Annika Norlin

Annika Norlin (born 22 November 1977 is a Swedish musician, journalist^[1] and author^[2] who makes music under the names Hello Saferide (in English) and Säkert! (in Swedish).^[3]

Annika Norlin
Annika Norlin performing at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden in May 2011
Background information
Born	(1977-11-22) 22 November 1977 (age 47) Östersund, Sweden
Genres	indie pop
Occupation(s)	journalist, singer, songwriter
Instrument	guitar
Years active	1999–present

Annika Norlin performing at Mosebacke in Stockholm, Sweden, December 2012

She released her first book, "Texter" ("Lyrics"), in 2014, which was a collection of her lyrics - both Swedish and English - for every song she had released so far, and to a few previously unreleased songs.

She released her second book - "Jag ser allt du gör" ("I see everything you do") - in 2020. The book is a collection of eight short stories written by Norlin.

Discography

Hello Saferide

Albums

• 2005 – Introducing...Hello Saferide
• 2006 – Introducing...Hello Saferide – vinyl with The Quiz as a bonus track
• 2008 – More Modern Short Stories From Hello Saferide
• 2014 – The Hunter, The Fox And Hello Saferide

EP

• 2006 – Long Lost Penpal EP
• 2006 – Would You Let Me Play This EP 10 Times A Day?

CDs

• 2005 – My Best Friend
• 2005 – If I Don't Write This Song Someone I Love Will Die
• 2007 – I Was Definitely Made For These Times / The Quiz
• 2008 – Anna
• 2009 – Arjeplog

Part of collection

• 2004 – Jeans & Summer 2, track 5, Highschool Stalker
• 2006 – Oh No It's Christmas Vol. 1, track 2 iPod X-mas
• 2008 – There's A Razzia Going On, track 1, I Was Definitely Made For These Times
• 2009 – There's A Razzia Going On vol. 2, track 1, I Fold

Säkert!

Albums

• 2007 – Säkert!
• 2010 – Facit
• 2011 – På engelska
• 2017 – Däggdjur

EPs

• 2017 – Inte jag heller
• 2018 – Arktiska oceanen

CDs

• 2007 – Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
• 2007 – Allt som är ditt
• 2008 – Det kommer bara leda till nåt
• 2010 – Fredrik
• 2010 – Dansa, fastän

Part of collection

• 2007 – Poem Ballader Och Lite Blues/Återbesöket, spår 2 Generalens visa
• 2008 – There's A Razzia Going On vol 1, spår 8 3 Månader sen idag
• 2009 – Retur Waxholm, spår 3 Jag vill inte suddas ut
• 2009 – There's A Razzia Going On vol 2, spår 10 Min Hemstad

Annika Norlin

• 2022 - Mentor

Other collaborations

• 2006 – Färjemansleden (with Annika Norlin), "Vapnet", from their CD Jag vet hur man väntar
• 2016 – Garmarna (with Annika Norlin), "Ingen" from the album 6
• 2019 – CORRESPONDENCE, collaboration with Jens Lekman
• 2024 - TID ATT RIVA SÖNDER, collaboration with Jonas Teglund

Bibliography

• Texter ("Lyrics"), Teg Publishing, Luleå 2014, ISBN 978-91-979115-8-0.
• Jag ser allt du gör ("I see everything you do"), Weyler förlag, Stockholm 2020, ISBN 9789127167353.

Novel

Norlin has authored a novel that was a bestseller in Sweden. It was published in English translation in 2025. The name of the book is The Colony, published by Europa Editions, 2025. ISBN 979-8889660828.