About Tove Styrke
Monday, November 6, 2017
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ORIGIN
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Umea, Sweden
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GENRE
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Pop
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BORN
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Nov 19, 1992
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Swedish pop singer Tove Styrke made her debut with a progressive
electronic pop sound similar to Robyn and Annie. Born in the university
town of Umea, Vasterbotten in 1992, Tove Anna Linnea Ostman Styrke was
inspired to pursue a performing career by her ballet instructor mother
and her father, Anders Ostman, who scored a Swedish number one in the
'70s. Encouraged by her piano teacher grandfather, she took up the
instrument at a young age, and -- influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan,
Johnny Cash, and Simon & Garfunkel -- became a vocalist in a
traditional jazz band in her teens. She entered the 2009 Swedish version
of Pop Idol, where, thanks to impressive renditions of tracks by
Michael Jackson, Katy Perry, and the Beatles, she finished third behind
runner-up Calle Kristiansen and winner Erik Gronwall. Following the
show, she signed a deal with Sony Records, and began working on her
self-titled debut album with co-writers Patrik Berger, Lykke Li, and
Shout Out Louds' Adam Olenius. Released in 2010, the Swedish
Grammy-nominated Tove Styrke spawned two hit singles, "Million Pieces"
and "White Light Moment," and went platinum in her home country. After
the release of her Borderline EP, she issued her sophomore effort, Kiddo
(RCA), in 2015. The album contained the singles "Borderline" and "Ego"
and was promoted with international tour dates and television
appearances. Two years later, Styrke returned with "Say My Name."
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