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Capitol Music Group Sweden
Capitol Music Group Sweden is a Swedish music company which forms part of Universal Music Group, Universal Music Sweden. The company was formed following Universal Music Sweden's full ownership acquisition of Lionheart Music Group. The company consists of several record labels as well as operations in music production and publishing, artist management, and live-entertainment production. The same trademark is used by an unrelated United States–based Capitol Music Group, also of Universal Music Group, which in turn is based upon, and consists of, the American label Capitol Records. Capitol Records Group Sweden also operates its own "Capitol Records Sweden" label proper. Background Founding of Lionheart International The Lionheart International record label was established in 1990. Lionheart has a dance record label called "Kavalkad" and an electro/dance/pop/rock record label called "SoFo Records". In 2002 they started a collaboration with Mariann Grammofon AB, Mariann Grammofon ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.5 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Mittet
Maria Haukaas Mittet (née Storeng, born 3 August 1979) also known as simply Maria is a Norwegian recording artist. She gained national recognition in 2004 for her participation in the '' Idol'' reality television series, and international recognition in 2008 as Norway's representative in the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest. Biography Maria was born in Finnsnes, but grew up on the island of Senja, in Troms county, Norway. She first received national media attention when she had her first musical role at the age of 11, with the lead in Annie, at the Bryggeteateret in Oslo (1991). Maria and her family moved to Oslo for the musical, and when the show run was over, they moved back to Senja. She has since performed in several musicals, both in the capital Oslo, and in the county Troms where she grew up. At the age of 24, she was part of Idol (Norway) in 2004, where she finished 6th. She took part in the ''Idol Tour'' 2004, along with other contestants in the top ten. She release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisa's
Elisa's is a Swedish dansband from the Skaraborg, established in 2009. The band is named after its lead singer Elisa Lindström. The band won the 2010 ''Dansbandskampen ''Dansbandskampen'' is a television show established by Peter Settman and his production company Baluba. Peter Settman is also the show host. The show is broadcast over Sveriges Television, with season 1 airing October–December 2008. In 2008, fi ...'' competition. The band was launched by young artists in Musikgymnasiet i Skövde (the Music College in Skövde). During late 2010, the band's fame spread in Sweden. Their first single, "Hey Go So Long", was recorded in February 2010. In 2011 the band went to the top of the Swedish Albums Chart with their debut studio album ''Det här är bara början'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne-Lie Rydé
Anne-Lie Rydé (born 17 October 1956 in Stockholm) is a Swedish pop and rock singer. Early life and Music career Rydé grew up on Lidingö, but moved to Gothenburg in 1976. There she played with the Gothenburg-based band Extra from 1978 to 1983. She moved back to Stockholm in 1983 and broke through as a solo artist that year with the eponymous album "Anne-Lie Rydé." Her first hit was ''"Segla på ett moln"'' (Sail On a Cloud), written by Per Gessle. Anne-Lie Rydé was visually inspired by Punk and Nina Hagen, but musically she played rock. She wrote a number of songs herself. She toured in 1983–84 with Dan Hylander, Py Bäckman and the Raj Montana Band, and in 1985 received a Rockbjörnen and a Karamelodiktstipendiet, a scholarship awarded for innovation in music in Swedish. She had serious problems with her vocal cords in 1987 and almost had to stop singing, but managed to recover with ''"Mellan ljus och mörker"'' in 1989. The 1990s were a turning point in Rydé' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Poodles
The Poodles were a Swedish hard rock band formed by singer Jakob Samuel (a.k.a. Jake Samuels), bass guitarist Pontus Egberg, guitarist Pontus Norgren, and drummer Christian Lundqvist. The band's songs include " Metal Will Stand Tall" and " Night of Passion", the latter of which was performed in 2006 in Melodifestivalen, the annual music competition to decide the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. The Poodles performed in Melodifestivalen again in 2008, this time with the musician E-Type, and played at the Sweden Rock Festival in 2006 and 2008. History Prior to the formation of The Poodles, Norgren and Samuel were members of Talisman and also played together in a ''The Lord of the Rings''-themed power metal trio called The Ring. In 2006, Samuel was asked to sing the track "Night of Passion", and asked Lundqvist to join him as drummer for the session. Bass guitarist Egberg (formerly of Lion's Share) and Norgren subsequently joined them to perform the song as The Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Johnson
Jill Anna Maria Johnson (born 24 May 1973) is a Swedish country and pop singer, songwriter and TV-host. She performed in the Melodifestivalen 1998 contest, winning with the song " Kärleken är" ("Love Is"), and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she entered Melodifestivalen for the second time with " Crazy in Love", which finished fourth in the final. She also hosted the final of Melodifestivalen 2005. Johnson is today one of the most successful artists in Sweden, with several Gold and Platinum records and since 2014 has hosted her own Swedish TV-show from Nashville, '' Jills veranda''. Biography Johnson is from the small town of Ängelholm in the south western part of Sweden. By the age of four, she had decided she wanted to become an artist, an aspiration towards which she was highly encouraged by her local choir leader. As a 12-year-old, she started off as the vocalist in a Country & Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanne Grönvall
