Concert: I am Carola – a unique musical life story

Carola is coming to Kiruna with “Jag är Carola – en musikalisk unik livsberättelse“.

On 8 September, to coincide with her 60th birthday, Carola Häggkvist is releasing her first book. In her autobiography Jag är Carola (I Am Carola), which recounts her upbringing and her life up to 2002, Carola tells her own story for the very first time. As an extension of the book launch, it has now been confirmed that this autumn she will also embark on an extensive tour of the Nordic countries to meet her audience.

Accompanied by pianist Will Oaks, Carola will give over 30 concerts in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, with her debut book taking centre stage. When she shares, through music and storytelling, the songs and events that have shaped her, she describes the experience as being both “intimate and personal, but above all very exclusive” as she performs songs that one might not usually hear at a Carola concert – such as “Krokodilbarnets längtan” and Elvis Presley’s “If I Can Dream” – interspersed with her greatest hits, including “Främling”, ‘Säg mig var du står’ and ‘Fångad av en stormvind’.

For over four decades, Carola has been one of Sweden’s undisputed biggest stars. Since her sensational breakthrough with “Främling” in 1983, she has become an integral part of Sweden’s cultural heritage and has lived her life in the public eye ever since. Now she is opening the door to a life that has long been portrayed by others – and is revealing the person behind the artist herself in an intimate and exclusive concert experience.

Date: Friday 20th of November 2026
Time: 19.30
Place: Aurora kultur och kongress, Dálvi

Tickets go on sale on Friday 14th of August.