List of Swedes in music

Composers

A–M

• Johan Agrell, full name: Johan Joachim Agrell
• Hugo Alfvén, full name: Hugo Emil Alfvén
• Kurt Atterberg, full name: Kurt Magnus Atterberg
• Tor Aulin
• Sven-Erik Bäck
• Carl Michael Bellman
• Berwald family
• * Franz Adolf Berwald, composer, musician and businessman; and the best-known of the musical Berwalds
• * Johan Fredrik Berwald, violinist, concert-master of the Swedish Royal Orchestra
• * Julie Berwald, actress and singer at the Royal Swedish Opera, later married to baron Knut Åkerhielm
• * Mathilda Berwald, née Cohn, singer to the Royal Court
• Ulf Björlin, conductor and composer
• Karl-Birger Blomdahl
• Britta Byström, classical composer for orchestra
• Düben family, originally musicians, who were raised to the nobility through the favour especially of king Charles XII of Sweden. Family members other than those mentioned below were important in civil service or made important contributions to other fields.
• * Gustaf Düben, organist of the German Church in Stockholm, Master of the Royal Swedish Court Orchestra, composer
• Lars Edlund
• John Fernström, born in China of Swedish parents
• Gunnar de Frumerie
• Harald Fryklöf
• Ebbe Grims-land
• Jacob Adolf Hägg
• Johann Christian Friedrich Hæffner, born in Germany
• Jan Johansson
• Ulla Jones
• Edvin Kallstenius
• Joseph Martin Kraus
• Lars-Erik Larsson
• Lykke Li
• Ingvar Lidholm
• Adolf Fredrik Lindblad
• Otto Lindblad
• Bo Linde
• Loreen, Eurovision winner
• Ralph Lundsten
• Hildor Lundvik
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen, key figure in neoclassical metal, virtuoso guitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist
• Rolf Martinsson
• Gertrud Maria Mell, organist, choir master and composer

  N–Z

• Ludvig Norman, considered by some the outstanding Swedish composer between Franz Berwald and Wilhelm Stenhammar
• Gösta Nystroem
• Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, full name: Olof Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
• Allan Pettersson, full name: Gustaf Allan Pettersson
• Ture Rangström
• Johan Helmich Roman, called the "Swedish Handel"
• Hilding Rosenberg
• Sven-David Sandström
• Michael Saxell
• Fredrik Sixten
• Emil Sjögren, late romantic miniaturist
• August Söderman
• Wilhelm Stenhammar
• Gunnar Wennerberg, uncle of Sara Wennerberg-Reuter
• Sara Wennerberg-Reuter
• Johan Wikmanson
• Dag Wirén
• Ferdinand Zellbell the Younger

  Conductors

• Ulf Björlin
• Herbert Blomstedt
• Sixten Ehrling
• Maria Eklund
• Eric Ericson
• Patrik Ringborg
• Niklas Willén

  Musical groups

0–9

• 59 Times The Pain

  A–B

• ABBA
• * Stikkan Anderson
• * Benny Andersson
• * Agnetha Fältskog
• * Anni-Frid Lyngstad
• * Michael Tretow
• * Björn Ulvaeus
• Ace of Base
• * Jenny Berggren
• * Jonas Berggren
• * Linn Berggren
• * Ulf Ekberg
• Acid House Kings
• Alcazar
• * Magnus Carlsson
• * Lina Hedlund
• * Andreas Lundstedt
• * Tess Merkel
• Alice in Videoland
• ALPHA 60
• Amaranthe
• Amon Amarth
• Änglagård
• Antiloop
• Arcana
• Arch Enemy
• The Ark
• * Martin Axén
• * Ola Salo
• Armageddon
• Army of Lovers
• * Alexander Bard
• * Jean-Pierre Barda
• * Michaela Dornonville de la Cour
• * Camilla Henemark
• * Dominika Peczynski
• Ashbury Heights
• * Kari Berg
• Astral Doors
• At the Gates
• A-Teens
• * Dhani Lennevald
• * Sara Lumholdt
• * Amit Sebastian Paul
• * Marie Serneholt
• Backyard Babies
• Basic Element
• Bathory
• Bjärv
• Blindside
• *Marcus Dahlström
• *Simon Grenehed
• *Christian Lindskog
• *Tomas Näslund
• Bloodbath
• Blue Swede
• Bo Kaspers Orkester
• Bob hund
• Bodies Without Organs
• Brainpool
• Broder Daniel

