Lars Eriksson (musician)
| Lars Eriksson | |
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 Lars Eriksson on stage in Karlskoga, 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lars Erik Ludvig Eriksson |
| Born | 1 April 1980 |
| Origin | Karlskoga, Sweden |
| Genres | Folk music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Labels | High Gear Music |
| Associated acts | The Jisreels |
| Website | Official Site |
Lars Erik Ludvig Eriksson (born 1 April 1980) is a Swedish singer-songwriter who became famous for his participation in Sweden's Idol 2008.
Career
Eriksson was born in Karlskoga, and was just one year old when his family moved to Liberia 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.[1]
By the time Eriksson applied to Swedish Idol auditions, he had reportedly written around 200 songs.[2] 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.[3] But he created big controversy when he became critical of the competition, even quoted as saying he did not wish to win the race.[4][5] In November 2008, he was eliminated, finishing 7th overall.
He also recorded the single "Love" jointly with Elin Sigvardsson.[6] [11] It reached #5 in the Swedish singles chart. Eriksson also cooperated with Anders Bagge on an album in autumn of 2009.[7] But for unknown reasons, the album was not released until 11 February 2011.[8] 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.[9]
Discography
Albums
- 2011: Rust and Golden Dust (released on HGM, reached #24 in Swedish Singles Chart)
Track list:
- 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
References
- ↑ Karlskoga Tidning: Lars Eriksson gillar musik som har något att säga (in Swedish) Archived October 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ SVT: Lars Erikson en IDOLdis (in Swedish)
- ↑ Aftonbladet: Kan få kontrakt –efter en audition (in Swedish)
- ↑ Aftonbladet: Lars: Jag vill utnyttja ”Idol” (in Swedish)
- ↑ Aftonbladet: Lars Eriksson: ”Hela jippot äcklar mig” (in Swedish)
- ↑ SVD: Elin Ruth Sigvardsson + "Idol"-Lars (in Swedish)
- ↑ SVD: Bagge gör skiva med ”Idol” - Lars (in Swedish)
- ↑ Karlskoga Tidning: Idol-Lars spelade in egna låtar i Åke Noreens studio (in Swedish) Archived April 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Karlskoga Tidning: Lars Eriksson har släppt singel digitalt (in Swedish) Archived October 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.