Lars Eriksson (musician)
Encyclopedia
Lars Eriksson is a Swedish
singer-songwriter
who became famous for his participation in Sweden's Idol 2008
.
in 1981, where Lars' father worked at a mining company. Moving back to Sweden in 1984, Lars began playing piano at age 5. He started writing music at age 9 and performed at school. He learned playing the guitar at around age 16. Together with three friends, he formed the band "The Jisreels" for three years (1997–1999). They played mainly in local gigs, and toured the west coast in summer 1998.
By the time Eriksson applied to Swedish Idol
auditions, he had reportedly written around 200 songs. Eriksson became a favorite of the competition from the day he auditioned when Idol jury member Anders Bagge
promised to cooperate on a record after he heard him perform two songs on his audition in Lund. But he created big controversy when he became critical of the competition, even quoted as saying he did not wish to win the race. In November 2008, he was eliminated, finishing 7th overall.
He also recorded the single "Love" jointly with Elin Sigvardsson. [11] It reached #5 in the Swedish singles chart. Eriksson also cooperated with Anders Bagge on an album in autumn of 2009. But for unknown reasons, the album was not released until 11 February 2011. In May 2010, a collaboration began between Eriksson and Birger Pettersson Wiik and his record label HGM (High Gear Music) in Årjäng, with the single "Rejected Love" released digitally.
Tracklist:
Featured in
Sweden
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
who became famous for his participation in Sweden's Idol 2008
Idol 2008
The fifth season of Swedish Idol premiered on September 3, 2008 and continued until its grand finale on 12 December, when 22-year-old Kevin Borg was crowned winner. It was the first season to feature new judges Laila Bagge, Anders Bagge and Andreas Carlsson, a move that made it the first Idol...
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Career
Eriksson was just one year old when his family moved to LiberiaLiberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
in 1981, where Lars' father worked at a mining company. Moving back to Sweden in 1984, Lars began playing piano at age 5. He started writing music at age 9 and performed at school. He learned playing the guitar at around age 16. Together with three friends, he formed the band "The Jisreels" for three years (1997–1999). They played mainly in local gigs, and toured the west coast in summer 1998.
By the time Eriksson applied to Swedish Idol
Idol (Sweden)
Idol is a Swedish reality-competition talent show airing on TV4. It debuted in August 2004, and it has since become one of the most popular shows on Swedish television...
auditions, he had reportedly written around 200 songs. Eriksson became a favorite of the competition from the day he auditioned when Idol jury member Anders Bagge
Anders Bagge
Sven Anders Bagge is a Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer and partner with Peer Åström. The two songwriters / producers are known as Bagge & Peer...
promised to cooperate on a record after he heard him perform two songs on his audition in Lund. But he created big controversy when he became critical of the competition, even quoted as saying he did not wish to win the race. In November 2008, he was eliminated, finishing 7th overall.
He also recorded the single "Love" jointly with Elin Sigvardsson. [11] It reached #5 in the Swedish singles chart. Eriksson also cooperated with Anders Bagge on an album in autumn of 2009. But for unknown reasons, the album was not released until 11 February 2011. In May 2010, a collaboration began between Eriksson and Birger Pettersson Wiik and his record label HGM (High Gear Music) in Årjäng, with the single "Rejected Love" released digitally.
Albums
- 2011: Rust and Golden Dust (released on HGM, reached #24 in Swedish Singles Chart)
Tracklist:
- The Lonely Journey Called Life
- Sing for the Angels
- Reasons for Love
- Rejected Love
- Let's Go
- Ink Well Dweller
- Cloud of My Own Rain
- Boredom
- Console
- Like the Flowing River
Singles
- 2008: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (on Columbia Records, reached #53 on Swedish Singles Chart)
- 2010: "Rejected Love"
- 2010: "Ink Well Dweller"
Featured in
- 2009: "Love" (Elin Ruth Sigvardsson featuring Lars Eriksson - reached #5 in Swedish Singles Chart)
In compilations
- 2008: "One" appearing in Det bästa från Idol 2008