Paola Bruna
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Paola Bruna previously Paola Åhlund, is a Swedish artist and singer of Chilean
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 descent and grew up in Dalarna
Dalarna
', English exonym: Dalecarlia, is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. Another English language form established in literature is the Dales. Places involving the element Dalecarlia exist in the United States....

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Bruna was trained as a painter at Konstfack
Konstfack
Konstfack or University College of Arts, Crafts and Design is a university college for higher education in the area of art, crafts and design in Stockholm, Sweden.- History :...

. Her efforts have included singing for Moder Jords Massiva, performed as DJ and released a solo album Stockcity Girl
Stockcity Girl
Stockcity Girl is the debut studio album by Swedish singer Paola Bruna, released in 2002. It was preceded by the lead single, "Above the Candystore", which peaked at number twenty-six on the Swedish Singles Chart.-Track listing:#"Get Some" – 1:18...

. She also sang in the Teddybears
Teddybears
Teddybears is a Swedish band formed in 1991, known for mixing pop, rock, hip-hop, electronica, reggae, punk and many other genres.-History:...

 single, "Yours to Keep". In 2002, Paola's song, "Above the Candystore", was featured in the independent
Independent film
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 movie
Film
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, Spun
Spun
Spun is a 2002 American crime dramedy directed by Jonas Åkerlund, and starring Jason Schwartzman, Brittany Murphy, Mickey Rourke, Mena Suvari, John Leguizamo, Patrick Fugit, Eric Roberts, Chloe Hunter, and Debbie Harry. It is Åkerlund's début as a feature-film director, having already become known...

 with a corresponding music video. Her song, "Interstellar Love", was used in the snowboard film, Follow Me Around, from Mack Dawg Productions in 2006. In 2007, she contributed her voice for 2 songs for the Finnish indie band, Tigerbombs.
Paola was voted 'Best dressed woman of the year' by Elle Magazine Sweden in 2006.

Paola Bruna was previously married to Klas Åhlund
Klas Åhlund
Klas Frans Åhlund is a Swedish songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. He is the founding member of the Swedish rock band Teddybears...

 from the band, Teddybears
Teddybears
Teddybears is a Swedish band formed in 1991, known for mixing pop, rock, hip-hop, electronica, reggae, punk and many other genres.-History:...

. In 2005, she had a son with her late boyfriend Anders Göthberg
Anders Göthberg
Anders Göthberg was a Swedish guitarist.Göthberg played guitar for Broder Daniel and Honey Is Cool. He lived his latter life in Stockholm with his girlfriend, artist Paola Bruna...

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During the years 2007-2011 she was a radio host at the public service radio Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio AB – Swedish Radio Ltd – is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. The Swedish public-broadcasting system is in many respects modelled after the one used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Radio - like Sveriges Television - shares many characteristics with...

 at the channel Metropol
Metropol
Metropol may refer to:* Metropolitan police* Hotel Metropol, various hotels* Neues Schauspielhaus, a theatre and concert hall destroyed in World War II, whose facade survived and was renamed Metropol* Metropol TV, a Norwegian television channel...

 on 93,8

External links

  • http://www.paolabruna.com/pics.html
  • http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2842&artikel=2159768
  • Paola Bruna on MySpace
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  • Moder Jords Massiva on MySpace
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  • Tigerbombs on MySpace
    MySpace
    Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....

  • "Above The Candystore" Music Video on YouTube
    YouTube
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  • "Fine Without You" Music Video on YouTube
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