Edda Magnason
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| Background information | |
| Born |
22 August 1984 Ystad, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop, folk, classical, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, singer, singer-songwriter, music composer, music producer, film actress |
| Instruments | Piano, vocals, keyboards |
| Website | www |
Edda Karin Hjartardóttir Magnason (born 22 August 1984) is a Swedish singer-songwriter, musician and film actress of Icelandic descent. She has released three albums, Edda Magnason (2010), Goods (2011), and Woman Travels Alone (2014). She has also released a soundtrack album, Monica Z - Musiken från filmen (2013) and made her debut as an actress in the film Waltz for Monica, playing the leading role of Monica Zetterlund.
Magnason grew up in a tiny village near Ystad, Sweden, but her father is, as her name suggests, from Iceland. One of seven children, she began composing her own pieces on the piano early on in childhood, dreaming of becoming a classical concert pianist.
When she was 16 she began writing electronic song-based pop music with English lyrics that she made into demo (music) recordings. Some of these songs were used on the soundtrack of the Swedish film Hot Dog (2002).
In 2004, she went on to study music composition in Gotland, and then moved back to Malmö to take an active part in the music scene there.
She has thus developed a uniquely personal, eclectic music style which has been described as "a seamless blend of jazz, pop, folk song and classical music," with a vocal style reminiscent of Björk or Kate Bush.
Magnason released her self-titled debut album, Edda Magnason in January 2010 on the Caprice Records label. Produced by Jonas André and Edda Magnason, it was recorded at Nybrokajen, a classical music venue in , with piano and vocals by Magnason. She wrote all the music and even made all the illustrations for the CD booklet.
Edda Magnason was one of the best albums of 2010 according to Ingrid Strömdahl, a music critic at the national Swedish newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet:
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