Short presentation:

Annika Fehling is a performing and recording Swedish singer-songwriter living in Visby, capital city of the magical island GOTLAND.
Touring internationally, Annika continues to build an enthusiastic following around the world with her exhuberant guitar style and heartfelt songs sung in a voice both passionate and tender. Regular appearances on TV and Radio, in Sweden and Europe, reflect Annikas
success and standing. With roots in Americana/folk/pop Annika writes music for herself, other artists, as well as theater and art exhibitions.
She has shared stage with various international artists such as José Gonzales (S),Theresa Andersson (S), Staffan Hellstrand(S), Mikael Rickfors(S),Dayna Kurtz (USA), Tom Kimmel (USA), Tobias Fröberg(S),David Olney (USA), Dana Cooper (USA),Jonatha Brooke (USA), Simon Lynge (USA), Kevin Welch (USA), Jesse Winchester (USA).
Annika has established herself as a leading performing songwriter in the international
community, celebrated in her recently released ‘Best of’ compilation CD ‘Annika Fehling
Good For You’, which has met with both critical and commercial success.

Die schwedische Singer-Songwriterin Annika Fehling lebt in Visby, der Hauptstadt der märchenhaften Insel Gotland und schaffte es mit internationalen Tourneen, eine Anhängerschaft aufzubauen, die von Annikas verspielten Gitarrenstil und ihren innigen Songs, gepaart mit ihrer leidenschaftlichen Stimme, begeistert werden.

Regelmäßige Auftritte im Radio und TV in Schweden und Europa, spiegeln Annikas Erfolg und Ansehen wieder. Mit ihren Wurzeln im Americana/Folk/Pop schreibt sie sowohl für sich selbst, als auch für andere Künstler, Theater und Kunstausstellungen.

Annikas teilte die Bühne mit verschiedensten internationalen Künstlern, wie Jose Gonzales (S), Dayna Kurtz (USA), Tom Kimmel (USA), Tobias Fröberg (S), Jonatha Brooke (USA), Simon Lynge (USA), Kevin Welch (USA), Jesse Winchester (USA).

In der internationalen Songwriter-Szene hat sich Annika längst etabliert und bringt nun ihr vor kurzem veröffentlichtes „Best Of“ Album „Good For You“ mit, das sowohl von Kritikern als auch der Hörerschaft hochgelobt wird.

“The best Americana that Sweden has heard!”
Frank Östergren, HiFi Musik

“...captivating, moving, and with much passion”
Lars Schill, Gotlands Allehanda

“...an ongoing delight for ear, heart and mind “
Magnus Eriksson, Rootsy.nu

CDs:
“Best of Annika Fehling – Good for you 2.0” 2008 (Rootsy)
“Visby,Texas” 2007 (Rootsy)
“Happy on the Red” 2005 (Slow Food Music)
“Orange” 2004 (Slow Food Music)
“Åkessonger” 2002 (Musicano Records)
“Fehling&Hillered - Live” 2001 (Musicano Records)
“Älskar Du?” 1997 (Musicano Records/Amigo)
“JazzFehlings” 1996 (GM Records/CDA)

Awards & Prizes:
STIM-prize (the Swedish ASCAP) 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004
Swedish Art-Council Prize 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004,2007
Swedish Society of Popular Music Composers, SKAP Award 1996
TV-shows and Concerts:
Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival 2008
Kerrville Festival , USA 2007
Sweden Singer Songwriter Festival 2005,06,07,08,09
Copenhagen Songwriters Festival 2009
Represented Sweden at IMRO´s Songwriters Week in Ireland
TV & Radio in Sweden, USA, Switzerland, Denmark, Ireland, Germany, USA
Represented Sweden at the World Exhibition Hannover “EXPO 2000”
Sweden Song Contest 1998

Upcoming Events:
Release of new album “Anicana” on Rootsy Records. Europewide distribution(Rounder/Europe) Januari 2010
Tours in Norway & Germany in October - November 2009

Label Contact: Håkan Olsson, hakan(at)rootsy.nu, 0046 - 40 602 3656, annika(at)annikafehling.com
www.myspace.com/annikafehling
www.rootsy.nu

Long presentation:

Annika Fehling is a performing and recording Swedish singer-songwriter living in Visby, capital city of the magical Swedish island GOTLAND.

