News Archives: July 2008
Gothenburg art gallery to show Marie’s work
Written by Lars-Erik_Olson on July 24, 2008 to Marie Fredriksson.
GOTHENBURG - Lilla Galleriet, an art gallery in Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city, will host an exhibition of Marie's artwork from September 20 to October 5. An invitation-only reception will kick off the show.
The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday, from noon until 4 pm.
EMI Argentina decides to release Marie’s compilation
Written by 7-Twenty-7 on July 14, 2008 to Marie Fredriksson.
(Updated) - All of a sudden, EMI-Odeón Argentina has just decided to release the latest compilation by Marie, "Tid för tystnad." What makes this even stranger is that the company refused to release both "The Change" and "Son Of A Plumber," which were sung in English (and hence, had a wider potential market).
The CD looks exactly like the European edition, and it has an sticker in the back that reads (in Spanish): "Product to be sold exclusively in South America, except Brazil." Just for the record, this is the first Swedish album by Marie to be available out of Sweden since the Japanese edition of "I en tid som vår" in 1997.
This is the first Marie (or Per) solo album ever printed and released in Argentina. Some of their older albums used to be available at the stores, but they were imports.
Update: The album charts at #16 according to the Argentinian Chamber of Commerce.