Eva Östlund, better known by her stage name Eva Eastwood (born 25 September 1967), is a Swedish songwriter and singer who sings rockabilly and rock 'n' roll songs.
Eastwood was born in Örebro. Although she was offered a contract in the United States in 1997, she chose to go back home and soon after formed the band The Major Keys and made releases crediting Eva Eastwood and the Major Keys through the small Tail Records label based in Jönköping
In 2005, she took part in Allsång på Skansen, a sing-along TV show from Skansen performing "Vårt liv i repris" from her album En ny stil i stan proving to be a turning point in her career. Eva won the Millencolin Music Prize 2010 becoming the first woman to do so. In 2011, she returned to the same stage singing the title track "Lyckost" from her similarly named album.
As a songwriter, she has composed over 800 songs, including the likes of The Boppers, Linda Gail Lewis, Lalla Hansson, Berth Idoffs, Jerry Williams and Larz-Kristerz.
Discography
Albums 1999: Good Things Can Happen 2001: The Good Life I Have 2001: Hot Chicks & Cool Cats 2003: Roots Revival 2021: Candy
Year Album title Peak chart positions CertificationsSWE2005 En ny stil i stan (Eva Eastwood and The Major Keys) 532006 Ton of Heart 292008 Well Well Well 22009 The Beat Goes On 62009 Lyckost 22012 Åh, vilken skiva!(Eva Eastwood and The Major Keys) 22016 Min Melodi 112017 Det bästa 2006–2016 25 Click on "Veckans albumlista".
Singles Year Single Peak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds) Album SWE 2008"My My My" 22 Well Well Well
References
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