Someone sent me this acoustic cover version of Robyn's Be Mine, performed by British Ellie Goulding and Swedish Erik Hassle. I thought you might enjoy it.

Ellie Goulding and Erik Hassle – Be Mine

Buzz... buzz! New cover!

The latest social media buzz in Sweden is the vocal group Erato, who made a cover on Robyn's Call your Girlfriend, with – Did I see that right? Nothing other but cottage cheese cans. Great version!

Erato – Call your girlfriend [cover]

Robyn – Call your girlfriend [original]

Så mycket bättre!

A new Swedish tv show is bringing loved Swedish artists from different generations and genres together and let them cover each others songs. It's pure love and an instant success! A real feelgood reality show.

Check out some of the clips [+ original versions] below.

Petter - Stockholm i mitt hjärta [Lasse Berghagen cover]


Lasse Berghagen - Stockholm i mitt hjärta [original version]


Lill-Babs - Såklart [Petter cover]


Petter - Såklart [original version]


September - Vem ska jag tro på? [Di Leva cover]


Di Leva - Vem ska jag tro på? [original version]

Polar Music Prize

This year Björk won the Polar Music Prize, a prestigious Swedish music prize founded by Stig "Stikkan" Andersson [the manager of ABBA]. A few of her songs was brilliantly covered by some of the best artists in Sweden right now. Take some time and check out the videos below.

Ane Brun - Jóga [cover]


Robyn - Hyperballad [cover]


Wildbirds and Peacedrums - Human Behavior [cover]

More First Aid Kit...

Speaking of First Aid Kit, did you hear the Fever Ray cover the sister has recorded [B-side of the Ghost Town single]? It's a mellow acoustic version of one of 2009's most interesting tracks, When I Grow Up. Karin Dreijers electronica works this way too.

Listen to the track in the video below or in Spotify. Read more on the First Aid Kit Myspace or and on Fever Ray's website. Thanks to Paul, for the tip!

First Aid Kit - When I Grow Up [cover]

Carolina Wallin Pérez

The wave of cover album is still over us, but this time there comes a discovery of a new talented singer with it. Her name is Carolina Wallin Pérez. A friend discovered her and told me to check it out [thanks Erik!]. It's an album with Kent covers.

Carolina is from the beginning a jazz singer and this album is her interpretation of Kent classics. Like so many of us, she has been listening to Kent since the start and made it her challenge to make their songs "her own" on this album.

Pssst! Carolina Wallin Pérez is playing live with my favorite sister-pair in First Aid Kit in the upcoming weeks. Listen to her at Myspace or Spotify.

Carolina Wallin Pérez - Pärlor [Kent cover]


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Check out Carolina's Myspace for more information.
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