Editing The Cardigans (section)

==Solo projects==
During the band's first break [[Nina Persson]] released an album as [[A Camp]], and Peter Svensson and Bengt Lagerberg worked on the project Paus with help from Joakim Berg from [[Kent (band)|Kent]], and Magnus Sveningsson recorded as [[Righteous Boy]].

In 2006, Sveningsson restarted their old label ''Trampolene'' and became an [[A&R]] for it. The first signing was the Swedish popband ''The Animal Five'', which was a minor success in Sweden and Germany.

Lagerberg and Johansson formed the group Brothers Of End, releasing a debut album ''The End'' in 2009, and a second album ''Mount Inside'' in 2011. A third album, ''Shakers Love'', was released in 2014, and Nina Persson appeared on the track "Heat".

In November 2006, Persson featured on ''[[The Cake Sale]]'', an album set up by [[Oxfam|Oxfam Ireland]]. It contained nine tracks from some of Ireland's leading artists. Proceeds from the album went to the [[fair trade]] campaign.

Persson also appeared on the [[Manic Street Preachers]]' album ''[[Send Away the Tigers]]'' (May 2007), providing guest vocals on the UK Chart #2 single "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=608370 |title=Albums : Send Away The Tigers (2007) |publisher=HMV.com |access-date=22 August 2012}}</ref> She shared vocals with Manics frontman [[James Dean Bradfield]], who also appeared on stage with the band at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] 2007, and who has rated Peter Svensson as his second favourite guitarist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manics.co.uk/04/lists/james.php |title=Manic Street Preachers – The official site |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410141148/http://www.manics.co.uk/04/lists/james.php |archive-date=10 April 2006 }}</ref>

In the band's break of 2007, Persson recorded the second A Camp album ''[[Colonia (A Camp album)|Colonia]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardigans.com/?sid=article&pid=read&id=7011 |title=The Cardigans – Nina Persson breathes new life into A Camp |publisher=Cardigans.com |date=9 May 2007 |access-date=22 August 2012}}</ref> which was released in early 2009.  A Camp supported the US release of ''Colonia'' with a tour, which began in New York City on 26 May and completed on 15 June in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/a-camp/43458 |title=A Camp announce very first US tour  |work=NME |date=13 March 2009 |access-date=25 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/nina-persson-queen-of-the-camp/6776 |title=Nina Persson: Queen of Camp – BlackBook |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323210647/http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/nina-persson-queen-of-the-camp/6776 |archive-date=23 March 2009 }}</ref>

In 2010, Persson appeared on Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse's collaboration (Dark Night of the Soul) singing "Daddy's Gone" (with [[Mark Linkous]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/jul/07/danger-mouse-mark-linkous |title=Danger Mouse on Mark Linkous and Dark Night of the Soul  |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=7 July 2010 |access-date=25 April 2014}}</ref>

Persson released the album ''[[Animal Heart]]'' under her own name in 2014.