Blending the sophisticated multi-instrumentslist depth of Joni Mitchell with the irrespressible earworm sensibility of ABBA, Nashville-based Swiss-Swedish songwriter Helena Hallberg has spent her entire life navigating the quiet friction of being a cultural outsider. Born to Swedish parents in Zurich, Switzerland, she later made the American South her home, a transition that allowed her to challenge the American experience with a unique clarity.
Winner of the 2026 Kerrville New Folk Compeition, Hallberg has toured the US— making her Nashville debut at the Bluebird Café and playing landmark rooms like NYC’s Rockwood Music Hall, Minneapolis’ The Cedar and the Library of Congress in Washington DC.
Set to the backdrop of her 10-year anniversary of living in the US, her upcoming sophomore album “Great Fiction” is a masterclass in “folk depth with pop sensibility” It is a vulnerable, sharp, and essential album record for anyone trying to fin the truth hidden beneath the great fictions of today.
