Marie-Louise Selander, also known as Marie Selander, born on December 1, 1947, in Stockholm, Sweden, is a Swedish folk musician, singer, and songwriter. She co-founded the pop group Nursery Rhymes in 1964, which released three singles before disbanding in 1967. Selander then joined the political singing group Freedom Singers and played folk music with The Diddlers and Låt & Trall. In 1974, she was hired by Sveriges Radio's folk music department, where she produced albums. Collaborating with Styrbjörn Bergelt and Susanne Broms, she released the album Å än är det glädje å än är det gråt in 1976, which won a Grammis award in 1977. Selander studied at the Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm and played with world music groups Vargavinter and Utdansbandet. She began a solo career and published her book Inte riktigt lika viktigt? Om kvinnliga musiker och glömd musik in 2012, exploring female musicians and their forgotten music.
