Rockbjornen 99 Translations Below are three articles from Aftonbladet detailing the forthcoming Rockbjornen 99 awards. Also included is their interview with Marie Fredriksson. Marie Interview Rockbjornen 99 How does it feel to be nominated? It's excellent!!1 It's been so long since I was nominated as a solo artist, I was really surprised!! Why should you win a Rockbjorn? I can't answer that (laugh), you should ask the readers that. But why do you think you were nominated then? The year began very well with the single "Wish I Could Fly" and also "Stars" which was very big in summer, we've reached a wider audience, that has helped. What does Rockbjornen mean for you? It means a great deal!! I'll never forget when I got my first Rockbjorn. It was 1986 after I had released "Den Sjunde Vagen" For new artists I think the Rockbjorn means a great deal. Who will you thank if you win? Readers, our fans. They are the best we have. It is thanks to them that we continue. Who do you think is the years' best male artist? That's hard…. It could be two: Andreas Johnson and Patrik Isaksson. Both are very personal and have good voices. They'll go far I think. Where will you put your Rockbjorn if you win? I'll put it here among the others, I have eight people in the office. Archive:
Marie Fredriksson. The
years Swedish Album Five bands are going after the Rock Bear. Only one can take it home. The
Swedish pop year was not one of the strongest, but not anything to
complain about either. Nothing
anyway in the category of best Swedish album, where the five albums
come from a galaxy in pop heaven. There’s
Thastrom, the hero from Ebba Gron and Imperiet, who after a transition
to English speaking industry rock, have moved back to his Swedish
roots. His “It’s you who are strange and me that’s normal” has been
praised by critics and the autumn’s tour became a triumph train. There’s
Roxette, who together with the Cardigans are Swedens most well known
pop name overseas. The album “Have A Nice Day.” Has managed to put
together a swag of radio hits. Even
Kent are nominated, who released their fourth album in the eleventh
hour of this year, it’s an album of naked, emotional rock in Swedish
and once again had reviewers and buyers on their knees. “Hagnester
hill” is the name of the album. Even
Sweden’s only international R&B-diva Robyn made an impressive
album this year. “My Truth” is one of the Rock Bear nominated. Teenagers
A-Teens possibly haven’t had the critics with them, but the public
love their dance orientated ABBA-covers album “The Abba Generation”
even more. It
is five very loved names who fight for the title of Best Swedish Albums. Roxette: Album: Have A Nice Day! No of songs: 14 Among the hits: Wish I could Fly, Stars, Salvation Other Rockbjornen nomintations 1999: Swedish Group, The century’s Swedish Group. Swedish Group |
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