Oh Laura | |
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Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
Genres | Country, indie pop |
Years active | 2004–present |
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Members | Frida Öhrn Jocke Olovsson Jörgen Kjellgren Rikard Lidhamn Magnus Olsson |
Oh Laura, formerly known as Laura, is a Swedish Indie-pop band from Stockholm consisting of Frida Öhrn on vocals, Jocke Olovsson and Jörgen Kjellgren on guitars, Rikard Lidhamn on bass and Magnus Olsson on drums. The band's debut record, A Song Inside My Head, a Demon in My Bed, was released on May 25, 2007 under the independent label Cosmos Records. The first single off the record is "Release Me"[1] and has appeared in a Saab commercial[2] aired in Sweden, Norway, Poland, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, France and the United Kingdom. "Release Me", peaked at #5 on Swedish music charts.[3] Oh Laura won Grand Prix at International Sopot Festival on August 23, 2008 in Sopot, Poland[4] The single Release Me was certified platinum by the Swedish IFPI in 2007.[5]
Band members
- Frida Öhrn – vocals
- Jocke Olovsson – guitar
- Jörgen Kjellgren – guitar
- Rikard Lidhamn – bass guitar
- Magnus Olsson – drums
Discography
Albums
- A Song Inside My Head, a Demon in My Bed (2007)
- The Mess We Left Behind (2012)
Singles
- "Release Me" (2007)
- "It Ain't Enough" (2007)
References
- ^ The Independent: Meet Scandinavia's latest musical exports
- ^ Saab History » Saab ‘Release Me’ TV Commercial
- ^ swedishcharts.com - Oh Laura - Release Me
- ^ "POLAND - No prizes for Eurostars at the Sopot Festival". Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
- ^ ‘Release Me’ Commercial