First Aid Kit (band)
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First Aid Kit at Ruisrock 2014
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| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | thisisfirstaidkit.com |
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First Aid Kit is a Swedish folk duo that consists of the sisters Klara (vocals/guitar) and Johanna Söderberg (vocals/keyboards/AutoHarp). When performing live, the duo has been accompanied by a drummer and a pedal steel guitarist. In 2008 they become internationally known by their YouTube video cover of the Fleet Foxes's song "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" that gained significant Internet popularity. As a result, they were signed to the Wichita label and recorded their debut album The Big Black and the Blue. They have now released three albums, two EPs and a handful of singles. In 2015 they were nominated for a Brit Award as one of the five best international groups in 2015.
Sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg are from Enskede, in the outskirts of . Johanna was born on October 31, 1990 and Klara on January 8, 1993. Their father was a member of the Swedish rock pop band Lolita Pop but he quit before Johanna was born and later became a teacher of history and religion. Their mother is a teacher of cinematography.
From childhood, Klara and Johanna were eager singers by giving concerts using a jump rope as a pretend microphone. Klara's first favorite songs were Judy Garland's songs from The Wizard of Oz and Billie Holiday's version of Gloomy Sunday, that she sang without much understanding of the English lyrics. Klara wrote her first song "Femton mil i min Barbiebil" when she was six.
They both attended the International English school of Enskede. Klara applied for admission to a music school but she was not accepted.
In 2005 when Klara was 12, a friend introduced her to the band Bright Eyes. This led her to country music stars such as Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Carter family, Louvin Brothers, Townes Van Zandt, Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. The same year she received a guitar of her own as a Christmas present and quickly learned to play it.
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