Jakob Hellman

One record was all it took for Jakob Hellman to become one of Sweden's most legendary pop stars. His 1989 debut, ...och stora havet, created the norm by which every pop singer, singing in Swedish, had to be judged, and it was all he released for over three decades, until he returned in 2021 with his long-awaited second album, Äntligen borta. After playing with some obscure bands in Falun, Hellman released ...och stora havet in 1989, which included the big hit "Vara Vänner." The album won him a Swedish Grammy award as Best Male Rock artist and a place in pop history. The reco...