Nina Persson

Nina Persson
Nina Persson

Nina Persson with A Camp at Stockholm Pride Festival, July 2009
Background information
Birth name Nina Elisabet Persson
Born September 6, 1974 (1974-09-06) (age 37)
Origin Örebro, Närke, Sweden
Years active 1992–present
Associated acts The Cardigans, A Camp

About this sound Nina Elisabet Persson (born 6 September 1974) is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and appearing on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg entitled Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited. She has also worked with rock group Sparklehorse and is a member of The Cake Sale collective, which released an eponymously titled album in 2006 to raise money for the charity Oxfam Ireland and the Ireland Make Trade Fair campaign.

Persson made her acting debut in the movie Om Gud vill which was released in 2006.

She appears on the Manic Street Preachers song "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" on the album Send Away the Tigers. She also features on the 2009 Sparklehorse/Danger Mouse collaboration Dark Night of the Soul singing "Daddy's Gone".

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Personal life

On 16 June 2001, Persson married U.S. composer and musician Nathan Larson. Their first child, a son named Nils, was born on 30 September 2010. She resides in New York City.

Nina Persson discography

Albums

Singles

  • 1996: "Desafinado" (Japanese-only release)
  • 2000: "Theme from `Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'" (#49 on UK singles chart) [4]
  • 2001: "I Can Buy You" first single from A Camp (#46 on UK Singles Chart) [1]
  • 2002: "Song for the Leftovers" second single from A Camp
  • 2007: "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough," Manic Street Preachers feat. Nina Persson (#2 on UK singles chart)
  • 2009: "Stronger than Jesus" first single from Colonia (#204 UK Singles Chart)
  • 2009: "Love Has Left the Room" second European single from Colonia
  • 2009: "My America" second Swedish single from Colonia

Collaborations and soundtrack appearances

Year Song Title Main Artist Album
1996 "Autumn Waltz" Scents Scents
"Desafinado" Nina Persson MTV Classic 90's
1998 "Som Glas" Fläskkvartetten Jag Ger Vad Som Helst För Lite Solsken
"Appalachian Lullaby" Shudder To Think First Love, Last Rites OST
"J’en Ai Marre D’être Bleu" Mathieu Boogaerts J’en Ai Marre D’être Deux
1999 "What The Hell Are You Crying For?" Nathan Larson Desert Blue OST
"The Bluest Eyes In Texas" Nina Persson Boys Don't Cry OST
2000 "Deceased" Nina Persson Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) OST
"Lid" Ray Wonder A New Kind Of Love
2001 "Losing My Religion" Nina Persson Lad De Små Børn OST
"Gold Day" Sparklehorse It's A Wonderful Life
"Apple Bed"
"Just Because A Man Expects Me To" Nathan Larson Jealous God
2002 "Bängen Trålar" Soundtrack Of Our Lives Nationalsånger - Hymner från Vågen och EPAs torg
2003 "Friends" Backyard Babies Stockholm Syndrome
2004 "Dirty Love" Division Of Laura Lee Das Not Compute
"Fiction" Nathan Larson FilmMusik
"Le Pont De La Tristesse"
"Miss You" Marit Bergman Baby Dry Your Eyes
"Outro"
"Prom Night" Sir Eric Beyond The Beauty Of Nature EP
2005 "You Hate My Beautiful Love" Monkeystrikes You Hate My Beautiful Love
"Flyg Min Väg" Freddie Wadling Jag är Monstret
"Aviva Pastoral" Nathan Larson Palindromes OST
"Roaring 40's" Christian Kjellvandar Faya
2006 "Angel's Fall (Sorry Angel)" Nina Persson Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
"Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground" Om Gud Vill
"Itämaista Rakkautta (Oriental Love)"
"Black Winged Bird" The Cake Sale
2007 "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" Manic Street Preachers Send Away the Tigers
"Your Love Alone ... (Nina Solo Acoustic)" Your Love Alone ... (Digital Download)
"Vänner" Svante Thuresson Svante Thuresson och Vänner
2008 "Land of a Thousand Dances" Dave Cloud & The Gospel of Power Pleasure Before Business
"Baby You Got Me Wrong" Florian Horwath Sleepyhead
"Why'd You Come In Here Looking Like That" Jill Johnson Music Row
2009 "Electric Flowers" (w/ RZA) N.A.S.A. The Spirit of Apollo
"Daddy's Gone" Dangermouse/Sparklehorse Dark Night of the Soul

See also

Persson with Gary Lucas, Nona Hendryx and others at the Best Batch Yet tribute to Captain Beefheart

References

  1. ^ a b "The Official Zobble Homepage, UK Chart Runs from 1996-2006". Retrieved on February 27, 2009.
  2. ^ Colonia UK Chart Position www.zobble.de. Access date: 2010-05-21.
  3. ^ Top 30 Independent Label Albums, BBC.co.uk, February 09, 2009.
  4. ^ "The Official Zobble Homepage, UK Chart Runs from 1996-2006". Retrieved on February 27, 2009.

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