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  1. Swedish pop rock music groups‎ (1 C, 13 P) ... Pages in category "Swedish pop music groups" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total.

  2. Though pop and metal are more popular in Sweden, the country has its fair share of rock bands that have become influential not just in their home country but all over the world too. Who are these amazing talents? Continue reading to learn about 12 of the greatest and most famous Swedish rock bands. Let’s get started! Table of Contents. 1. Europe.

  3. Jul 3, 2024 · Roxette, a Swedish pop-rock duo consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle, dominated the international music charts in the late 1980s and early 1990s with hit singles such as "The Look" and "It Must Have Been Love."

  4. Swedish popular music, or shortly Swedish pop music, refers to music that has swept the Swedish mainstream at any given point in recent times. After World War II, Swedish pop music was heavily influenced by American jazz, and then by rock-and-roll from the U.S. and the U.K. in the 1950s and 1960s, before developing into dansband music.

  5. Sep 18, 2017 · Thanks to ABBA’s 1974 win at Eurovision Song Competition, Sweden will forever be associated with winsome pop—a reputation that was enforced in the early 2000s when bands like Peter Bjorn and John, Jens Lekman, and The Concretes rose to prominence in the indie world.

  6. ABBA is one of Sweden's most successful pop groups. The music of Sweden shares roots with its neighbouring countries in Scandinavia, as well as Eastern Europe, including polka, schottische, waltz, polska and mazurka. The Swedish fiddle and nyckelharpa are among the most common Swedish folk instruments. The instrumental genre is the ...

  7. Swedish pop/rock is characterized by its sunniness -- bright, big hooks, soaring harmonies, disco beats, and layered keyboards. This applies to everything from the squarest mainstream bands to hip acts like the Cardigans or Komeda.