Klara Soderberg

About

Famous as one half of Sweden's First Aid Kit folk music duo, she released two Platinum-designated albums between 2012 and 2014: The Lion's Roar and Stay Gold. She received a Grammis Award for Composer of the Year and was nominated for the same honor in the lyricist category.

Before Fame

She wrote and performed her first song, "Femton mil i min Barbiebil," when she was only six years old. She released The Big Black and the Blue, her debut album with First Aid Kit, in 2010.

Trivia

In 2011, she performed with the American band Bright Eyes during a performance in Stockholm, Sweden.

Family Life

Her older sister, Johanna, is the other principal member of First Aid Kit. The siblings' father once performed with a Swedish rock group called Lolita Pop.

Associated With

Her First Aid Kit band began its rise to prominence after posting a popular YouTube cover of the Fleet Foxes track "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song." Fleet Foxes is an American indie folk band that was founded by Robin Pecknold and Skyler Skjelset and once counted J. Tillman among its members.