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The Cardigans

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2008 - Best Of
2006 - Acoustic
2005 - Super Extra Gravity
2003 - Long Gone Before Daylight
1999 - Best Hits
1998 - Gran Turismo
1998 - Erase/Rewind
1998 - My Favourite Game
1997 - The Other Side of the Moon
1996 - First Band on the Moon
1996 - Lovefool
1995 - Life
1994 - Emmerdale
0 - Live in London
0 - 2003-31-05: Stockholm Calling, Stockholm, Sweden
0 - 2003-28-06: Roskilde, Denmark
0 - 2004-14-02: Huskvarna Folkets Park, Jönköping, Sweden

Members
5 Mixed

Origin
Jönköping, Sweden

Genre
Alternative Rock

Style
Rock/Pop

Mood
Good Natured

Born

1992

Active
1992 to Present...

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6 users The Cardigans - Erase/Rewind
6 users The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
5 users The Cardigans - Lovefool
4 users The Cardigans - Lovefool
4 users The Cardigans - Carnival


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For What It's Worth	Rise and Shine	I Need Some Fine Wine ...
Carnival	Lovefool	You're the Storm
Live and Learn	My Favourite Game	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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17th Nov 2022

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