Hildur Höglind

Hildur Höglind is a musician and songwriter from Blekinge, Sweden, who has received both the STIM (Swedish Composer’s International Music Bureau) grant (2017), the Blekinge culture grant (2018) and a grant from The Royal Swedish Academy of Music (2016). She has also been successful in competitions and among other things has won the Blekinge finale of radio competition P4 Nästa (2018), as well as represented and won prizes for both the region of Skåne (2016) and the region of Östergötland (2014) in national competition Imagine Sweden. With her own sound and a unique expression, she performs her songs both as a soloist with her guitar and with a full band. Lyrics and emotions are in focus as she tells stories inspired by literature, dreams, emotions and people. She doesn’t back down from breaching heavy subjects such as mental illness and existential questions.