With her exhuberant guitar style, heartfelt songs sung in a voice both passionate and tender, and international touring, she continues to build an enthusiastic following around the world.

Annika grew up with a love of music and was greatly influenced by her father, the jazz piano player Clas Fehling. After a successful career as an actress in films, TV, and theatre, she returned to her music with the 1996 album “JazzFehlings”; critically acclaimed in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Japan.

Several years and albums later, Annika has established herself as a leading performing songwriter in the international community, celebrated in her recently released 'Best of' compilation CD 'Annika Fehling - Good For You', which has met with both critical and commercial success.

Collaboration with friend singer-songwriter Eva Hillered led to Annika and Eva performing and recording the CD “Fehling/Hillered LIVE”. Together they also formed the organization Singer-Songwriters of Sweden (SSOS). Being involved in the singer-songwriter networks and Songwriters Retreats , they teamed up with ex-American songwriter and presenter Brett Perkins and created the Gotland International Songwriters Retreat, that runs a week in May every year. At the Samsoe.Retreat 2004 Annika met and wrote with American artist Dana Cooper. As a result, Annika were invited to tour with him and co-write in the USA March 2005. In exchange, Dana came over to Europe for a tour in May.

"Happy on the Red" was realeased in 2005, produced by one of Sweden's finest and most renown producer,
Lasse Englund. This inspiring collection of 11 original songs features tracks written with Irish writers John Hurley and Philip Donnelly. It made it great on National radio and TV, and is now distributed through Europe. Annika did both European and American tours in support of "Happy on the Red"

Since then, Annika has been doing several tours in the USA. Dana Cooper came over for a exchange tour of Scandinavia in October 2006. A record of their co-written songs "Visby-Texas" was released in 2007.

She teamed up with the indie record company Rootsy and Hakan Olsson, and in 2006 her 7th album was released, the compilation "Best of Annika Fehling - Good for You", with 2 brand new tracks, co-written with Dana Cooper. An up to date compilation was released in 2008 - "Best of Annika Fehling - Good for You 2.0 ".

Annika is also managing her own singer/songwriterclub called the Living Room, in Visby and in Stockholm, and has also introduced the concept of homeconcerts in Sweden.

She also organize the annual Sweden Singer/Songwriter Festival in Visby.

Annika began a collaboration with two of Ainbusk-girls, Annelie Roswall and Bittis Jakobsson. The trio has performed, under the name ABA, christmas and summershows.

In 2009, Annika began to work on her new album. She went into a studio in Nashville together with Will Kimbrough as a producer.

The album was called "Fireflies" and was released in 2010.

"What it is, I do not know, but "Good for you ',' When the rain comes down", and "Lungs" is the year's most played songs. Maybe an old man's infatuation in a hearty voice and lyrics with deep feeling"
Frank Östergren, Rootsy

”Annika displays an international sound with the lyrical and vocal sensitivity reminiscent of Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin and Emmylou Harris. ”
Kirk Boyer, Lyric Street Records

”...captivating, moving and with much passion... ”
Lars Schill, GA

”Annika Fehling is a courageous and eager singer that dares to give a damn about the vocal conventions”.
Hans Fridlund, Expressen

”Sensitively and with a fine feeling for melody she delivers song after song with a talent for combining singer-songwriter tradition with pop and jazz”.
Dan Backlund, Svenska Dagbladet

”Intimate singing is Annikas specialty. She’s skillful in expressing what is inside and what
is soulful. Her voice is seductively expressive and flexible”.
Juris Martinsson, Sala Allehanda

”We’ve heard of songs as weapons, but here it’s more a question of songs as a fast-healing ointment for your wounds. Annika Fehling has taken on writing music with roots in pop, jazz and folk. She clearly shows her mastery in whatever she takes on”.
Torsten Braaf, EskilstunaKuriren