Nina Persson
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| Nina Persson | |
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 Nina Persson with A Camp at Stockholm Pride Festival, July 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nina Elisabet Persson |
| Born | 6 September 1974 |
| Origin | Örebro, Närke, Sweden |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Associated acts | The Cardigans, A Camp |
Nina Elisabet Persson (help·info) (born 6 September 1974) is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and appearing on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg titled Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited. She has also worked with rock group Sparklehorse and is a member of The Cake Sale collective, which released an eponymously titled album in 2006 to raise money for the charity Oxfam Ireland and the Ireland Make Trade Fair campaign.
Persson made her acting debut in the movie Om Gud vill which was released in 2006.
She appears on the Manic Street Preachers song "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" on the album Send Away the Tigers. She also features on the 2009 Sparklehorse/Danger Mouse collaboration Dark Night of the Soul singing "Daddy's Gone".
Persson's first solo album released under her own name, Animal Heart, is scheduled to be released in February 2014 on the independent British record label Lojinx Records.[1]
Personal life
On 16 June 2001, Persson married American songwriter and author, Nathan Larson. Their first child, a son named Nils, was born on 30 September 2010. The three currently reside in New York City.
Nina Persson discography
Solo
- Albums
- Animal Heart (2014)
- Singles
- 1996: "Desafinado" (Japanese-only release)
- 2000: "Theme from 'Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)," Nina Persson & David Arnold (#49 on UK singles chart)[2]
- 2007: "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough," Manic Street Preachers feat. Nina Persson (#2 on UK singles chart)
- 2014: "Animal Heart"
As A Camp
- Albums
- Singles
- 2001: "I Can Buy You" first single from A Camp (#46 on UK Singles Chart)[3]
- 2002: "Song for the Leftovers" second single from A Camp
- 2009: "Stronger Than Jesus" first single from Colonia
- 2009: "Love Has Left the Room" second European single from Colonia
- 2009: "My America" second Swedish single from Colonia
Collaborations and soundtrack appearances
| Year | Song Title | Main Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Autumn Waltz" | Scents | Scents |
| "Desafinado" | Nina Persson | 12 Standards | |
| 1998 | "Som Glas" | Fläskkvartetten | Jag Ger Vad Som Helst För Lite Solsken |
| "Appalachian Lullaby" | Shudder To Think | First Love, Last Rites OST | |
| "J’en Ai Marre D’être Bleu" | Mathieu Boogaerts | J’en Ai Marre D’être Deux | |
| 1999 | "Is It Really Real?" | Nathan Larson | I Am Not Scared (Promo) |
| "What the Hell Are You Crying For?" | Desert Blue OST | ||
| "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" | Nina Persson | Boys Don't Cry OST | |
| 2000 | "Theme From Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)" | Nina Persson | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) OST |
| "Lid" | Ray Wonder | A New Kind of Love | |
| 2001 | "Losing My Religion" | Nina Persson | Lad De Små Børn OST |
| "Gold Day" | Sparklehorse | It's A Wonderful Life | |
| "Apple Bed" | |||
| "Just Because a Man Expects Me To" | Nathan Larson | Jealous God | |
| "Exit Smiling" | Nathan Larson & Patrik Bartosch | The Château OST | |
| 2002 | "Bängen Trålar" | Soundtrack of Our Lives | Nationalsånger |
| 2003 | "Friends" | Backyard Babies | Stockholm Syndrome |
| 2004 | "Dirty Love" | Division of Laura Lee | Das Not Compute |
| "Fiction" | Nathan Larson | FilmMusik | |
| "Le Pont De La Tristesse" | |||
| "Miss You" | Marit Bergman | Baby Dry Your Eyes | |
| "Outro" | |||
| "Prom Night" | Sir Eric Beyond | The Beauty of Nature EP | |
| 2005 | "You Hate My Beautiful Love" | Monkeystrikes | You Hate My Beautiful Love |
| "Flyg Min Väg" | Freddie Wadling | Jag är Monstret | |
| "Aviva Pastoral" | Nathan Larson | Palindromes OST | |
| "Lullaby (Aviva's and Henrietta's Theme)" | |||
| "Up on a Cloud" | |||
| "Roaring 40's" | Christian Kjellvandar | Faya | |
| "Little Fish Theme" | Nathan Larson | Little Fish OST | |
| 2006 | "Angel's Fall (Sorry Angel)" | Nina Persson | Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited |
| "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" | Om Gud Vill OST | ||
| "Itämaista Rakkautta (Oriental Love)" | |||
| "Black Winged Bird" | The Cake Sale | ||
| 2007 | "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" | Manic Street Preachers | Send Away the Tigers |
| "Your Love Alone... (Nina Solo Acoustic)" | Your Love Alone Is Not Enough | ||
| "Vänner" | Svante Thuresson | Svante Thuresson och Vänner | |
| 2008 | "Land of a Thousand Dances" | Dave Cloud & The Gospel of Power | Pleasure Before Business |
| "Baby You Got Me Wrong" | Florian Horwath | Sleepyhead | |
| "Why'd You Come in Here Looking Like That?" | Jill Johnson | Music Row | |
| 2009 | "Electric Flowers" (w/ RZA) | N.A.S.A. | The Spirit of Apollo |
| "Tears from a Child's Eye" | Nicolai Dunger | Play | |
| "Daddy's Gone" | Dangermouse/Sparklehorse | Dark Night of the Soul | |
| "Electraglide" | Aurelio Valle | Zarte Parasiten OST | |
| 2010 | "Brothers in Arms" | Georg Wadenius | Reconnection |
| "The Blues" | Primary 1 | Record Store Day 10" | |
| 2011 | "Cowboys and Hobos" | Nathan Larson | My Idiot Brother OST |
| "The End of the Line" (Recorded 1997) | Lars Bygden | Songs I Wrote | |
| 2012 | "Make Believe" | James Iha | Look to the Sky |
| "Till Next Tuesday" | |||
| "I Swung the Election" | The Citizens Band | Grab a Root and Growl | |
See also
References
- ↑ Roche Lilliott, Brie (November 24, 2013). "Nina Persson – "Animal Heart" Video". Sterogum. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ↑ "The Official Zobble Homepage, UK Chart Runs from 1996 to 2006". Retrieved on February 27, 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Official Zobble Homepage, UK Chart Runs from 1996 to 2006". Retrieved on February 27, 2009.
- ↑ Colonia UK Chart Position www.zobble.de. Access date: 2010-05-21.
- ↑ Top 30 Independent Label Albums, BBC.co.uk, February 09, 2009.
External links
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- Nina Persson at the Internet Movie Database
- My City, My Life interview with Nina Persson on CNN, January 2009
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