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annika holmberg

THE ANSWER IS MUSIC

About Me

Annika is a singer/songwriter living in Sweden. She sings, plays the piano and the guitar and has an unstoppable need to write a lot of songs. Her style lies in substance rather than form and during the years her music has been played and produced in different genres. This Myspace page presents what she calls the Heart Project.
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The most recent release (Oct 30) featuring Annika is the Electronica/Multistyle single "My Madness" which is a cooperation with Swedish Electronica artist Sophie Rimheden and 7 other brilliant Swedish producers (The Attic, Nina Ramsby, Ebb and more). The project is a slight detour from her solo project (The Heart Project), the reason is; fun! It's a different and refreshing way to work. Sophie makes music backgrounds which Annika writes lyrics and melody to, Annika sings and then Sophie does the final production. Click hear to read more about "My Madness" Annika and Sophie have worked together before when co-writing "Can You Save Me?" which features Annika on vocals. "Can You Save Me?" was released in November 2005 on the album "Sophie Rimheden" by SRP. The single (Oct 2005) was directly played by Swedish nation radio, P3 and stayed on the playlist for 13 weeks. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE!"
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Annika was born in Sweden, but spent half of her childhood in the US. There, the ground of her musical influences was founded through the tradition of Country music, the Broadway Musicals and the classical music that instilled her first relationship with the piano. At the age of three she started her piano tuition at the home of a Czech woman in Los Angeles and already at the age of ten, songwriting had become her favorite pursuit. Torn between different cultures and environments, the lyrics in her songs became her way of expressing herself and although she was bilingual already as a child, English became her written language.
With travel in her blood, the journeys continued even when her family had settled down in Sweden. She traveled for several years, worked at an orphanage in India, sang and danced in Africa, hitch-hiked around Europe... It was then her guitar became indispensable. Many pictures and stories took form and her music emanated from many scenes. Her path has meandered between sidewalks and bar-corners to festivals and club-stages. During the past few years, Stockholm has become a hometown and there she has performed at just about every small to mid-large venue that offers her genre of music.
Up until the year of 2001 she appeared as the lead singer and songwriter in a rock-band and together, they not only became a very popular live act, but also had success in radio stations and the press all around Sweden. As a solo artist she has abandoned the rock-stage but not the glow and the focus. Now the listener is left with the pure experience of Annikas expressive voice and figurative lyrics in its simplicity.
Blue photos by Paula Urbano (C)
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Member Since: 3/12/2006
Band Website: annikaholmberg.com
Band Members: annika holmberg - vocals, piano, guitar a.s.o....
Influences: Sting, Erik Satie, Burt Bacharach, Joni Mitchell, Pink Floyd, Dolly Parton, Jeff Buckley, Edvard Grieg, Eddie Reader, Alanis Morisette, Jane Siberry, Olivia Newton John, ABBA, Anders Widmark, Steve Dobrogosz, Ella Fitzgerald, Lisa Ekdahl, Tracy Chapman, Ulf Lundell, Ani di Franco, Massive Attack..
Sounds Like: Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Alanis Morisette, Vanessa Carlton, Tracy Chapman, Amiee Mann, Lisa Miskovsky
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Merry X-mas!

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!
Posted by annika holmberg on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:16:00 PST

Marit Bergman on tour

...not just only cause I do the background singing on Marit Bergman's tour , but also cause she is so fantastic and completely brilliant...... you should go see her!! Check out her Myspace page for da...
Posted by annika holmberg on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:24:00 PST

NEW RELEASE COMING UP

Me and Sophie Rimheden have written another song. If you liked Can you save me? your really gonna like this one! It's called My Madness and will be released in the end of next month by ...
Posted by annika holmberg on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 03:13:00 PST

did you know this?!

..on the track Tammy, the great guitar player and songwriter himself - my own brother Bobby,  sang background vocals!! You'll hear it in the last chorus. (of course i had to him bribe him wi...
Posted by annika holmberg on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:11:00 PST

SORRY FOR OLD RECORDINGS...

hey everyone! thanks for checking in. i promise there are gonna be some new songs here soon. these are old and somewhat incomplete recordings, but on the other hand... maybe there're new to ...
Posted by annika holmberg on Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:29:00 PST