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2011 in Swedish music
Overview of the events of 2011 in Swedish music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2011 in Swedish music.
Events
January
February
March
- 12 – Eric Saade wins Melodifestivalen 2011 with his entry "Popular", he will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
April
- 6 – Per Wiberg quits Opeth.
May
- 12 – Eric Saade wins the second semi-final in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
- 14 – Eric Saade comes third in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, Sweden best placement since 1999 when Sweden won.
- 18
- Lady Gaga releases her new CD Born This Way Exclusively on the Swedish Music Streaming Program Spotify[1]
- Adrian Lux signs with Universal Music Sweden.[2]
June
- 8 – The 19th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje (June 8 – 11).[3]
- 28 – The Where The Action Is festival started in Gothenburg.[4]
July
- 9 – Sonisphere In Globe Arena Stockholm.[5]
- 28 – Storsjöyran in Östersund (July 28 – 30).[6]
August
- 11 – Way Out West City festival in Gothenburg (August 11 – 13).[7]
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Albums released
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January
- 11 – Öga, Näsa, Mun Single by Dungen (Third Man Records).[8]
February
- February 11 – Charm School is released which is Roxette's first album with new material since 2001's Room Service [9]
- February 14 – Love CPR by September (singer) is released
- February 23 – Carl Norén from Sugar Plum Fairy releases his solo debut album Owls.[10]
- February 23 – Thomas Di Leva releases his album Hjärtat vinner alltid [11]
- February 28 – Mohombi releases his Debut album MoveMeant (various dates in Europe) [12]
- February 28 – Roxette start its Charm School World Tour in Kazan, Rusia in front of 8.000 people. The tour will include all continents, including dates in the United States
March
- March 2 – Lykke Li releases her second album Wounded Rhymes[13]
- March 9 – Swingfly releases Awesomeness – An Introduction to Swingfly [14]
- March 11 – Danny Saucedo Releases In The Club [15]
- March 15 – Bob Hund releases Det Överexponerade Gömstället [16]
- 16
- Miss Li releases – Beats & Bruises [17]
- Unseen by The Haunted
- March 23 – Erik Hassle releases Mariefred Sessions
- 29 – Surtur Rising by Amon Amarth
April
- April 13
- Kikki Danielsson releases "Första dagen på resten av mitt liv".[18]
- Adam Tensta releases Scared Of The Dark[19]
- April 15 – Performocracy by The Poodles is released [20]
- 15
- Newkid releases Alexander JR Ferrer [21]
- The Unseen Empire by Scar Symmetry
- April 16 – Eva Eastwood – Lyckost [22]
- April 27 – Veronica Maggio Releases her third album Satan i Gatan[23]
May
- 30 – Khaos Legions by Arch Enemy
June
- June 8 – Timbuktu releases his eighth album, Sagolandet[24]
- June 15 – In Flames release their tenth album Sounds of a Playground Fading[25]
- June 29 – Eric Saade releases his second solo album Saade with the Eurovision song contest entry as lead single.[26]
July
- July 27 – Takida release their album The Burning Heart.[27]
September
November
- 7 – For Funerals to Come... (reissue) by Katatonia
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A
Agnes Carlsson TBA [28]
E
Europe (band) – TBA [29]
G
Gathania – TBA, Swedish IDOL contestant 2007 was reported working on material for 2011 [31]
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New Artists
- Eric Amarillo – Swedish singer from Gothenburg SwEric Amarillo, musician, producer and DJ part of the duo The Attic with Michael Feiner [32]
- Newkid – Swedish singer from Stockholm released debut album
References
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