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Members
5 Mixed
Origin
Jönköping, Sweden
Genre
Alternative Rock
Style
Rock/Pop
Mood
Good Natured
Born
5 MixedOrigin
Jönköping, SwedenGenre
Alternative RockStyle
Rock/PopMood
Good NaturedBorn
1992
1992 to Present...
Most Loved Tracks6 users
The Cardigans - Erase/Rewind6 users
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game5 users
The Cardigans - Lovefool4 users
The Cardigans - Lovefool4 users
The Cardigans - Carnival
Music Video Links Rise and Shine |  I Need Some Fine Wine ... |  Sick and Tired |
 You're the Storm |  For What It's Worth |  My Favourite Game |
 Been It | Live and Learn |  Erase/Rewind |
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The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in Jönköping, Sweden, in 1992, by guitarist Peter Svensson, bassist Magnus Sveningsson, drummer Bengt Lagerberg, keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson and lead singer Nina Persson, with the line-up remaining unchanged to this day.
Their debut album Emmerdale (1994) gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life (1995) that an international reputation was secured. Their popularity rose when their single "Lovefool", from the album First Band on the Moon (1996), was included in the soundtrack of Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. Other hit singles include "Erase/Rewind" and "My Favourite Game" from the album Gran Turismo (1998). After two year hiatus the band returned with Long Gone Before Daylight (2003) a mellower country-laden record. Their last album Super Extra Gravity (2005), a continuation of the country music infused by pop sensibility and further maturing in the band's sound, was the best-selling Swedish album of that year. After 2006 tour the band embarked on 5 year break from musical activities, before reuniting in 2012 to play several concerts.
Peter Svensson and Magnus Sveningsson, both heavy metal musicians, formed the group on 31 October 1992 in Jönköping, Sweden, with drummer Bengt Lagerberg, keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson and lead singer Nina Persson. Living together in a small apartment, The Cardigans recorded a demo tape with Persson providing lead vocals on only one of the songs towards the end of the tracklist. A&R man Ola Hermanson heard the demo and signed the band to his Trampolene imprint. In 1994, they released their debut album Emmerdale in Sweden and Japan; it was re-released internationally in 1997. The album included the Swedish radio hit "Rise & Shine", which was later voted the best of 1994 in a poll in Slitz magazine.
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