- Hello Saferide
Infobox musical artist
Name = Hello Saferide
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Stockholm ,Sweden
Genre =twee , pop
Years_active = 2005 - present
Label =Razzia Records
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.hellosaferide.com/ www.hellosaferide.com]
Current_members =Annika Norlin Andreas Söderlund Maia Hirasawa Fredrik Hultgren Jens Lagergren Hello Saferide is a Swedish
twee pop band fronted by songwriterAnnika Norlin . According to Norlin'sMySpace , the stage name "Hello Saferide" was "inspired by an intelligent bus driver in a drug-addicted small town, don't ask." [ [http://www.myspace.com/saferide MySpace.com - Hello Saferide - Stockholm, SE - Indie / Pop / Folk - www.myspace.com/saferide ] ] The Swedish-language version of the band's bio [ [http://www.hellosaferide.com/?page_id=6 Hello Saferide » Press ] ] identifies the town as Willimantic,Connecticut .Based on the Internet success of the song "Highschool Stalker," Hello Saferide was signed to Razzia Records in 2005.
In 2007, Norlin released a Swedish-language album under the band name Säkert! [ [http://sakert.blogspot.com/ Säkert! ] ] ("Yeah, right!" or "Safe!"). The album won her two
Grammis awards in 2008, for best female pop act and best lyrics.Annika Norlin is a journalist, right now hosting the Swedish music radio show Musikjournalen Live SessionFact|date=May 2008
Discography
Albums
*2005 - "Introducing...Hello Saferide"
*2007 - Säkert! -Säkert!
*2008 - More Modern Short Stories From Hello Saferide( [http://www.hellosaferide.com/wp-ext-images/2008/08/razzia100L.jpgCover art] )EP/Singles
*2005 - "If I Don't Write This Song Someone I Love Will Die"
*2005 - "My Best Friend"
*2006 - "Would You Let Me Play This EP 10 Times a Day?"
*2006 - "Long Lost Penpal"
*2007 - "Allt som är ditt" (released as Säkert!)
*2007 - "Vi kommer att dö samtidigt" (released as Säkert!)
*2007 - "I Was Definitely Made for These Times"
*2008 - "Anna"Notes
External links
* [http://www.hellosaferide.com/ Hello Saferide]
* [http://www.myspace.com/saferide Hello Saferide] onMySpace
* [http://www.razziarecords.se/ Razzia Records]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Hello+Saferide Last.fm]
* [http://www.theindiemusicdb.com/db/artist.php?id=22/ Hello Saferide] at The Indie Music Database
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