Erica Sjöström

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Erica Sjöström
Erica Sjöström on stage with the Drifters at Äpplet in Umeå, January 2010
Background information
Born (1970-06-30) 30 June 1970 (age 53)
Tierp, Sweden
GenresDansband music
Occupation(s)Singer, musician
Instrument(s)Saxophone

Erica Sjöström, born 30 June 1970 in Tierp, Sweden,[1] is a Swedish female singer and saxophonist. Since 1999. she has been the singer in Swedish band the Drifters.

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",[1] and together with the other bandmembers of the Drifters in the categories "band of the year" and "song of the year".

In 2010, she could also be heard performing a duet with Scotts recording the song "In a Moment Like This".[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Erica Sjöström från Drifters prisas". UNT.se. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Vi gör det igen" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Stanna hos mig" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2014.