  C–D

• Caesars
• Candlemass
• Caramba
• Caramell
• The Cardigans
• *Lars-Olof Johansson
• *Bengt Lagerberg
• *Nina Persson
• *Peter Svensson
• *Magnus Sveningsson
• Carnal Forge
• Ceremonial Oath
• Clawfinger
• Club 8
• Clubland
• Coca Carola
• The Concretes
• Covenant
• Crashdïet
• The Crown
• Crucified Barbara
• Cult of Luna
• Dark Funeral
• Dark Tranquillity
• Darkane
• David & the Citizens
• Dawn
• Dead By April
• Deathstars
• Den Fule
• *Glenn Ljungström
• *Hans Nilsson
• Diablo Swing Orchestra
• Diabolical Masquerade
• Dimension Zero
• Dismember
• Dissection
• *Tomas Asklund
• *Jon Nödtveidt
• *Set Teitan
• Division of Laura Lee
• Doktor Kosmos
• Dozer
• Dragonland
• Dream Evil
• *Fredrik Nordström
• Drömhus
• Dungen

  E–G

• Ebba Grön
• Edge of Sanity
• Ef
• Eldkvarn
• Elliphant
• Engel
• Entombed
• Eskobar
• Europe
• *Ian Haugland
• *John Levén
• *Kee Marcello
• *Mic Michaeli
• *John Norum
• *Tony Reno
• *Joey Tempest
• Evergrey
• First Aid Kit
• The Flower Kings
• Freak Kitchen
• Galantis
• Gardenian
• Garmarna
• Gemini
• Gert Jonnys
• Ghost
• Goat
• Graveyard
• Gravitonas
• *Alexander Bard
• Günther and the Sunshine Girls
• Gyllene Tider

  H–K

• H.E.A.T
• HammerFall
• Hardcore Superstar
• The Haunted
• Headplate
• *Anders Björler
• *Jonas Björler
• *Peter Dolving
• *Patrik Jensen
• *Per Möller Jensen
• Hedningarna
• *Hållbus Totte Mattson
• *Anders Norudde
• *Magnus Stinnerbom
• The Hellacopters
• *Nicke Andersson
• *Robert Dahlqvist
• *Kenny Håkansson
• *Matz Robert Eriksson
• *Anders "Boba Fett" Lindström
• Hello Saferide
• The Hep Stars
• *Benny Andersson
• The Hives
• *Howlin' Pelle Almqvist
• *Nicholaus Arson
• *Chris Dangerous
• *Vigilante Carlstroem
• *Dr. Matt Destruction
• Honey Is Cool
• Hoola Bandoola Band
• The Hootenanny Singers
• Hoven Droven
• Hypocrisy
• iamamiwhoami
• *Jonna Lee
• Icona Pop
• *Caroline Hjelt
• *Aino Jawo
• I'm from Barcelona
• *Emanuel Lundgren
• Imperiet
• *Joakim Thåström
• In Flames
• *Anders Fridén
• *Björn Gelotte
• *Peter Iwers
• *Johan Larsson
• *Jesper Strömblad
• *Daniel Svensson
• The Noise Conspiracy
• J.E.M
• Johnossi
• Just D
• Kaipa
• Katatonia
• Kent
• *Joakim Berg
• *Sami Sirviö
• Khoma
• Kill Squad vs. Doubleheader
• Kite
• The Knife
• Komeda
• Koop

