The Cardigans

The Swedish band The Cardigans was founded in Jönköping in 1992 by Peter Svensson and Magnus Sveningsson. By a happy accident, a couple of their songs ended up in the hands of the producer Tur Johansson, who contributed to the recording of their debut album. Nina Persson became the soloist.

The producer was not mistaken: the band's first album, Emmerdale, released in 1994, was voted the best album of the year by a vote by Slitz magazine, which resulted in a huge number of concerts and great popularity at home.