How often do you find a catchy, American-sounding pop song you like, spend months singing along to it, and then find out it was actually produced or sung by a Swedish artist? It’s becoming a common occurrence, and it probably won’t surprise you to learn that Sweden is in fact the world’s third largest music exporter following the US and the UK.
The legendary Eurovision winners ABBA, world-famous producer Max Martin –whose number one hits include Britney Spears’ ‘Baby One More Time’ and Katy Perry’s ‘I Kissed a Girl’ — popular DJ Avicii and electropop duo Icona Pop, whose hit ‘I love it’ played on repeat worldwide, are just a few of the Swedish acts worth mentioning.