Erika - Deaf Dumb And Blonde (2016)

Erika was born on a cold winter night in Skelleftea, Sweden where she started her own band at just 12 years old. As a teenager she relocated to Stockholm where she started to write and record demos with various rock bands. In the late 1980 s she dated and later married guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. In 1989 Erika was offered her first deal for a record, which was called Cold Winter Night , an album she co-wrote which proved to be a resounding success. The following tours were a sell out and Erika became a rock singing sensation. Her marriage with Yngwie ended in 1992 and she found herself back in Stockholm and recording two more successful albums In the arms of a stranger and Lady Luck . The latter album featured the hit song Lost in Paradise a duet with Eurovision star Jan Johensen. In 1995 Erika recorded When Christmas Comes To Town , a song which is regarded as a Christmas classic in Sweden and then released her fourth album Planet X and then Ripe which were both very big in Japan. In 2014 Erika started to record the sixth outing which is Deaf, Dumb and Blonde , an album which surpasses all she has done she still has the vocal power of her earlier releases and is set to make a big stir in the rock world once more. With production from Alex Angleflod and Erika herself the album was also recorded at Red Door studio (Abba, Beyonce, Korn). Also featured on the recording are band members from Europe, Candlemass and In Flames. During her career Erika has appeared on countless TV shows in Scandinavia and Japan as well as writing for many other well-known artists, one of those being AOR (Frederic Slama). In short she is a legend and this new album should see her extending her popularity to a whole new audience.