Lykke Li Interview @ The 2008 SXSW Music and Film Festival

[HaydenBP]

I thought it was like "Likey lie" ...lol

[tonyxhyon]

so its not LIKE-LI

nor LICKY-LI

but LUKAH-LI ??

o.O ? say what ?

[NeonPsychedelicRobot]

Ah, good, I'm not the only idiot who thought her name was pronucned "Like Li"

[xCarxMellax]

you say her name like LEEK-E- LE

[Nikadawn]

i thought is was "leek e lie" oh well...

[rockel1986]

She has the cutest voice :)

[BelajPensoj]

Aww no more "Lykke Li/Likely" puns.

Still... I'm Lykke Li to listen to some more of her music...

[DeondraeDeashion]

I fell for your music after I herd "Follow"

[heathrob42]

@DeondraeDeashion

do you mean I Follow Rivers?

[DeondraeDeashion]

@heathrob42

yeah it's funny you i see the respond to this interview today I actually downloaded that ring-tone today great song "I Follow Rivers" :D

[PagweeDreamzzKoley]

i thought it was like like ee lie

[LVdancerbabe]

been saying leaky li. lol its liyuki li. or lew ki as someone else described. 

[robroseless]

Someone please turn ON the other gals mic.. Thank you:)

[aycaraamba]

lykke li



[glitterishiss]

LICKY lee.

[4pointsWest]

saw her on conan. she's best thing i've heard all year. hope she gets what she's after.

i think her name i pronounced "lee-key-lee" but i thinks its easier to call her "licky-lee

:P

[apprehensible]

and here i was thinking it was pronounced "licky-lie", i was wrong

[eSilva101]

It's "Lew-keh -lee" - Phonetically, it's almost like Luckily.

[08yomati08]

its like lick-e-lee?

[ThomDammers]

@08yomati08 Yes. :)

[LovEstonEdEE]

what song is that playing around 1:52

[lovethemtodie]

@LovEstonEdEE

It's called Dance Dance Dance

[comeawaywithme]

Thought it was "Like-uh Lee"... Anyways, didn't really know of her first album from a few years ago, but I started with her most recent album, "Wounded Rhymes," and it's AMAZING!!! I blast it wherever I go/am and she's a genius, no doubt.

[GashisDX]

One of my favorite artists. Youth Novels is amazing

[multitrouble13]

In Denmark "lykke" means happiness or luck (and is also a girl's name.)

"Lykkelig" means happy and is pronounced pretty much like Lykke Li :) I think it's such a nice artist name.

[rannyrene]

@multitrouble13 Her real and full name is Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson, and she isn't Danish, she's Swedish.

[multitrouble13]

@rannyrene I know.

[MsPauliiita]

@multitrouble13 she's swedish, not danish

[multitrouble13]

@MsPauliiita Yes. I know.

[peacelovedance512]

I love SXSW!

[alarik36]

She is swedish from Dalarna, but Lykke, lycka in swedish, is danish/norwegian spelling. So her artistname means "luck", i don´t know if that´s her original name.

[ljushuwe]

@alarik36 no!!! LYCKA means HAPPINESS in swedish ("lycka till" means "good luck"... "luck" in that form is "tur" in swedish...) =D ...just had to ;P ..also, shes NOT from Dalarna ^^

[MsPauliiita]

@ljushuwe är inte hon från typ ystad elr nått?

[saosinic00]

stereo sound is messed up, panning is opposite.

[Joebieee]

@saosinic00 rofl y. my first thought. audiofags ftw.

[flxygrl]

er guys,she said 'luke-eh lee' herself,listen better will you

[1happyaua]

for some reason i thought it as "lucky lee"...

[wackiiraqi984]

i'd like to "lykke" her if you know what im sayin....... was that a little too creepy?

[OueenO]

oh so its like. lick-ka-li. lol

[SNDC89]

I'm hearing licky lee? Or look-a-lee.

[Juanchorock21]

Its not LUKE !! .. well it'd be like LUKE but that U and E would sound like the U and E in french! :)

[XxJasmine52xX]

if only i discovered her 2 years ago :(

[iceskatemods]

I always thought it was pronounced like Lie.

[slimxtra]

aaahh..i like it better when i thought it was "Like-Li" lol

[pkzathruz]

@slimxtra yes, she she had everything going for her up until that point!

