# Marit Bergman
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{{Short description|Swedish pop musician}}
{{Distinguish|Marie Bergman}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Marit Bergman
| image = Marit Bergman.jpg
| caption = Bergman during [Stockholm Pride](/source/Stockholm_Pride) 2007
| image_size =
| birth_name = Liv-Marit Bergman
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|5|21}}
| death_date =
| origin = [Rättvik](/source/R%C3%A4ttvik_Municipality), Sweden
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
| genre = [Pop](/source/Pop_(music))
| occupation = Singer, musician, songwriter
| years_active =
| label = Sugartoy Recordings, RCA, Sony-BMG, Hypnote
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|maritbergman.net}}
}}
'''Liv-Marit Bergman''' (born 21 May 1975) is a Swedish [pop](/source/Pop_music) musician.
== Biography ==
'''Marit Bergman''' grew up in [Rättvik](/source/R%C3%A4ttvik_Municipality), Sweden, and lives in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), New York. She was a member of the 1990s Swedish [punk](/source/Punk_rock) band Candysuck. She has also been playing and recording with other musical groups. However, it is as a solo artist that she has risen to national fame, debuting in 2002 with the album ''3.00 A.M. Serenades'' on her own record company Sugartoy Recordings. The record was a success with the critics and was re-released by [RCA](/source/RCA_Corporation)/[BMG](/source/Bertelsmann_Music_Group) in 2003. Björn Yttling of [Peter Bjorn and John](/source/Peter_Bjorn_and_John) produced the album.
Her second album, ''Baby Dry Your Eye'', was released in 2004 to critical acclaim and commercial success. It was produced by Marco Manieri. The grand arrangements of its pop songs, in a style sometimes compared to [Phil Spector](/source/Phil_Spector){{Citation needed|date = December 2015}}, earned Bergman five Swedish [Grammis](/source/Grammis) nominations and two awards – Composer of the Year and Female Artist of the Year. In 2005, a live DVD ''Live at Rival'' was released.
In 2006, Bergman released her third solo album, ''I Think It's a Rainbow''. It was produced by Bergman and Yttling and earned five Swedish [Grammis](/source/Grammis) nominations.
In 2007, she signed an international deal with US indie label Hypnote, while still keeping a licensing deal for Scandinavia with SonyBMG.
She has been touring in Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Norway, Finland, Poland, Denmark, the US and the UK.{{Citation needed|date = December 2015}}
In 2008, she launched a subscription service through her website. She also appeared on Swedish producer [Kleerup](/source/Kleerup)'s self-titled album, contributing vocals to the track "3AM".
Her fourth album, ''The Tear Collector'', was released in March 2009, produced by Marit Bergman. Singers like [Frida Hyvönen](/source/Frida_Hyv%C3%B6nen), [Jens Lekman](/source/Jens_Lekman) and [Larkin Grimm](/source/Larkin_Grimm) appeared on the album.
In 2011, she took part in a competition called ''Maestro 2011'' arranged by SVT (Swedish Television). She won that competition that had as goal to train the participants to conduct a symphony orchestra.
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
* ''3.00 A.M. Serenades'' (2002, re-released in 2003) (DNC)
* ''Baby Dry Your Eye'' (2004) (#1)
* ''I Think It's a Rainbow'' (2006) (#1)
* ''The Tear Collector'' (2009) (#14)
* ''Molnfabriken'' (2016) (#56)
=== Singles and EPs ===
{|class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Single
!colspan="1"|Chart position
!rowspan="2"|Album
|-
!width="45"|Sweden
|-
|2003
|"From Now On"
|align="center"|23
|EP release
|-
|rowspan="3"|2004
|"Adios Amigos" (feat. Cecilia Nordlund)
|align="center"|27
|rowspan="2"|''Baby Dry Your Eye''
|-
|"I Will Always Be Your Soldier"
|align="center"|—
|-
|"Can I Keep Him?"
|align="center"|32
|EP release
|-
|rowspan="2"|2006
|"No Party"
|align="center"|18
|rowspan="3"|''I Think It's a Rainbow''
|-
|"My Love" / "Eyes Were Blue"
|align="center"|—
|-
|2007
|"Mama, I Remember You Now"
|align="center"|—
|-
|rowspan="4"|2008
|"Out on the Piers"
|align="center"|—
|rowspan="3"|''The Tear Collector''
|-
|"300 Slow Days in a Row" (feat. [Titiyo](/source/Titiyo))
|align="center"|—
|-
|"Bang Bang"
|align="center"|
|-
|"[3AM](/source/3AM_(Kleerup_song))" (with [Kleerup](/source/Kleerup))
|align="center"|35
|''[Kleerup](/source/Kleerup_(album))'' (Kleerup album)
|-
|}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?a=570770 Interview]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} in [Dagens Nyheter](/source/Dagens_Nyheter), published 7 September 2006 (in Swedish)
*[http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/noje/did_7186792.asp Interview] in [Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet), published 23 March 2004 (in Swedish)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051119101455/http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,581420,00.html Interview] in [Aftonbladet](/source/Aftonbladet), published 29 December 2004 (in Swedish)
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.maritbergman.net/ Official website]
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Category:Swedish women musicians
Category:1975 births
Category:Living people
Category:Swedish radio presenters
Category:Swedish-language singers
Category:English-language Swedish singers
Category:Musicians from Dalarna County
Category:People from Rättvik Municipality
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