Jens Lekman's music is guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings, with lyrics that are often witty, romantic, and melancholic.
15 Facts About Jens Lekman
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From 2000 to 2003, Jens Lekman recorded and released much of his material privately on CD-R.
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Jens Lekman says that it was a "mistake": "someone thought that was my real name cause I had a song about him, and then radio picked up on it, and I never had a chance to change it".
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Jens Lekman put the confusion to rest with his Rocky Dennis in Heaven EP.
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Jens Lekman's work has proven to be considerably more successful in Sweden than America.
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Jens Lekman soon signed a contract with the American label Secretly Canadian for releases outside of Sweden.
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Jens Lekman was nominated for three Swedish Grammies, three P3 Guld and three Manifest awards, and the album was named the album of the year by Nojesguiden.
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Jens Lekman's cover of Scout Niblett's "Your Beat Kicks Back Like Death" appeared on Secretly Canadian's SC100 compilation.
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Live performances by Jens Lekman have differed in style; at times he has performed alone with only a guitar and a CD player, sometimes doing a cappella versions of his songs, while at other times he has been accompanied by a choir and string quartet.
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In December 2008 Jens Lekman played a short China tour organised by Split Works.
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In 2010, Jens Lekman released a free song entitled "The End of the World is Bigger Than Love" online.
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On 19 March 2011, Jens Lekman played a show in support of libraries during the widespread closures in the United Kingdom where he premiered a new song, "Every Little Hair Knows Your Name".
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All through 2015, Jens Lekman released a new song every week on his website for free.
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Jens Lekman cited legal issues as the main reason due to sampling issues.
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Jens Lekman has often made use of samples, comparable to that of the Avalanches, who he admits to have "rip[ped] off".