[xXHappyxAssXx]

i have no idea why i keep imagining her as Twiggy when she sings. hmmm..

[AnnaOjification]

Bring on the Twilighters, love.

[ohaua]

fucken text at the end blocked her beautiful smile

[23jamesdixon]

lickey lee

[donica31113]

ahaha, i only watched this because i wanted to know how to pronounce it...

[Erricsmith]

Samzies

[jasminejokes]

okkkk so its luke-eh-lee i thought it was like-li. haha

[merrioes]

yeah me too ahahah

[interpolspecialist]

@jasminejokes me too! lol. I just learned something.

[add1ctedg33k]

If she was a vampire I'd let her bite me

[heimskur]

the swedish 'y' is pronounced similar to the french 'eu.'

'leuk-keh lee'

[tehhhhhd]

No, the swedish ö is similar to french eu :p.

[lasvegas32290]

úntil this i've always thought it was a clever way of spelling "likely"

I guess I was wrong! lol

[omfgashleyyy]

i'm pretty sure its pronounced leaky-lee.

[interista7878]

It's pronounced like "lick" with a "y" (first "y" in "Lynyrd Skynyrd") and a "eh" ("eh, don't bother") at the end,

Lyckeh Lee.

[tehhhhhd]

No, it's Lyk-eh lee.

[daftpunkadie]

Its LEWKUH! it sounds more like Luke than Like

[Juanchorock21]

@daftpunkadie ¬¬ Are you deaf?

[raauuwwr]

@crittlewho haha hur fan får du y till ew :s

[cupcaakes]

I was trying to find an interview clip of her saying her own name- just to clarify on the pronunciation for myself.

It sounds like she said "Lick-a-lee"

[RaspberrySlurpee]

I always thought it was Like Lee

[helluicki]

She's Swedish, not American.

[RaspberrySlurpee]

So?

[member00]

So did I! I'm really surprised right now

lol

[SaturnProds]

vulgar. just vulgar.

[GenuineVanillaFace]

stop being so sensitive. If you consider that comment vulgar, maybe the internet isn't for you...

[Joseppi2007]

Lykke Li as in Nicky Lee?

[StarryKnight14]

No Lykke Li as in Lee-Kay Lee

[TeeWee20]

No.

[iqww]

lykke li - lee-kuh-lee.

meaning:

Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born March 18, 1986), better known by her stage name Lykke Li, is a Swedish indie singer.

[fnk86]

fashionjunkiejosh: pronounce the "Y" in L"Y"kke Li, like you do it when you pronounce L"y"nard Skynard.

[fashionjunkiejosh]

pronounced licky lee

[snowball1988]

the reporter said it like 'lookie lee.....'

[JMEF525]

she actually said l"u"kke li.. some thing lie that.. but really who cares.. she can call hersel however she wants, her music will still be fantastik!!!!!!:)

[ElinaKST]

NO, Lykke Li. Please..

[StarryKnight14]

Lee-Kay Lee.!

[tboypoo]

I love how she talks so sweet!!!

[diiaanaaaa]

I love lykke li! :D<3

[squirtgunrobbery]

i like her talking voice

she doesn't have a very strong accent at all

[blueknight189]

Looke Li

[icouldbjesus]

How do you pronounce her name?

[Chameleam]

luke-ee-lee

[RookieOfTheYear88]

That would actually sound really, really stupid and american. The "y" is pronounced in a way that (i think) only exists in the swedish language. With other words: only people who can speak swedish can pronounce it correctly. Listen and learn!

So, the answer is no, her name isn´t Lucky Luke.

[noTfAckiNmE]

german people can also pronounce it correctly, cause we got the letter "ü" and u pronounce it like the swedish people pronounce "y" :D

[lucasbutler23]

Lick-E(one syllable) Lee not Like-E Lie. If that helps

So Licke Lee

[vividmolly]

Lucky Lee.

I'm from Sweden that is how I pronounce her name...

[stephyvillaco]

OHMYGOD!!!!....my cat could do a better job of interviewing

i want to taser that chick

[chloerocks1201]

wow...the interviewer is not very good at her job.

[eclectica1]

Yep...stating the obvious and being just a little sycophantic....