Artist focus: Winter Took His Life

Winter Took His Life

Susanna Brandin, alias Winter Took His Life, is Gothenburgs latest big promise in the singer/songwriter genre. Susanna’s trademark is her light and soaring voice along with her fingerpicking guitar. The music is enhanced by her ingenious and heartfelt lyrics.

Susanna, born 1984 in Alingsås, Sweden, spent her first 18 years in a blue house surrounded by guitars and Evert Taube. After graduating from the music program at Alströmergymnasiet in 2003, she left her hometown for Boston. She spent a year in this fantastic city and was lucky enough to meet friends there that introduced her to Open Mics. Encouraged by and with a little help from these new-found friends she also recorded her first demo in Boston.

With the demo in hand and some of her stage fright conquered she started playing more and more gigs both in Sweden as well as abroad, including two US tours. In 2005 she recorded and released the EP The Cold Took His Life. She sent the EP to music producer Julius Andersson at Dunkers Culture center in Helsingborg, Sweden, who loved what he heard and signed her to his new label Bless The Press Records. During 2006 Susanna recorded her debut album you know...

More about Winter Took His Life »

Browse artists

Hospital

A two piece from the south of Sweden.

Winter Took His Life

A one girl army from the Swedish west coast.