
But it wasn't until she saw the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? and listened to its soundtrack that she was inspired to sing " Down in the River to Pray" with Klara. Johanna enjoyed a wide range of music, from Britney Spears to German techno. The same year, she received a guitar as a Christmas present and quickly learned to play it. This led her to country and folk music stars such as Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Carter family, Louvin Brothers, Townes Van Zandt, Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. In 2005, when Klara was 12, a friend introduced her to the band Bright Eyes. Klara applied for admission to a music school but she was not accepted. Klara and Johanna both attended the Internationella Engelska Skolan of Enskede. Klara wrote her first song "Femton mil i min Barbiebil" when she was six. : 0:40–2:40 Klara's first favorite songs were Judy Garland's songs from The Wizard of Oz and Billie Holiday's version of " Gloomy Sunday", which she sang without much understanding of the English lyrics. įrom childhood, Klara and Johanna were eager singers, giving concerts using a jump rope as a pretend microphone.

Their mother is a teacher of cinematography. Their father was a member of the Swedish rock pop band Lolita Pop : 3:20–4:03 but quit before Johanna was born and became a teacher of history and religion. Johanna was born on 31 October 1990 and Klara on 8 January 1993.

Sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg are from Enskede, in Stockholm.
