Dancing With The Sun

A native of Sweden, singer/songwriter Victoria Lagerstrm's unique soulful voice, soaring melodies and earnest lyrics give her a strong appeal to audiences in Europe and the U.S. Although influenced by artists like Billie Holiday, Gladys Knight, and Eva Cassidy, Lagerstrm's sound is distinctly her own. This summer Lagerstrm will tour in Utah, Colorado and Oregon to promote Dancing With the Sun, the follow up to her critically acclaimed debut Heaven Sent. The work on Dancing With The Sun began with a huge personal transformation that catapulted Lagerstrm far beyond the familiar walls of her native home in Stockholm Sweden. Lagerstrm states 'As I look back on the past five years of my life, I realize that I have just conquered a very steep mountain. My faith has been tested against my fear many times and I have been crushed under the weight of my doubt repeatedly. Writing and recording the eleven songs on my new album Dancing With The Sun is what helped me reach the peak with my heart still in one piece. I persisted because I knew that the inevitable leap into the unknown was a chance for my sun to shine a little brighter. I had to accept my invitation to the dance for love and for the sake of fulfilling some of my most cherished dreams.' Lagerstrm met American singer/songwriter Dave Tate in the spring of 2007 when she traveled from Sweden to Salt Lake City to write and record with him. The couple fell in love and Lagerstrm ended up not using her return ticket to Sweden. Three weeks after her arrival they married among the beautiful cliffs of Zion National Park. Tate and Lagerstrm soon relocated to Austin, Texas and embarked on a successful tour to Europe. In 2009 Tate and Lagerstrm released their first Duet record. The Same Heart is a collection of songs about their Trans-Atlantic romance. The couple returned for a second successful European tour to support The Same Heart. Lagerstrm currently resides in Zion Canyon and continues to tour nationally and internationally. 'Lagerstrm's voice has true Soul in it and I don't mean the swinging kind but the kind of Soul that gets under your skin and makes you itch. - Folk Forum, The Netherlands.