Markus Krunegård will arrive in Vaasa on 12.4 to perform at Ritz! Together with his band, he performs songs from his acclaimed new album in Finnish and also a few previously unreleased Finnish songs! Krunegård har been touring around Finland this winter and his new Finnish direction has been well received by both audiences and critics.

Markus Krunegård is a Swedish-Finnish singer and songwriter. Krunegårds mother is from Pello, Tornionjokilaakso. Krunegård, who started his career in the band Laakso in 2001, is one of the most beloved Swedish singer-songwriters of recent years and has participated in e.g. Så mycket bättre, in 2020. Krunegård has also composed music for, among others, Charli XCX, Santigold, Icona Pop, Carly Rae Jepsen and Veronica Maggio.

The artist grew up in Sweden, but he notices in himself a tug of war between his Finnish and Swedish identities. The artist, who built his career in Sweden, released his first Finnish-language solo album “Nokia & Ericsson” in 2023. The album got started in Los Angeles, where Krunegård was at his friends house writing completely different songs.

– I was writing new songs in Swedish with my friends Linus Wiklunds and Noonie Baos in Los Angeles. Suddenly, however, my brain started working in Finnish, and I found myself composing the song “Nokia & Ericsson” on the edge of the swimming pool on a strangely cool morning while the others were still sleeping. Noonie and Linus were making songs for Sam Smith and asked me to join, I refused because I had to finish this new song in Finnish, says Krunegård about the initial impetus for the Finnish album.

Netticket.fi & Studio Ticket: 25€ / 20€ Ritz members
Doors open 19.15.

Duration appr. 75 min.

Balcony K-18.