Lars Bygdén, born in 1973 in Sundsvall, Sweden, is a Swedish singer-songwriter
and guitarist. He began his career as a guitarist in psychedelic bands Magic
Broom and The Shades of Orange. In 1996, he formed the country-rock band The
Thousand Dollar Playboys, which released two critically acclaimed albums before
disbanding in 2003. Bygdén's solo career started with Trading Happiness for
Songs (2005), his debut album under Massproduktion, which won the Swedish
Manifest award for best singer-songwriter album of the year and featured the
duet "This Road" with Ane Brun. He released hi...