Amanda Bergman | |
Number of songs: 1 | Total weeks on charts: 2
Appearing in a total number of: 1 charts | Total period running: 6 days
Appearing in a total number of: 1 charts | Total period running: 6 days
Biography
Amanda Hollingby Matsson (born Amanda Bergman) is a singer-songwriter from Dalarna, Sweden. She performs under the stage name Idiot Wind taken from Bob Dylan's song of the same name and has formerly performed as Hajen, Jaw Lesson Matsson also performs as part of the Swedish band Amason with Gustav Ejstes, Pontus Winnberg, Nils Törnqvist and Petter Winnberg.
Matsson is married to fellow Swedish musician Kristian Matsson (The Tallest Man on Earth), with whom she often performs.
Matsson began her professional career under the stage name Hajen (Swedish for "the shark"). She later changed her name to Jaw Lesson, and has used the name Idiot Wind since 2010. The couple have cooperated on the soundtrack of Swedish director Gorki Glaser-Müller's film En Gång Om Året (Once A Year). She provided vocals on the album I Never Learn by Lykke Li.
Her primary instrument is the piano, however she also plays the accordion at times.
In 2015, she had a hit with "Vintersaga" a cover of a song by Ted Ström, after it was featured in a Volvo car ad. The single was released crediting Amanda Bergman.
Sources: Wikipedia, Top40-Charts.com Editorial team
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