Saga (singer)
Saga | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Sweden |
| Genres | Rock Against Communism, White power music |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2000-present |
Saga (born 1975) is a Swedish white nationalist singer-songwriter. She started as the vocalist for Symphony of Sorrow,[1] but has since become known for her tribute CDs to the band Skrewdriver, her solo projects, and for her softer physical representation of the white nationalist message.
The Discovery Times Channel described Saga as a performer who "targets the mainstream by softening her image, while still maintaining her ideology." She has been described as the "Swedish Madonna of the far right."[2] Saga said to the Discovery Times Channel, "What makes me different is I think that I'm a lot more mainstream looking in that I'm very much toned down compared to the other ones. It's not in your clothes. It's not in the way you dress. It's not in your appearance. It's what's in your heart. It's a lot easier for the mainstream public to see themselves in me, than to see themselves in a Skingirl."[citation needed]
Saga was featured on the front cover of the Fall 2000 edition of Resistance Magazine, a United States neo-Nazi publication. Shaun Walker of the National Alliance, a United States white power advocacy group, wrote: "... just having her in front of the camera helps our Cause. But, she also is quite good at interviews. She comes across as the girl-next-door, who also understands the dynamics of racial conflict."[3]
In 2007, Saga released the CD On My Own which includes the song "Goodbye David Lane," a variant of "Candle in the Wind".[4]
Saga and her music were mentioned by Anders Behring Breivik in the compendium (or manifesto) that he e-mailed to 1,003 addresses about 90 minutes before he detonated a bomb in Oslo on July 22, 2011. He referred to her as "the world's best and most talented English speaking patriotic musician".[5] In response to this, Saga posted an official statement on her website condemning Breivik's actions, saying "It has come to my attention that my music has been cited ... as going some way to inspiring one of the most vile and criminal acts in recent history. I cannot begin to describe how saddened I am to hear that and wanted to inform you all of my shock and utter horror at such an atrocity."[6] In an interview with ethnomusicologist Benjamin R. Teitelbaum following Breivik's attacks, Saga added, "What I want is for people to listen to my music and go, ‘Oh, she feels the same. I’m not alone.’ My music should be an option for normal people who feel that there is something wrong, but they don’t have to go out and get punched in the nose for it."[7]
Discography
- in Symphony of Sorrow
- Paradise Lost (2000)
- Symphony of Hatred (2005)
- as Saga
- Live and Kicking (2000)
- My Tribute to Skrewdriver Volume 1 (2000)
- My Tribute to Skrewdriver Volume 2 (2000)
- My Tribute to Skrewdriver Volume 3 (2001)
- Midgård - Pro Patria III (2003)
- On my own (2007)
- Comrades Night Live (2009)
- Weapons of choice (2014)
See also
References
- ^ "Symphony of Sorrow". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ ":: This Is Saga ::". www.thisissaga.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
- ^ [1] Archived November 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "thisissaga.com". Thisisaga. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Swedish singer one of Breivik麓s idols". Stockholmnews.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "This is Saga". Thisisaga.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Teitelbaum, Benjamin, “Come Hear Our Merry Song:” Shifts in the Sound of Contemporary Swedish Radical Nationalism. Ph.D. Dissertation, Brown University, 2013
In the video Interview Saga, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg_FlWqiZaE, she says exactly the words "What makes me different is I think that I'm a lot more mainstream looking in that I'm very much toned down compared to the other ones, etc."
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