  L–O

• Leather Nun
• *Freddie Wadling
• The Legends
• LeGrand
• Lili & Susie
• *Lili Päivärinta
• *Susie Päivärinta
• Little Dragon
• LOK
• Love Is All
• Lowe
• Machinae Supremacy
• Makthaverskan
• Mando Diao
• Marduk
• The Mary Onettes
• Mayhem's 1988-1991 singer Per Yngve Ohlin, also known as "Dead", also member of Swedish band Morbid
• Melody Club
• Meshuggah
• NEXX
• *Tomas Haake
• *Mårten Hagström
• *Jens Kidman
• *Dick Lövgren
• *Fredrik Thordendal
• Miike Snow
• Millencolin
• *Mathias Färm
• *Erik Ohlsson
• *Nikola Sarcevic
• *Fredrik Larzon
• Moneybrother
• Monster
• Moonlight Agony
• Movits!
• Mustasch
• Månegarm
• Naglfar
• Nasum
• Nationalteatern
• *Ulf Dageby
• *Totta Näslund
• Nightingale
• Nightrage
• No Fun at All
• Nocturnal Rites
• The Nomads
• October Tide
• Oh Laura
• Opeth
• *Mikael Åkerfeldt
• *Martin Axenrot
• *Peter Lindgren
• *Martin Mendez
• *Per Wiberg
• Orsa Spelmän

  P–S

• Pain
• Pain of Salvation
• Pan.Thy.Monium
• Passenger
• Peter Bjorn and John
• Play
• *Faye Hamlin
• *Anaïs Lameche
• *Janet Leon
• *Rosie Munter
• *Anna Sundstrand
• The Poodles
• Radio Dept.
• Raised Fist
• Razorlight
• Rednex
• Reeperbahn
• *Olle Ljungström
• Refused
• Ribspreader
• Roxette
• *Marie Fredriksson
• *Per Gessle
• Sabaton
• Sahara Hotnights
• Sambassadeur
• Sandy Mouche
• *Christian Älvestam
• *Helena Josefsson
• *Jonas Kjellgren
• Scar Symmetry
• Secret Service
• Shivering Spines
• Shout Out Louds
• Silent Border
• Skwisgaar Skwigelf
• Slagsmålsklubben
• Soilwork
• *Björn Strid
• *Peter Wichers
• Solution.45
• Sonic Syndicate
• Sörskogen
• The Sounds
• *Maja Ivarsson
• The Soundtrack of Our Lives
• The Spotnicks
• Steel
• Suburban Kids with Biblical Names
• Sugarplum Fairy
• Swedish House Mafia
• *Steve Angello
• *Axwell
• *Sebastian Ingrosso

  T–Z

• Tad Morose
• The Tages
• Taken By Trees
• Tallest Man on Earth
• Teddybears sthlm
• *Joakim Åhlund
• *Klas Åhlund
• Terror 2000
• Therion
• *List of Therion members
• Thermostatic
• This Ending
• This Perfect Day
• Thomaz Ransmyr
• Those Dancing Days
• Thyrfing
• Tiamat
• The Tough Alliance
• Triakel
• *Emma Härdelin
• Truckfighters
• Tråd
• Unleashed
• Vacuum
• *Alexander Bard
• *Mattias Lindblom
• *Marina Schiptjenko
• *Anders Wollbeck
• Van
• Vintersorg
• *Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund
• *Mattias Marklund
• Violent Silence
• The Wannadies
• Whale
• Whipped Cream
• Zeigeist

  Musicians

• Mikael Åkerfeldt
• Christian Älvestam
• Christopher Amott
• Daniel Antonsson
• Martin Axenrot
• Anders Björler
• Jonas Björler
• Nalle Colt
• Peter Dolving
• Niclas Engelin
• Per Eriksson
• Adrian Erlandsson
• Daniel Erlandsson
• Anders Fridén
• Björn Gelotte
• Martin Henriksson
• Peter Iwers
• Fredrik Johansson
• Jonas Kjellgren
• Johan Larsson
• Martin Larsson
• Jonna Lee
• Johan Liiva
• Tomas Lindberg
• Glenn Ljungström
• Martin Lopez
• Christofer Malmström
• Kee Marcello
• Lisa Miskovsky
• Anders Nyström
• Jonas Renkse
• Speed
• Mikael Stanne
• Jesper Strömblad
• Niklas Sundin
• Alf Svensson
• Daniel Svensson
• Dan Swanö
• Peter Tägtgren
• Peter Wichers
• Peter Wildoer
• Quorthon

