, her first album under her own name, was released on February 26, 2016 on the record label INGRID.

In 2016, Amanda Bergman was handpicked to perform at the Polar Music Prize ceremony, celebrating laureates Max Martin and Cecilia Bartoli. She performed the song "Love Me Harder", penned by Max Martin and originally performed by Ariana Grande.