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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.
Topics specifically related to the decade 1960s in the music of Sweden, i.e. in the ... 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; Subcategories. This category ...
Topics specifically related to the decade 1950s in the music of Sweden, i.e. in the years 1950 to ... 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; Subcategories ...
(note that Kvällstoppen was a combined singles and album chart, with singles dominating a large portion of the 1960s. The first album to reach number one was Abbey Road by the Beatles in 1969, and the first Swedish-language album was Cornelis sjunger Taube by Cornelis Vreeswijk that same year)
Just look at any recent red carpet and you'll note the prevalence of opera gloves, so popular in 1950s women's fashion, now back in style on everyone from Ariana Grande to Pam Anderson to Kerry ...
Music in Sweden is a vital part of Swedish culture, as evidenced by the national success of musical shows like Allsång på Skansen and Melodifestivalen. [1] Swedish music has also included more modern and influences. On a per capita basis, Sweden is the world's most successful exporter of music. [2]
It was by this time that the first jazz clubs was started in Sweden. The golden age of Swedish jazz is considered to be during the 1950s, with artists like Arne Domnérus, Lars Gullin, Alice Babs and Monica Zetterlund. East-West Records was a jazz record label active during the 1950s which featured American and Swedish musicians. [1]
A succession of style trends led by Christian Dior and Cristóbal Balenciaga defined the changing silhouette of women's clothes through the 1950s. Television joined fashion magazines and movies in disseminating clothing styles. [3] [4] The new silhouette had narrow shoulders, a cinched waist, bust emphasis, and longer skirts, often with wider ...