His parents had a large jazz and bossa nova collection which influenced him too.Īt 17, Poe went to the famous Berklee College in Boston where he studied guitar and jazz composition. He taught himself the guitar and listened a lot to Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and the Beatles. In France and Scandinavia, were the album was first released, Lisa Ekdahl Sings Salvadore Poe sold over 120000 copies until early 2001. Her fragile and childish voice seems to be made for this type of music. It is a nostalgic reference to bossa nova. Lisa moved to New York City, her husband’s city.Īs the new album’s title indicates, Lisa exclusively sings songs written by her husband. On her flight to India, she met the composer and guitarist Salvadore Poe. Lisa Ekdahl’s sixth album, Lisa Ekdahl sings Salvadore Poe (2000), testifies to artistic and private changes. Her live appearances in Great Britain were accompanied by positive feedback, e.g.

In France alone, it sold over 40000 copies. Lisa’s following album, Back To Earth (1999), was again full of jazz standards and, like her jazz debut, recorded with the Peter Nordahl Trio. Her childish voice was (rightly) considered unsuitable for jazz. In the USA however, it was not greeted with a lot of praise. But in 19, she recorded her following two pop albums with RCA/BMG: Med Kroppen Mot Jorden and Bortom Det Bl å. Then, with When Did You Leave Heaven, Lisa switched to jazz and the English language. In 1998, it was a hit in Sweden and in France. Lisa was discovered by a producer at EMI. In Denmark and other Scandinavian countries, her album was a success too. The record sold half a million copies and Lisa was awarded three Swedish music prizes, one of them as the nation’s best artist of the year. In 1994, at the age of 23, the Swedish singer Lisa Ekdahl became famous overnight in her homeland with her debut album and the #1 hit single Vem Vet ( Who Knows).

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