Swedish popular music , also called Swedish pop music , or just Swedish pop , refers to music that has swept the Swedish mainstream at any given point in recent times. Since the s, Swedish pop music has come to international prominence with bands singing in English , ranking high on the British, New Zealand, American, and Australian charts and making Sweden one of the world's top exporter of popular music by gross domestic product. With the influx of American G. Many Swedish dansorkesters "dance orchestras" played jitterbug , foxtrot , and swing music and other jazz-derived tunes for people to dance to. In the s early rock and roll , as well as country music and German schlager also infused the market, influencing Swedish musicians to build upon these styles, gradually moving them away from jazz, which was turning more toward the avant garde.

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