Andi Almqvist

Andi Almqvist (born 2 July 1968) is a Swedish singer, musician and composer known for his dark, cinematic sound and haunting lyrics. Almqvist has released six solo albums, Can’t Stop Laughing (2005), Red Room Stories (2007), Glimmer (2009), Warsaw Holiday (2013), Tiltad (2018) and Not Too Far From Happy (2024). Touring Andi Almqvist has toured extensively over the years, headlining or supporting artists like Woven Hand, Mark Lanegan, Holly Golightly, Kaizer’s Orchestra, B.B. King, The Blind Boys of Alabama and Bettye LaVette among others. Almqvist has played many of Europe’s big festivals, such as Eurosonic Festival (Holland), Les Ardentes (Belgium), Spot Festival (Denmark), Dias Nordicos (Spain), Peace & Love (Sweden), and Hultsfred Festival (Sweden). Miscellaneous During July and August 2010, Almqvist’s song Low-Dive Jenny was the most downloaded on well-known American music magazine Paste Magazine’s website. In May 2011 the documentary “The Misadventures of Andi Almqvist” aired on Swedish national television. The film was released on DVD in November 2011. In February 2012, Almqvist’s song Big Bad Black Dog Blues was featured in American TV-series Justified, episode 5, season 3.