Biography for organizers

Helen Sjöholm in a blue blouse, smiling with her head resting in her hand. Turquoise background. Half figure.

Photo & ©: Ricky Tillblad

HELEN SJÖHOLM got her great breakthrough as Kristina in the musical Kristina from Duvemåla in 1995. Since then, Helen has played several musical roles. In 2002-2003 she played the role of Florence in the hit production of Chess in Swedish at Cirkus in Stockholm and in 2008-2009 she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady at the Oscar Theater.

Furthermore, Helen has played leading roles in, among others, Aniara, Bullets over Broadway, Life is a Schlager, Hugh and Nancy’s many worlds and Next to Normal.

During her career she has been awarded the prestigious theater prize Golden Mask twice, she has been awarded the Thalia statue for the role as Kristina and in 2018 she was awarded the royal medal ” Litteris et Artibus” for outstanding artistic achievements as a singer and actress.

In 25 years of success, Helen has never before made a solo album of newly written material, but in September 2020 she released the much-anticipated album En ny tid (A new time) which was loved by fans. A new time, produced by Andreas Dahlbäck, is a very personal album where Helen’s own imprint is clearly felt and which contains specially written and handpicked material.

In the fall of 2020, she participated in the success series on TV4 Så mycket bättre (So much better) and released, among other things, the songs Han har ett sätt and Euforia.

In 2020, the first season of Bäckström was broadcast with, among others, Kjell Bergqvist. The second season was broadcast in 2022.

In 2021, the movie Till the sun rises premiered, directed by Peter Dalle. Participating, in addition to Helen, were among others Mikael Persbrandt, Vanna Rosenberg and Peter Dalle. 2021 also saw the release of the TV series Thunder in my hart by Amy Deasismont, which received a sequel in 2023.

In October 2022, Helen and Anna Stadling released the Christmas album Snö & marshaller (Snow and marshals) and in the following months an extensive Christmas tour was carried out around the country.

IN AUTUMN 2023, Helen will appear in the musical Änglagård (House of angels) at the Oscar Theater in Stockholm.

Press photos

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