Born: September 6, 1974
Age: 50
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Nina Persson
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Biography
Nina Elisabet Persson audio (born 6 September 1974) is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and one under her own name. She has also appeared as a guest artist with many other acts.
Persson made her acting debut in the movie Om Gud vill which was released in 2006.
She appears on the Manic Street Preachers song "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough", which reached #2 on the UK chart, on the album Send Away the Tigers. She also features on the 2009 Sparklehorse/Danger Mouse collaboration Dark Night of the Soul singing "Daddy's Gone".
Persson's first solo album released under her own name, Animal Heart, was released on February 10, 2014 on the independent British record label Lojinx Records.
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Personal life
Persson grew up in Jönköping, Sweden.
On 16 June 2001, Persson married American songwriter and author, Nathan Larson. Their son Nils was born on 30 September 2010. The three currently reside in Harlem, New York City.
Discography
See also: The Cardigans discography and A CampStudio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE |
DEN |
FIN |
|||
| Animal Heart |
|
2 | 14 | 19 | |
Singles
- 1996: "Desafinado" (Japanese-only release)
- 2000: "Theme from 'Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)," Nina Persson & David Arnold (#49 on UK singles chart)
- 2007: "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough," Manic Street Preachers feat. Nina Persson (#2 on UK singles chart)
- 2014: "Animal Heart"
- 2014: "Sometimes"
- 2015: "The Legacy (Theme Song)"
Soundtracks
- 2014: "Tänk Om... Musiken Från Filmen"
- 2015: "What if... (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack What if...)"
Collaborations and soundtrack appearances
| Year | Song Title | Main Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Autumn Waltz" | Scents | Scents |
| "Desafinado" | Nina Persson | 12 Standards | |
| 1998 | "Som Glas" | Fläskkvartetten | Jag Ger Vad Som Helst För Lite Solsken |
| "Appalachian Lullaby" | Shudder To Think | First Love, Last Rites OST | |
| "J’en Ai Marre D’être Bleu" | Mathieu Boogaerts | J’en Ai Marre D’être Deux | |
| 1999 | "Is It Really Real?" | Nathan Larson | I Am Not Scared (Promo) |
| "What the Hell Are You Crying For?" | Desert Blue OST | ||
| "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" | Nina Persson | Boys Don't Cry OST | |
| 2000 | "Theme From Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)" | Nina Persson | Randall and Hopkirk OST |
| "Lid" | Ray Wonder | A New Kind of Love | |
| 2001 | "Losing My Religion" | Nina Persson & Nathan Larson | Lad De Små Børn OST |
| "Gold Day" | Sparklehorse | It's A Wonderful Life | |
| "Apple Bed" | |||
| "Just Because a Man Expects Me To" | Nathan Larson | Jealous God | |
| "Exit Smiling" | Nathan Larson & Patrik Bartosch | The Château OST | |
| 2002 | "Bängen Trålar" | Soundtrack of Our Lives | Nationalsånger |
| 2003 | "Friends" | Backyard Babies | Stockholm Syndrome |
| 2004 | "Dirty Love" | Division of Laura Lee | Das Not Compute |
| "Fiction" | Nathan Larson | FilmMusik | |
| "Le Pont De La Tristesse" (a.k.a. "Creme Fresh (Moods)") | |||
| "Miss You" | Marit Bergman | Baby Dry Your Eyes | |
| "Outro" | |||
| "Prom Night" | Sir Eric Beyond | The Beauty of Nature EP | |
| 2005 | "You Hate My Beautiful Love" | Monkeystrikes | You Hate My Beautiful Love |
| "Flyg Min Väg" | Freddie Wadling | Jag är Monstret | |
| "Aviva Pastoral" | Nathan Larson | Palindromes OST | |
| "Lullaby (Aviva's and Henrietta's Theme)" | |||
| "Up on a Cloud" | |||
| "Roaring 40's" | Christian Kjellvandar | Faya | |
| "Little Fish Theme" | Nathan Larson | Little Fish OST | |
| 2006 | "Angel's Fall (Sorry Angel)" | Nina Persson | Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited |
| "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" | Om Gud Vill OST | ||
| "Itämaista Rakkautta (Oriental Love)" | |||
| "Black Winged Bird" | The Cake Sale | ||
| 2007 | "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" | Manic Street Preachers | Send Away the Tigers |
| "Your Love Alone... (Nina Solo Acoustic)" | Your Love Alone Is Not Enough | ||
| "Vänner" | Svante Thuresson | Svante Thuresson och Vänner | |
| 2008 | "Land of a Thousand Dances" | Dave Cloud & The Gospel of Power | Pleasure Before Business |
| "Baby You Got Me Wrong" | Florian Horwath | Sleepyhead | |
| "Why'd You Come in Here Looking Like That?" | Jill Johnson | Music Row | |
| 2009 | "Electric Flowers" (w/ RZA) | N.A.S.A. | The Spirit of Apollo |
| "Tears from a Child's Eye" | Nicolai Dunger | Play | |
| "Daddy's Gone" | Dangermouse/Sparklehorse | Dark Night of the Soul | |
| "Electraglide" | Aurelio Valle | Zarte Parasiten OST | |
| "Lament Of Belles" | Nathan Larson | Lula Magazine | |
| 2010 | "Brothers in Arms" | Georg Wadenius | Reconnection |
| "The Blues" | Primary 1 | Record Store Day 10" | |
| 2011 | "Cowboys and Hobos" | Nathan Larson | My Idiot Brother OST |
| "The End of the Line" (Recorded 1997) | Lars Bygden | Songs I Wrote | |
| "Jolene" | Dollykollot | Dollykollot | |
| "Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man" | |||
| "The Weed Had Got There First" | |||
| "Place I Love" | Nathan Larson | Dark Horse OST | |
| 2012 | "Make Believe" | James Iha | Look to the Sky |
| "Till Next Tuesday" | |||
| "I Swung the Election" | The Citizens Band | Grab a Root and Growl | |
| 2014 | "Heat" | Brothers of End | Shakers Love |
| "Fight Song (God's Pocket)" | Nathan Larson | God's Pocket OST | |
| 2015 | "Static" | Ben Lee | A Mixtape From Ben Lee |
[ Source: Wikipedia ]
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