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Nina Persson - Age, Family, Bio

Lead singer and songwriter for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans who has also pursued a successful solo career.

Before Fame

She was one of the founding members of The Cardigans, along with drummer Bengt Lagerberg and keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson.

Trivia

"Lovefool" was the first song Persson ever wrote.

Family Life

She married author and soundtrack musician, Nathan Larson; the two had their first child in 2010.

Associated With

In addition to performing with The Cardigans, she collaborated with Danger Mouse on the track "Daddy's Gone" off of his 2009 album.