Erica Sjöström
Erica Sjöström | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) Tierp Municipality, Sweden |
| Genres | Dansband music |
| Occupations | Singer, musician |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
Erica Sjöström (born 1970) is a Swedish singer and saxophonist. Since 1999, she has been the singer in Swedish band the Drifters.
She was born and raised in Tierps kyrkby, Tierp Municipality, Sweden.[1][2] She began her career in 1992 in the part-time band Manges orkester from Tierp. Manges participated at Svenska dansbandsmästerskapen in 1994 and 1996, reaching the finals.
In 1999, she won the "Sångmicken" contest in Ekebo. She has been awarded five Guldklaven awards in Malung, personal as "wind musician of the year" and "singer of the year",[2] and together with the other bandmembers of the Drifters in the categories "band of the year" and "song of the year".
In 2010, she was featured in the television series Dansbandsbrudar.[3] She could also be heard performing a duet with Scotts recording the song "In a Moment Like This".[4][5]
References
- ^ Svalander, Ann (6 December 2007). "Tierpssångerska är Grammisnominerad" [Tierp singer nominated for Grammis award]. Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Erica Sjöström från Drifters prisas". UNT.se. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Erica från Tierp – en riktig dansbandsbrud". Arbetarbladet (in Swedish). 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ "Vi gör det igen" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Stanna hos mig" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2014.