Montag, 9. Mär 2009, 8:28

This week's Hypelist of bisa includes her favorite Scandinavian bands. An occasion for me to review whom I like from Scandinavia. Starting with the artists that spontaneously cross my mind, completing the lists looking at the Last.fm tags. My most played and highest rated artists on top, the second half of the lists is mostly unordered cause I cannot decide about an ranking.

Denmark:
Tina Dickow (aka Tina Dico, a five-star artist!)
The Savage Rose (Annisette Koppel)
Catbird (Billie Koppel)
Naja Rosa (Naja Rosa Koppel)
Anna David
The Raveonettes
Blue Foundation
Aqua (Oh, yes! *lol*)
Safri Duo

The danish tag shows some more Danish artists that I like:
Mew (note to myself: I badly need an album of them)
Kashmir

• Finland:
Nightwish (with Tarja Turunen naturally)
Jenni Vartiainen
The Rasmus

I'm still seeking an mp3 of Apocalyptica's phenomenal performance of Nothing Else Matters at the German "ROCK AM RING" festival in 2005.

• Norway:
Maria Mena
Flunk
Annie
Kate Havnevik
Kari Bremnes
Marit Larsen as also Marion Raven and M2M (Oh, yes!)
Katzenjammer
Lene Marlin
Silje Nergaard
Unni Wilhelmsen
Ane Brun
Beady Belle
Susanne Sundfør
Elvira Nikolaisen
Anne Marie Almedal as also Velvet Belly and AM and the UV
Röyksopp (especially when featuring heavenly voices *g*)
Bel Canto (Anneli Drecker)
Amethystium
D'Sound
Magnet
Kings of Convenience
Sondre Lerche
Venke Knutson
Maria Solheim
Bertine Zetlitz
Ida Maria
Anja Garbarek and her daddy Jan Garbarek
Leaves' Eyes
Tristania
Ralph Myerz
(a-ha)
• Sweden:
The Cardigans and A Camp, Nina Persson
Titiyo
The Sounds
El Perro del Mar
Hello Saferide, Säkert!, Annika Norlin, and Maia Hirasawa
Anna Järvinen
Robyn
Lykke Li
Sally Shapiro
Club 8
Marit Bergman
Kleerup (when featuring the female voices)
Stina Nordenstam
Anna Ternheim
Laleh
Roxette
ABBA
Ana Johnsson
Sophie Zelmani
The Concretes (w/ Victoria Bergsman) and Taken By Trees
Lisa Miskovsky
Air France
Sahara Hotnights
Frida Hyvönen
Oh Laura
Elin Ruth Sigvardsson / Elin Sigvardsson
Britta Persson
Rebecka Törnqvist
Eva Dahlgren
Loney, Dear
José González
Kent
Friska Viljor
Yngwie Malmsteen
Ace of Base
Eric Prydz
• Iceland:
Emiliana Torrini
Dísa
Lady & Bird
Seabear
Sigur Rós
Björk
Hafdis Huld

I'm quite sure I missed some artists out, especially in the Norwegian and Swedish section, they will be added as soon as I stumble on them.

P.S. If this song/video doesn't make you smile and dance, you're seriously ill:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aswXKmV0wDoKatzenjammer - A Bar in Amsterdam