Britta Persson
Britta Persson | |
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Persson in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1981 (age 43–44) Vattholma, Sweden |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Selective Notes / Razzia |
| Website | brittapersson |
Britta Persson (born 1981) is a Swedish indie pop singer-songwriter.
Biography
Persson was born 1981 in Vattholma, Uppsala Municipality.[1] She went to school at Uppsala musikklasser in Uppsala, having Veronica Maggio in her parallel class and played grunge in the late 1990s.[2]
Her musical career began when she sent a demo to Kristofer Åström, and he invited her on his 2005 tour for the album Loupita.[3] She was then able to sell 2,000 home-burned demo CDs online.[4]
She had her breakthrough in 2006 with the album Top Quality Bones and a Little Terrorist. Additionally, Persson was the composer in the TV series Dejta.[5] The single "Winter Tour" got high rotation on radio in Scandinavia and a couple of years later also received recognition in Europe due to a TV advertising campaign.
In 2008 the follow-up album Kill Hollywood Me was released. Persson has worked with Camera Obscura.
In 2012, Persson helped co-write the song "So Young So High" by Swedish duo Dada Life. The year after, she released her fourth album, If I Was a Band My Name Would Be Forevers.[6]
In 2015, she was featured on "You Hunch" by Patrik Arve, who was then performing as Swedish Tiger Sound.[7]
In August 2019, Persson released Folk – dikter och toner om personer.[8] It was a collaboration with sisters Emma and Lisen Adbåge, who were also releasing a children's book with the same title.[9][10] In 2023, Persson released an album and poetry collection, both named Alla är barn, with illustrations by Emma and Lisen Adbåge.[11][12]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE [13] | ||
| 2006 | Top Quality Bones and a Little Terrorist | 53 |
| 2008 | Kill Hollywood Me | 27 |
| 2010 | Current Affair Medium Rare | 31 |
| 2013 | If I Was a Band My Name Would Be Forevers | 22 |
| 2019 | Folk – dikt och toner om personer | – |
| 2023 | Alla är barn | – |
EPs
- 2004: Demo 1
- 2004: Demo 2
- 2005: Found at Home
References
- ^ "Britta Persson kan prisas på Manifestgalan". 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Vattholmas pophopp har hittat tillbaka till musiken". 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Britta Persson". Göteborgs-Posten. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2025 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Britta Persson tar en sak i taget". Barometern-OT (in Swedish). 22 March 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Britta Persson | Composer, Soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Britta om livets vägskäl". 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Premiere: Swedish Tiger Sound - "You Hunch" feat. Britta Persson". VICE. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Britta Persson". Nöjesguiden (in Swedish). 28 November 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Britta Persson tillbaka med barnskiva". Svenska Dagbladet. 11 June 2019.
- ^ Carlsson, Oskar (6 August 2019). "Britta Persson ger ton åt ny barnbok av systrarna Adbåge" [Britta Persson gives tone to new children's book by Adbåge sisters]. Hallandsposten. Retrieved 16 May 2025 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Artisten Britta Persson hoppas få fler barn att läsa". Mitt i (in Swedish). 8 November 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Alla är barn". Aftonbladet. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2025 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Britta Persson discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2013.