Nordman
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Nordman (swe. "North-man") is a Swedish band, founded in 1993, that mixes folk music with rock and pop. This genre is called ethnopop.
The group is formed by Håkan Hemlin as singer and band-leader and Mats Wester who plays the nyckelharpa and also writes songs.
The group's biggest hits were Förlist ("Castaway") in spring 1994 and Vandraren ("The Wanderer"). The group split up in 1998 because of the lead singer's drug abuse problems, but reunited in 2004 when he managed to rehabilitate and resume work. They had a comeback at the Swedish Melodifestivalen and released a comeback album called Anno 2005 in 2005.
March 12, 2008, marked the release of the long-awaited fifth studio album Djävul eller Gud ("Devil or God"), quickly becoming the groups' highest charting album since 1996.
[edit] Discography (albums)
- Nordman (1994)
- Ingenmansland ("No Man's Land", 1995)
- Här och nu ("Here and Now", 1997)
- Nordmans bästa – I vandrarens fotspår ("Nordman's Best – In the Wanderer's Footprints", 2001)
- Bästa ("Best of", 2004)
- Anno 2005 (2005)
- Djävul eller Gud ("Devil or God", 2008)
[edit] Discography (singles)
- 1994 - Förlist ("Cancelled version")
- 1994 - Förlist ("Castaway")
- 1994 - Vandraren ("The Wanderer")
- 1994 - Laglöst land ("Lawless Land")
- 1995 - Ännu glöder solen ("Yet the Sun Glows")
- 1995 - Be mig ("Beg Me")
- 1996 - På mossen ("On the Bog")
- 1996 - Det sista du ser ("The Last Thing You See")
- 1996 - Live-single
- 1997 - Se dig själv ("See Yourself")
- 1998 - Hjälp mig att leva ("Help Me To Live")
- 2005 - Ödet var min väg ("Destiny Was My Way")
- 2005 - Allt eller ingenting ("All or Nothing")
- 2007 - Du behöver ("You Need")
- 2008 - I lågornas sken ("In the Fire's Flame")
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