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Jacob & Co CR7 Epic X

Ted Gärdestad - Famous throughout the 70s and 80s he was only 15 when he started his career. He also worked a lot with the members of ABBA as they both worked for Polar music and Stikkan Andersson. Earlier this year a film about his life called “För kärlekens skull” was released and it was absolutely beautiful and sad.

- För kärlekens skull (For the sake of love)

- Jag ska fånga en ängel (I’m going to catch an angel)

- Oh, vilken härlig da’ (Oh, what a lovely day)

- Come give me love (it is in Swedish apart from the chorus. The backup girls are Agneta and Anne-Frid from ABBA)

- Himlen är oskyldigt blå (the sky is innocently blue) (There are English lyrics to this song and it then has the title “Blue virgin Isles” but the text isn’t as beautiful)

Timbuktu - His real name is Jason Diakité and has been active since the 1990s. However, his probably most iconic song which he won a grammy for (biggest Swedish music award) is “Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö” which was released in 2005. This song brought him into the mainstream and he’s made more great music since. 

- Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö (Everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die)

- Allt grönt (All green)

- Resten av ditt liv (The rest of your life)

- Inte stor nog (Not big enough)

- The botten is nådd (The bottom is reached)

Kent - The band has been active from 1990-2016 and was one of the biggest bands in Scandinavia. Although the band was for the most time considered rather alternative and “dark” they gained a massive following in their last years and with their final tour.

- Utan dina andetag (without your breathing)

- 999

- Gigi

- Socker (Sugar)

- Dom andra (the others)

Markoolio - Where does one begin with Markoolio? he is a Swedish/Finnish musician/actor/comedian. He is a big part of my generation’s childhood as he was part in kidsshows, comedy series and created awesome music at that time. His music is comedic in nature (something I didn’t understand as a child, I though he was legit) and he sort of playes this gangster rap persona who things don’t really work out for. You really should try to listen to it though and understand the lyrics, he is very funny. 

- Jag orkar inte mer ( I cannot take it anymore)

- Rocka på! (Rock on!)

- Vilse i skogen (Lost in the forrest)

- Åka Pendeltåg (Going with commuter trains)