Hello Saferide is a Swedish twee pop band fronted by songwriter Annika Norlin. According to Norlin's MySpace, the stage name "Hello Saferide" was "inspired by an intelligent bus driver in a drug-addicted small town, don't ask."[1] The Swedish-language version of the band's biography[2] identifies the town as Willimantic, Connecticut.
Hello Saferide | |
|---|---|
 Hello Saferide in September 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Twee pop, indie pop |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Labels | Razzia Records |
| Members | Annika Norlin Andreas Söderlund Maia Hirasawa Fredrik Hultgren Jens Lagergren |
| Website | hellosaferide.com |
Based on the Internet success of the song "Highschool Stalker," Hello Saferide was signed to Razzia Records in 2005.
In 2007, Norlin released a Swedish-language album under the band name Säkert![3] (a phrase that means "Yeah, right!", but also "Safe"). The album won her two Grammis awards in 2008, for best female pop act and best lyrics. She was chosen by Matt Groening to perform at the edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival he was curating in May 2010 in Minehead, England.
Annika Norlin is a journalist, and has worked for several newspapers in Sweden. She has also hosted different radio shows at Sveriges Radio P3.
Discography
editAlbums
edit- as Hello Saferide
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [4] | |||
| 2005 | Introducing...Hello Saferide | 39 | |
| 2008 | More Modern Short Stories from Hello Saferide | 3 | |
| 2014 | The Fox, The Hunter and Hello Saferide | 4 |
- as Säkert!
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [5] | |||
| 2007 | Säkert! | 8 | |
| 2010 | Facit | 2 | |
| 2011 | Säkert! på engelska | 13 | |
| 2017 | Däggdjur | 2 [6] |
EP/Singles
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| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE [4] | ||
| 2005 | "If I Don't Write This Song Someone I Love Will Die" | – |
| "My Best Friend" | – | |
| 2006 | Long Lost Penpal EP | 44 |
| 2006 | Would You Let Me Play This EP 10 Times a Day? | 4 |
| 2008 | Anna | 43 |
- as Säkert!
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE [5] | ||
| 2007 | "Allt som är ditt" | – |
| 2008 | "Vi kommer att dö samtidigt" | 53 |
| 2010 | "Fredrik" | 53 |
- Featured in
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE [4][5] | ||
| 2007 | "Logiskt" (Petter feat. Säkert!) |
10 |
Notes
edit- ^ MySpace.com – Hello Saferide – Stockholm, SE – Indie / Pop / Folk – www.myspace.com/saferide
- ^ "Hello Saferide » Press". Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ Säkert!
- ^ a b c "Hello Saferide discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Säkert! discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 February 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
External links
edit- Hello Saferide
- Hello Saferide on MySpace
- Razzia Records Archived 2008-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Last.fm
- Hello Saferide Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine at The Indie Music Database
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