Sofia Talvik
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sofia Karolina Talvik |
| Born | November 24, 1978 |
| Origin | Göteborg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Makaki Music |
| Website | www.sofiatalvik.com |
Sofia Talvik, (born 24 November 1978 in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County,) is a Swedish musician and singer/songwriter. Her music often blends elements of folk and pop; she also uses a lot of acoustic instruments in her songs, including violins, cellos, trombones, and acoustic guitar.
Career
Talvik's debut album Blue Moon was released in 2005. Blue Moon was recorded and produced entirely by Talvik herself and took 40 hours to record. "It's Just Love", the first single to be released from her second album Street of Dreams (2007), features Bernard Butler, guitarist in former British band Suede. Talvik contacted Butler via MySpace while working on the album, looking for a partner with whom to duet on the single.
Her third album, Jonestown, was released at the end of August 2008 and is the second album released on her own record label Makaki Music. The title on the album refers to the sanctuary built by the cult Peoples Temple that was founded by pastor Jim Jones, where over 900 people committed suicide. Jonestown was produced by Swedish artist Tobias Fröberg who also produced Peter Morén from Peter Bjorn and John.
Talvik became the first Swedish female artist to play the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois, in August 2008.[1]
Florida is Sofia Talvik's fourth album, which was released in May 2010, and was written during a time when Talvik lived in Orlando, Florida.
In the Swedish election in 2010, Talvik was chosen to record an official song to support Sweden's Prime Minister and leading party Moderaterna [2] together with Wille Crafoord and Mange Schmidt.
During 2011 Sofia Talvik will release four EP's that form the project L.O.V.E. Another project called H.A.T.E, were four rock bands make covers of the EP's is also released alongside L.O.V.E.[citation needed]
Discography
Albums
- 2005 - Blue Moon
- 2007 - Street of Dreams
- 2007 - Street of Dremix
- 2008 - Jonestown
- 2010 - Florida
- 2010 - Florida Acoustic