Villa Aurora Grant Recipients | 2024

Jan, Feb, Mar

Molly Nilsson | Musician

Molly Nilsson | Image: Graw Boeckler
Molly Nilsson | Image: Graw Boeckler

Molly Nilsson is a Swedish-born artist, producer, and songwriter residing in Berlin since 2005. She began composing in 2006 and self-released her first album, These Things Take Time, in 2008. The following year she founded her own label, Dark Skies Association. She has toured extensively in Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, and Asia. Her latest album, Extreme, was released in 2022. She is currently working on her 11th full-length album.

Molly Nilsson plans to spend the three-month period at Villa Aurora writing and recording a complete album themed around Los Angeles, along with making music videos.

Molly Nilsson is Villa Aurora Fellow of Musicboard Berlin.

Selected Discography
2022 | Extreme (album), Dark Skies Association
2018 | 2020 (album), Dark Skies Association & Night School Records
2017 | Imaginations (album), Dark Skies Association & Night School Records
2015 | Zenith (album), Dark Skies Association & Night School Records
2013 | The Travels (album), Dark Skies Association
2011 | History (album), Dark Skies Association
2009 | Europa (album), Dark Skies Association

Selected Prizes and Awards
2022 | Prize of SKAP – Swedish Society of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in the category Independent Pop
2022 | Single “Pompeii” named best new music by National Public Radio (NPR)
2016 | Album Zenith nominated for Best Pop Album at Manifest Awards

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