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Anneli Magnusson (born 20 June 1970 in
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), known by her stage names Pandora and United DJs vs. Pandora, is a Swedish
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singer. She was most popular during the mid-1990s in the
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and in Asia and Australia in the end of 1990s to mid-2000s.


Musical career

Magnusson grew up with her family outside of
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. She learned to play the guitar at an early age. In her teenage years, Magnusson started performing on stage, playing acoustic versions of songs and she could also be seen with different bands, mostly singing rock covers. She was accepted into the musical college Carlforsska, and it was here where she met Henrik Andersson, Martin Ankelius and Peka P. known as Hit Vision. Hit Vision were looking for 'a girl with an attitude in her voice, someone who could sing their melodic dance music'. In 1993, Magnusson and Hit Vision moved to
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and signed with
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. In October 1993, her debut single " Trust Me" was released under the artist name Pandora. "Trust Me" became the best-selling local single of the year and went gold. Her debut studio album '' One of a Kind'', was released in November 1993, bringing the singer further fame and achieving gold status in both Sweden and Finland and making Pandora the best-selling dance act in Scandinavia (Fennoscandia). " Come On And Do It" was released in December 1993 and also peaked in the top 5 in Finland and Sweden. In February 1995, Pandora's second album '' Tell the World'' was released. In Scandinavia sales of the album again exceeded the 100,000 mark. In addition, Japanese audiences turned out to be very enthusiastic about Pandora. ''Tell the World'' selling more than 1 million albums in Asia alone. Pandora's third album ''
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'' was released in December 1996. It was Pandora's debut release with her new record company
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. Sticking to the motto "never change a winning team", Pandora once again collaborated with her creative trio of Ankelius/Andersson/Johansson. Pandora toured through Scandinavia in the spring and summer of 1997 and did her first 2-week live tour through the main cities of Japan. In December 1997, '' This Could Be Heaven'' was released. The album went platinum in Japan within six weeks. Pandora had written three of the songs herself on this album. In 1998, Pandora released "Spirit to Win" which was the official track of the
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in
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, Japan. In February 1999, Pandora released '' Breathe'' and a similar album released as ''Blue'' in Australia. ''No Regrets'', was recorded between August and November 1999 and was released in end of 1999. It included the track "
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". Pandora's seventh studio album, ''A Little Closer'' was released in 2001, but failed to chart. ''Won't Look Back'' was released in 2002. In 2003, Pandora competed in the
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with the song "You". The track failed to make it past the heats. Later in 2003, Pandora released her ninth studio album, '' 9 Lives'', which peaked on the Swedish chart at 16. In 2004, Pandora competed again in the
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with the song "Runaway". The track also failed to make it past the heats. On 28 March 2007, Pandora accused British Eurovision act
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of having plagiarized her 1999 song "No Regrets" and planned to file a complaint with the EBU. In response to the plagiarism claim,
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issued a statement saying that Scooch's song is "an original" and the writers "were never aware of Pandora or her songs".
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confirmed that there had been no duplication of her work. In November 2007, Pandora released the album, '' Celebration'' with United DJs. The album was a collaboration with selected DJs in the recording studio, re-recording and remixing her biggest hits. The album peaked at number 38 in Sweden. In November 2011, Pandora released her tenth studio album, '' Head Up High''. In spring 2020, Pandora participated in the Finnish version of the TV show ''
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'' as the Peacock. The next year, she entered ''
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'', the Finnish selection process for the
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, singing the song "I Love You" with the
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where they came in 2nd place behind
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.


Personal life

Magnusson has a son with whom she lives in Sweden. She also has an apartment in
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, Finland, with Finnish former ice hockey player , to whom she got engaged in 2014.


Discography


Albums

Studio albums * '' One of a Kind'' (1993) * '' Tell the World'' (1995) * ''
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'' (1996) * '' This Could Be Heaven'' (1997) * '' Breathe'' (1999) * ''No Regrets'' (1999) * ''A Little Closer'' (2000) * '' Won't Look Back'' (2002) * '' 9 Lives'' (2003) * '' Head Up High'' (2011) Compilations * '' Best of Pandora'' (1997) * ''
Pandora's Hit Box ''Pandora's Hit Box'' is the second greatest hits album by Swedish Eurodance singer Pandora. The album was only released in Japan. It features tracks from Pandora's studio albums '' One of a Kind'', '' Tell the World'', ''Changes'' and '' This Co ...
'' (1998) * ''
Greatest Hits & Remixes ''Greatest Hits & Remixes'' is a compilation album by British electronic producer and disc jockey Paul Oakenfold, featuring both old and new tracks and remixes from Oakenfold, released in 2007 commemorating his 100th official remix. The album ...
'' (2005) * '' Celebration'' (2007) (United DJs vs. Pandora)


Notes and references


External links

* Pandora's Official Website: http://www.pandora.se/
Pandora at Eurodance Encyclopædia

Pandora , the unofficial fanpage
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