  Singers

Opera singers

• Adèle Almati, mezzo-soprano
• Lovisa Augusti
• Jussi Björling
• Sophie Cysch, mezzo-soprano
• Mathilda Ebeling, soprano
• Mathilda Enequist
• Malena Ernman
• Wilhelmina Fundin, soprano
• Nicolai Gedda
• Wilhelmina Gelhaar, soprano
• Håkan Hagegård
• Jan Kyhle
• Anna Larsson
• Jenny Lind
• Kerstin Meyer, mezzo-soprano
• Louise Broccoli
• Louise Michaëli
• Birgit Nilsson
• Christina Nilsson
• Henriette Nissen-Saloman
• Augusta Öhrström-Renard, mezzo-soprano
• Elisabeth Olin
• Anne Sofie von Otter
• Anna Sofia Sevelin
• Elisabeth Söderström
• Nina Stemme
• Fredrika Stenhammar
• Wilhelmina Strandberg, mezzo-soprano
• Iréne Theorin
• Astrid Varnay,
• Elisabeth Wärnfeldt
• Zulamith Wellander, mezzo-soprano
• Henriette Widerberg
• Carolina Östberg

  Popular music singers

A–M

• Salem Al Fakir
• Joel Alme
• Alice Babs
• Basshunter
• Robin Bengtsson
• Linda Bengtzing
• Lars Berghagen
• Marit Bergman
• Bertil Boo
• Bosson
• Joachim Cans
• Pelle Carlberg
• Agnes Carlsson
• Eagle-Eye Cherry
• Neneh Cherry
• Shirley Clamp
• Kikki Danielsson
• Darin
• Per Yngve Ohlin
• Stefan Demert
• Doris
• Dr. Alban
• Lotta Engberg
• Martin "E-Type" Eriksson
• Marie Fredriksson
• Per Gessle
• José González
• Nanne Grönvall
• Carola Häggkvist
• Håkan Hellström
• Kjell Höglund
• Patrik Isaksson
• Amanda Jenssen
• Ana Johnsson
• Helena Josefsson
• Tommy Körberg
• Laleh
• Zara Larsson
• Tomas Ledin
• Leila K.
• Jens Lekman
• Lykke Li
• Lill Lindfors
• Tove Lo
• Ulf Lundell
• Lars Lönndahl
• Veronica Maggio
• Amanda Mair
• Siw Malmkvist
• Meja

  N–Z

• Sanna Nielsen
• Stina Nordenstam
• Tone Norum
• Elena Paparizou
• Charlotte Perrelli
• Lena Philipsson
• Povel Ramel
• Bo Johan Renck
• Robin Carlsson
• Eric Saade
• Danny Saucedo
• Michael Saxell
• September
• Martin Stenmarck
• Tove Styrke
• Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson
• Loreen Talhaoui
• Joey Tempest
• Thomaz
• Titiyo
• Viktoria Tolstoy
• Magnus Uggla
• Cornelis Vreeswijk
• Yung Lean
• Pernilla Wahlgren
• Jenny Wilson
• Lars Winnerbäck
• Sophie Zelmani
• Måns Zelmerlöw
• Zikai
• Maher Zain

  Others

• Björn Afzelius
• Airbase
• Alesso
• Marten Andersson
• Avicii
• John Dahlbäck
• Mikkey Dee
• Arne Domnerus
• Lisa Ekdahl
• Jörgen Elofsson
• Rolf Ericson
• Bengt Forsberg
• Bo Hansson
• Jakob Hellman
• Jonny Jakobsen
• Åsa Jinder
• Jens Johansson
• Peter Jöback
• Nils Landgren
• Christian Lindberg

• Yngwie J. Malmsteen
• Max Martin
• Eddie Meduza
• Totta Näslund
• Lisa Nilsson
• Myrra Malmberg
• Stefan Olsdal
• Åke Persson
• Denniz Pop
• Eric Prydz
• Roland Pöntinen
• Ilya Salmanzadeh
• Björn Skifs
• Stonebridge
• Niklas Strömstedt
• Molly Sanden
• Evert Taube
• Joakim Thåström
• Monica Törnell
• Rebecka Törnqvist
• Cecilia Vennersten
• Monica Zetterlund