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Born in Sweden, singer/songwriter and pianist
Frida Hyvönen released her debut,
Until Death Comes, in Scandinavia in 2005 on
the Concretes' label, Licking Fingers.
Hyvönen was signed to American label Secretly Canadian -- which reissued her album in 2006 -- and she supported the record by touring with fellow Swedes
José González and
Jens Lekman. For her next record, which featured a fuller, more orchestrated sound,
Hyvönen enlisted producer
Jari Haapalainen and a wide range of guest musicians.
Silence Is Wild was released in November of 2008. ~ Marisa Brown