Swedish~ Stereo~

New soundtrack-hit from Takida's Robert Pettersson and Helena Josefsson "My Own Worst Enemy" has even got a video partly (as it happens) made of movie's cut and partly of Robert and Helena singing for each other, not the most expensive looking video (both Takida and Helena had more interesting ones) but okayish and we didn't expect video at all, right? Positive thing about video is that Helena gets bigger spotlight than in vocals sharing, she deserves it.
"My Own Worst Enemy" was written by rock-artist and songwriter Måns Tristan Sohlman and produced by RamPac (Swingfly, Crashdiet).

Sweden gets loud movie premiere of Jan Guillou's adaptation of the novel "I nationens intresse" with Mikael Persbrandt in a leading role this week. Soundtrack of the movie was delivered by not less than Takida's front man Robert Pettersson and Helena Josefsson who you absolutely should know by collaborations with Arash and Per Gessle.
"My Own Worst Enemy" is almost classic Takida-sounding track, it's dramatic, powerful, melodic and rocky without getting too underground (Takida-guys are professionals in compromises with mainstream sound that easily builds bridges between their new relesaes and radio stations). Helena's solo-part is not that big but singing with Robert she makes a proper softening of the track with her gender high vocal.

In the middle of 00s The Cardigans' Nina Persson and music producer Gudrun Hauksdottir have decided to create a band for a big Dolly Parton tribute concert as one-time event.
Unexpected success has pushed this new country-band Dollykollot consisting of Nina Persson, Cecilia Nordlund, Lotta Wenglén, Helena Josefsson and Gudrun Hauksdottir to arrange more gigs around Sweden and perform on different festivals.
This spring Swedes could watch documentary about Dollykollot "Jag är min egen Dolly Parton" in cinema and now it's out on DVD with a compilation "Dollykollot" that you can check here and watch girls' performance in Skavlan earlier this year.

Seems like not so long ago Europe has got latest hit "Pure Love" from international Swedish hit-machine Arash. That single featured vocals of Helena Josefsson - singer who provided vocals for many top names of Swedish music - The Ark, Gyllene Tider, Andreas Johnson, Sebastian Karlsson, Per Gessle. Now Arash is presenting his brand new single "Broken Angel" and this time he's coming back with Helena again!
"Broken Angel" is a lot in a vein of "Pure Love", it's beautiful broken-heart song powdered with distinctive ethnic sound of Arash music and Helena's soft vocal in choruses full of sadness.
I'll remind you that Arash after his third place on Eurovision year ago when he represented Azerbaijan with young singer Aysel was invited to write this year song "Allt Jag Vill Ha" for Swedish representative Josefine Ridell on Junior Eurovision Song Contest.