Lisa Ekdahl
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 29, 1971 |
| Origin | , Sweden |
| Genres | Jazz, Vispop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Associated acts | Peter Nordahls jazztrio |
| Website | www.lisaekdahl.com |
Lisa Ekdahl (born July 29, 1971 in Hägersten, , Sweden) is a Swedish singer and songwriter in popular music. She has so far released 10 albums, most of them in the Swedish language but some entirely in English. Her voice has been described as "child-like" and "soft, supple and smooth". Her Swedish lyrics have been praised.
In 1994, at the age of 23, Ekdahl became famous overnight in Sweden with her self-titled debut album and the #1 hit single "Vem vet (Who Knows?)". The record sold almost 800,000 copies and she was awarded three Swedish music prizes, one of them as the nation's best artist of the year. She repeated the success in Denmark and Norway as well.
She signed with EMI Records, but later recorded two pop albums with RCA/BMG: "Med Kroppen Mot Jorden" and "Bortom Det Blå" in 1996 and 1997. In 1998, she recorded the English language album "When Did You Leave Heaven", which contained jazz standards. Ekdahl has been focusing on, with great success, Scandinavia and Europe (most noticeably France), leaving little mark in other countries such as United States. Her following album, "Back To Earth" (1999), was again full of jazz standards and, like her jazz debut, recorded with the Peter Nordahl Trio. In France alone, it sold over 40,000 copies. She received positive reviews for her live appearances in Great Britain from The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian.
Ekdahl's sixth album, "Lisa Ekdahl sings Salvadore Poe" (2000), signaled a new direction and critical esteem. As the new album's title indicates, Ekdahl exclusively sings songs written by her husband, also known as Paul DiBartolo, guitarist in New York glam metal band Spread Eagle (band), primarily in the bossa nova style. Her fragile and childish voice seems to be made for this type of music. Their album was a great success in France and Scandinavia, where it sold over 120,000 copies by early 2001.
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