Most Famous Swedish Musicians

50 Swedish Musicians in view out of 349

Music 349
Sweden 4,866
Avicii
Avicii Swedish Music 1989 – 2018
#1,093
Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret Swedish Singer Born 1941
#2,651
Basshunter
Basshunter Swedish Singer Born 1984
#2,977
Jenny Lind
Jenny Lind Swedish Singer 1820 – 1887
#3,164
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus Swedish Singer Born 1945
#3,422
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Anni-Frid Lyngstad Swedish Singer Born 1945
#5,502
Lykke Li
Lykke Li Swedish Singer Born 1986
#6,541
Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander Swedish Singer 1907 – 1981
#7,120
Zara Larsson
Zara Larsson Swedish Singer Born 1997
#7,373
Birgit Nilsson
Birgit Nilsson Swedish Singer 1918 – 2005
#7,459
Monica Zetterlund
Monica Zetterlund Swedish Singer 1937 – 2005
#10,147
Laleh (singer)
Laleh (singer) Swedish Singer Born 1982
#10,572
Jussi Björling
Jussi Björling Swedish Opera 1911 – 1960
#12,257
Anette Olzon
Anette Olzon Swedish Singer Born 1971
#13,131
Siw Malmkvist
Siw Malmkvist Swedish Singer Born 1936
#13,204
Karin Dreijer
Karin Dreijer Swedish Singer Born 1975
#13,484
Marie Fredriksson
Marie Fredriksson Swedish Singer 1958 – 2019
#13,667
Agnes Carlsson
Agnes Carlsson Swedish Singer Born 1988
#14,774
NP
Nina Persson Swedish Singer Born 1974
#17,900
Stig Anderson
Stig Anderson Swedish Composer 1931 – 1997
#18,010
Alice Babs
Alice Babs Swedish Singer 1924 – 2014
#19,547
BS
Björn Skifs Swedish Singer Born 1947
#21,140
Alexander Bard
Alexander Bard Swedish Singer Born 1961
#22,027
Joseph Martin Kraus
Joseph Martin Kraus Swedish Composer 1756 – 1792
#24,815
Lill-Babs
Lill-Babs Swedish Singer 1938 – 2018
#25,494
Jill Johnson
Jill Johnson Swedish Singer Born 1973
#25,628
Ted Gärdestad
Ted Gärdestad Swedish Composer 1956 – 1997
#26,164
Sanna Nielsen
Sanna Nielsen Swedish Singer Born 1984
#26,833
Tim Sköld
Tim Sköld Swedish Bassist Born 1966
#27,287
Tomas Ledin
Tomas Ledin Swedish Singer Born 1952
#28,468
Lena Philipsson
Lena Philipsson Swedish Singer Born 1966
#29,646
Kikki Danielsson
Kikki Danielsson Swedish Singer Born 1952
#29,655
Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli Swedish Singer Born 1974
#29,850
Eric Saade
Eric Saade Swedish Singer Born 1990
#30,287
Yohio
Yohio Swedish Singer Born 1995
#31,219
Christina Nilsson
Christina Nilsson Swedish Singer 1843 – 1921
#32,643
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger Swedish Composer 1867 – 1942
#34,196
The Tallest Man on Earth
The Tallest Man on Earth Swedish Singer Born 1983
#35,542
AD
Amy Deasismont Swedish Singer Born 1992
#36,459
AP
Allan Pettersson Swedish Composer 1911 – 1980
#38,088
Lisa Miskovsky
Lisa Miskovsky Swedish Music Born 1975
#38,093
Björn Afzelius
Björn Afzelius Swedish Composer 1947 – 1999
#38,520
Robin Bengtsson
Robin Bengtsson Swedish Singer Born 1990
#38,555
Pernilla Wahlgren
Pernilla Wahlgren Swedish Singer Born 1967
#39,359
Alice Tegnér
Alice Tegnér Swedish Composer 1864 – 1943
#40,291
Ola Salo
Ola Salo Swedish Singer Born 1977
#41,311
Tove Styrke
Tove Styrke Swedish Singer Born 1992
#42,631
Anna von Hausswolff
Anna von Hausswolff Swedish Music Born 1986
#44,651
Dan Swanö
Dan Swanö Swedish Singer Born 1973
#45,690
Peter Tägtgren
Peter Tägtgren Swedish Singer Born 1970
#47,477

By the numbers

Inside Sweden Musicians

349 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous sweden musicians born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Sweden Musicians peaked in the 1970s with 66 people.

What Sweden Musicians Are Known For

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Singer are Sweden Musicians's biggest group — 42% of all notables (146).

Sweden Musicians over-index on organist — 67.7× the global rate.

  1. Singer146
  2. Composer68
  3. Music59
  4. Organist19
  5. Conductor13
  6. Pianist9
  7. Songwriter8
  8. Opera7
  1. Organist1967.7×
  2. Songwriter821.9×
  3. Pianist919.2×
  4. Music5919.2×
  5. Opera717.9×
  6. Singer14617.9×
  7. Conductor1315.9×
  8. Composer6814.2×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Sweden Musicians compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.