Victoria Bergsman (born 4 May 1977) is a Swedish songwriter, musician, and vocalist best known as singer of the indie pop band The Concretes from 1995 to 2006. Since announcing her departure from the band on 24 July 2006 she has been recording for her new solo project Taken by Trees. Bergsman also provided guest vocals for the hit Peter Bjorn and John single "Young Folks" from the album Writer's Block.[1]

Victoria Bergsman
Bergsman performing in New York in 2007
Bergsman performing in New York in 2007
Background information
Born (1977-05-04) 4 May 1977 (age 47)
Sweden
Genres
Occupations
  • Vocalist
  • musician
  • songwriter
Years active1995–present

In 2009, her solo project Taken by Trees released East of Eden, a collaboration with Pakistani musicians. A version of the album was released in 2009 with a short documentary film about its recording, titled "Taweel Safari - The Longest Journey". The documentary was filmed in Pakistan by Victoria Bergsman, Andreas Söderström & Faseeh Shams and edited by Marcus Söderlund.[2][3]

Other works

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In 2005 Bergsman acted in a music video for the pop song "Temptation", released by the English band New Order.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Cole, Tom (1 September 2009). "Exclusive First Listen: Taken By Trees". NPR Music. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  2. ^ "East of Eden by Taken By Trees". Beggars Group USA. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Taken By Trees - East Of Eden". Discogs. 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ New Order (15 October 2013). "New Order - Temptation (Official Music Video) [HD Upgrade]". YouTube.