Håkan Hellström
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| Born | 2 April 1974 , Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop Soul Folk pop Power pop Indie Pop |
| Labels | TheifMusic |
| Associated acts | Broder Daniel Honey is Cool |
| Website | www.hakanhellstrom.com |
Håkan Hellström (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhoːkan ˈhɛlːstrøm]) (born 2 April 1974) is a Swedish musician. He got his Swedish breakthrough in the year 2000 with the song "Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg" ("Don't feel sorry for me, Gothenburg"). In 2005, Hellström released his fourth album, Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått (literally: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue), which is a collection of old material that never made it onto any of his albums, a few new songs and covers. In 2006, following the birth of his son, he announced that he would take a break from touring and recording.[1] Despite this, he still performed occasional gigs. Since then he has released his fifth album För sent för Edelweiss (Too Late for Edelweiss). His sixth and most recent album is the critically acclaimed 2 steg från Paradise, released on October 13, 2010.
Hellström played drums in the Swedish indie pop band Broder Daniel between 1988 and 1994, then briefly for Swedish alternative rock band Honey Is Cool. In 1997 he rejoined Broder Daniel to play the bass, until 2003 when he left the band again to focus completely on his solo career. Although sometimes accused for consistently singing out of tune, he has over time grown to be popular with all ages due to his enthusiasm, scene energy and interpretations of old popular favourites live.[citation needed]
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[edit] Accusations of plagiarism
Throughout his career, Hellström's influences have shown clearly in his music, which often includes lines or melodies picked up from other people's songs. The sources range from Evert Taube, via Hellström's own band Broder Daniel, to American indie rock band Pavement. Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg was particularly lush with references to Morrissey and The Smiths. While some critics have celebrated Hellström's personal take on music history (and pointed out that Morrissey himself was not a stranger to incorporating lines written by others), it has also led to accusations of plagiarism.
In 2002, Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet ran an article[2] bringing attention to the similarities between his song "När jag ser framåt" and the piece Pie Jesu from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem. "När jag ser framåt" was the second track of the single "Kom igen Lena!". Following the accusations, the single was withdrawn from the market, and re-released with a different b-side.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg (Don't feel sad for me, Gothenburg) (2000) (Platinum)
- Det är så jag säger det (That's how I say it) (2002) (Platinum)
- Ett kolikbarns bekännelser (Confessions of a colic-child) (2005) (Gold)
- Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått (Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue) (2005) (Gold)
- För sent för Edelweiss (Too late for Edelweiss) (2008) (Gold)
- Två steg från paradise (Two steps from paradise) (2010) (Platinum)
[edit] EP's
- Luften bor i mina steg (The air lives within my footsteps) (2001)
[edit] Singles
- Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg (Don't feel sad for me, Gothenburg) (2000)
- Ramlar (Falling) (2000)
- En vän med en bil (A friend with a car) (2001)
- Nu kan du få mig så lätt (Now you can get me so easily) (2001)
- Kom igen Lena! (Come on Lena!) (2002)
- Den fulaste flickan i världen (The ugliest girl in the world) (2003)
- Mitt Gullbergs kaj paradis (My Gullberg's quay paradise) (2003)
- En midsommarnatts dröm (A midsummernight's dream) (2005)
- Dom kommer kliva på dig igen (They will step on you again) (2005)
- Gårdakvarnar och skit (Farmmills and shit) (2005)
- 13 (2005)
- Jag hatar att jag älskar dig och jag älskar dig så mycket att jag hatar mig (I hate that I love you and I love you so much that I hate myself) (2006)
- Klubbland (Clubland) (2006)
- För en lång lång tid (For a long long time) (2008)
- Kär i en ängel (In love with an angel) (2008)
- Jag vet inte vem jag är men jag vet att jag är din (I don't know who I am but I know that I am yours) (2008)
- River en vacker dröm / Saknade te havs (Double A-side) (Tearing down a beautiful dream / Lost at sea) (2010)
[edit] References
- ^ "Hellström: Barn var enda vägen" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2005-12-26. http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article340185.ab. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ "Hellström kan räkna med att bli stämd" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2002-10-09. http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/article98934.ab. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
[edit] External links
- Håkan Hellström's official website (in Swedish)
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