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Elin Ruth (born 23 November 1981 in Mönsterås, Småland) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Her music has been published variously under the names Elin Ruth, Elin Ruth Sigvardsson, and Elin Sigvardsson.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Elin Sigvardsson |
Also known as | Elin Ruth Sigvardsson |
Born | Mönsterås, Småland | 23 November 1981
Genres | country rock |
Occupation(s) | singer guitarist songwriter |
Instrument | guitarist |
Years active | 2003 – |
Labels | Divers Avenue, Warner Music |
Website | ElinRuth.com |
Elin Ruth debuted in 2003 with the album Saturday Light Naive which was produced by Lars Winnerbäck. The album was hailed by critics and led to a Swedish Grammy nomination for best new artist. In early 2005 she released her second album Smithereens, which she produced herself. In December 2007 she released her third album, A Fiction.
In 2009 Elin Ruth started her own record company, Divers Avenue Music, and on October 7 released her self-produced, fourth album Cookatoo Friends.
She moved to Stockholm at the age of 19, and moved to New York in 2011.[1]
She wrote and performed the opening theme to the Swedish crime drama series Irene Huss, "Free to Fall (Apart)".
Elin Ruth discography
editAlbums
edit- Saturday Light Naive (2003)
- Smithereens (2005)
- A Fiction (2007)
- Cookatoo Friends (2009)
- Queen Of Queens & The Last Man Standing LP (2012)
- Bang EP (2012)
- Here Comes the Storm (2014)
- Debris (2015)
- Christmas Is a Drag (2015)