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july 2010 kent concert in stockholm 1995 -- present bmg , rca , sony , universal kent -lrb- band -rrb-
 group_or_band alternative rock , synthpop kent-sthlm2010 . jpg eskilstuna , sweden kent
kent -lrb- band -rrb-

kent is a swedish rock/pop band that formed in eskilstuna , sweden .
the band has had numerous swedish radio hits since the breakthrough single `` kräm -lrb- så nära får ingen gå -rrb- '' , from their second studio album .
they are the most popular rock group in sweden , but are more or less unknown outside scandinavia .
kent briefly attempted an international career with english versions of the albums `` isola '' and `` hagnesta hill '' and an accompanying american tour for the former , but they gave up after failing to achieve the breakthrough they had hoped for .
kent has released eleven studio albums , sold over three million records and has won 21 swedish grammy awards .
`` vinternoll2 '' is an unlockable track in career mode on guitar hero world tour .
kent recently got their own singstar called singstar kent released on playstation 2 and 3 .
