Tove Anna Linnéa Östman Styrke (born 19 November 1992 in Umeå, Sweden) is a… Read Full Bio ↴Tove Anna Linnéa Östman Styrke (born 19 November 1992 in Umeå, Sweden) is a singer, songwriter, pianist and model. She was a contestant on Swedish Idol 2009 and ended up in third place. After Idol 2009, she started a solo career as an electropop singer and songwriter. She is best known for the hit singles "White Light Moment", "Call My Name", "Borderline" and "Ego".

Her father, the musician Anders Östman, scored a Swedish number one hit in the 1970s. He opened a music store after he stopped touring. Anders Östman introduced Tove to guitar when she was a child, but she preferred the piano, being encouraged by her piano teacher grandfather.

Her mother Anna, a former dancer and ballet instructor, is the manager of a ballet academy and enrolled her in dance classes at an early age. Tove has a younger and an older sister. Tove Styrke began performing as a vocalist in a local jazz band in her high school years. She also modeled for various publications.

Styrke was discovered by Anders Bagge during his tour for Swedish Idol 2009. On this competition, she performed songs by Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, The Killers, The Sounds, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, U2, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Katy Perry, Sandi Thom, Eurythmics, Russ Ballard, Ted Gärdestad and Bobby Darin. She finished third in the competition, after Calle Kristiansson and the winner Erik Grönwall.

After this contest, she was signed by Sony Music in December 2009. In June 2010, Tove released her first single "Million Pieces", written by Adam Olenius of Shout Out Louds and by Lykke Li.

In 12 November 2010, she released her debut album Tove Styrke. The album has been produced by Patrik Berger, Lotus & 2manyfreckles, Peter Ågren, Janne Kask and Paw. Most tracks have been written by Tove Styrke, Patrik Berger, Peter Ågren and Janne Kask.

The second single, "White Light Moment", charted at number 5 on the Swedish top singles chart and has been certified gold. In January 2011, Tove Styrke won the "Best Newcomer" award at P3 Guld.

At the end of February 2011, it was released High and Low EP which included "High and Low (2011 Remake)" and another five remixes. In April 2011, Styrke featured in an IKEA commercial, where she performed the Swedish lullaby "Byssan Lull".

On 19 August 2011, the single "Call My Name" was released on digital download. The song has peaked to number 28 on the Swedish Singles Chart. "Call My Name" has been nominated for "Best Song of the Year" at P3 Guld.

In September 2011, the Swedish band Caotico released the single "Brains Out (with Tove Styrke)". She also appeared on "Brains Out" music video.

In 23 November 2014, the EP Borderline has been issued. In 8 June 2015, she released her second album, Kiddo.

Official site: http://www.tovestyrkemusic.com

Stalker in Your Speaker
Tove Styrke Lyrics

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Made a thousand copies of myself
I send them out to you
For everyone to listen to
A girl like me for once
I'm moving in to your life, every life
I made a thousand copies of myself

A stalker in your speaker

Sending out her true love
A stalker in your speaker
Reaching out for your love
Hear me out, I can't live without you watching me
I'll help you out, you can't live without your own copy of me

You can have a duplicate of me
It's not for free but you're
One of my closest friends you're one
Of thousand, yes you are
My mother says I can be loved by everyone
Yes I can

A stalker in your speaker
Sending out her true love
A stalker in your speaker
Reaching out for your love
Hear me out, I can't live without you watching me
I'll help you out, you can't live without your own copy of me

I'm in the left speaker
I'm in the right speaker
I'm the upfront stalker
I am in the far speaker

I'm all around, almost like god
So praise me, hold me up high
Push up the gain, turn off the light
And kiss me, kiss the membrane

A stalker in your speaker
Sending out her true love
A stalker in your speaker
Reaching out for your love

Hear me out, I can't live without you watching me
I'll help you out, you can't live without your own copy of me

Overall Meaning

The song "Stalker in Your Speaker" by Tove Styrke portrays the theme of obsession through the metaphor of a "thousand copies of herself" that the singer sends out through the listener's speaker system. The idea is that she wants to be present in every aspect of the listener's life, as if she were surrounding them on every side. She uses the word "stalker" as a way of acknowledging that this behavior is creepy and overbearing, but she also seems to revel in the power it gives her over the listener. She wants to be adored and praised, and she sees herself almost as a god who deserves to be worshipped.

The lyrics suggest a kind of loneliness or insecurity that drives this need for attention and validation. The singer's mother is mentioned as somebody who believes that she can be loved by everyone, and the repetition of the line "hear me out, I can't live without you watching me" underscores the desperation and neediness at the heart of the song's message. Ultimately, the singer seems to be inviting the listener to join her in this twisted fantasy, to become one of her close friends and devotees, and to share in the delusion that she is someone worth obsessing over.

Line by Line Meaning

Made a thousand copies of myself
I have replicated myself a thousand times.

I send them out to you
I have sent those copies to you.

For everyone to listen to
So that everyone can hear me.

A girl like me for once
A similar girl like me for once.

I'm moving in to your life, every life
I'm making myself present in your life, in everyone's life.

You can have a duplicate of me
You can possess a copy of me.

It's not for free but you're
It comes at a cost, but you're

One of my closest friends you're one
You're one of my closest friends.

Of thousand, yes you are
Out of the thousand copies, you are one of those closest to me.

My mother says I can be loved by everyone
My mother tells me that everyone can love me.

Yes I can
And yes, I can be loved by everyone.