Ellinor Skagegård & 5th Season

Ellinor Skagegård & 5th Season is a pop band from Uppsala, Sweden, formed in 2007. The group is built around the songwriting of Ellinor Skagegård, with influences from pop, folk, jazz and musical.[1]

Ellinor Skagegård & 5th Season
OriginUppsala, Sweden
GenresFolk
Pop
Years active2007–present
LabelsIndependent
MembersEllinor Skagegård
Leonidas Aretakis
Rickard Hultberg
Daniel Färnstrand
Magnus Backström

History

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Since 2004 Ellinor Skagegård has performed with different groups and musicians, for example Mistletoe and the Swedish singing duo Svavelsyster. She recorded the EP "Fall Adventure" in 2007 together with Rickard Hultberg. Later that year they met up with drummer Daniel Färnstrand and guitarist Magnus Backström and formed "Ellinor Skagegård & 5th Season". The group had a number of bassists along the years and the seat was finally taken by Leonidas Aretakis in 2010. In May 2010 they released their debut album "First Time".

Members

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  • Ellinor Skagegård – Lead vocals, piano
  • Rickard Hultberg – Electric guitar
  • Magnus Backström – Backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitar
  • Leonidas Aretakis – Bass
  • Daniel Färnstrand – Drums

Discography

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  • Fall Adventure - 2007
  • First Time - 2010

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Ellen Persson (2010-05-26). "Ellinor Skagegård review in Ergo". Ergo. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
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