Marianne Elisabeth Grönvall (, née ''Nordqvist''; born 18 May 1962), known by her stage name Nanne (), is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Biography Grönvall's musical career started in the 1980s group Sound of Music. The trio participated twice in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest selections, Melodifestivalen, finishing fourth both times; in 1986 with "Eldorado" and in 1987 with "Alexandra". Over the following ten years, she established herself as a songwriter in Melodifestivalen, writing two songs for the 1992 competition and the 1995 runner-up " Det vackraste" ("The Most Beautiful Thing") performed by Cecilia Vennersten. From 1991 till 1997, she was a member of the group One More Time with her husband, Peter Grönvall, and Maria Rådsten. They won the Melodifestivalen 1996 final with the folk-ballad " Den vilda" (recorded in English as "The Wilderness Mistress"). It finished third (out of 23) in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 behind Norway and winners Ireland. Boosted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Clamp
Shirley Natasja Clamp (born 17 February 1973) is a British-Swedish pop singer. She has achieved four Top 10 singles in Sweden including a Number 1 with " Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus" in 2009, and three Top 10 albums. She has competed seven times in Melodifestivalen between 2003 and 2022, reaching the final twice where she finished second in 2004 and fourth in 2005. Nationality Clamp was born in Borås, Sweden. Since her mother is Swedish and her father is British, she has dual nationality. Career Shirley Clamp's career began as a backing singer for various singers and groups, including Antique during their Eurovision Song Contest 2001 performance to name one. She started her solo career in 2003, when she took part in Melodifestivalen 2003 with the song "Mr. Memory". Finishing in 6th place in her semifinal, she lost the chance to qualify for the final. Her big breakthrough came in Melodifestivalen 2004 with the song " Min kärlek" (My love) composed by Ingela "Pling" Forsma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanna Nielsen
Sanna Viktoria Nielsen (born 27 November 1984) is a Sweden, Swedish singer, television presenter and musical theatre performer. On her seventh attempt, she won Melodifestivalen 2014, Melodifestivalen in 2014 with the song "Undo (Sanna Nielsen song), Undo" and so represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark, finishing in 3rd place overall. Sanna was one of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 commentators for Sweden and hosted Melodifestivalen 2015 along with comedian Robin Paulsson. She was announced as the new presenter for the sing-along show ''Allsång på Skansen'' for the summer of 2016. She hosted ''Eurovision The Party'' at the Tele2 Arena for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Career Nielsen was born and grew up in the town of Edenryd in Bromölla Municipality, Scania, Skåne. Her paternal grandfather was a Denmark, Dane from Århus. Nielsen's career started at several talent searches, the first being in 1992 in Olofström. In 1994 she particip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonja Aldén
Sonja Annika Maria Aldén (born 20 December 1977) is a Swedish pop singer best known for her 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2020 Melodifestivalen entries, as well as for working together with Shirley Clamp and Sanna Nielsen. She has also written songs for other artists, including " Night of Passion" for The Poodles, which was their entry for the Melodifestivalen 2006. Early life Aldén was born in St Albans, England. As a student, she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. Career In the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006, Aldén presented as Sonya and participated with " Etymon" but did not qualify for the final. In the Melodifestivalen 2007, Aldén participated with the ballad " För att du finns", which reached "Andra Chansen" ("Second chance") when it finished 4th in the semifinal in Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik (; ), often shortened to just Ö-vik, is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandur Enni
Brandur Helgason Enni (born 15 April 1989), is a Faroese singer, songwriter, composer, and musician. He plays guitar, trumpet, piano and flugelhorn. In August 2006, he moved to Sweden, where he studied music for two years at the Music Production Academy "Musikmakarna". In 2012, he moved back to his hometown Tvøroyri and started to attend the Suduroy High School. Brandur's brother Tróndur Enni is also a singer and songwriter and plays several instruments; he is well known in the Faroe Islands and sometimes performs with Frændur singer Eyðun Nolsøe. At the Midsummer Festival in Tvøroyri, the two brothers Brandur and Tróndur performed together on stage along with other Faroese musicians. Career Brandur Enni's musical career started early; he was singing on two albums in 1998 and 2000. He released his debut album ''Waiting in the Moonlight'' in 2002, when he was 12 years old. Enni gained popularity in the Faroe Islands, Denmark and in Iceland, and later he became a well know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Bergendahl
Anna Henrietta Bergendahl (born 11 December 1991) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She took part in Swedish TV4 (Sweden), TV4 music program ''Super Troupers'' in 2004, and in ''Idol 2008'' where she reached the Final 5 before being eliminated. In 2009, Bergendahl signed for Lionheart Records. Her debut album was released on 14 April 2010. Bergendahl won Melodifestivalen 2010 with the song This Is My Life (Anna Bergendahl song), "This Is My Life" and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, but failed to qualify for the final. The song topped the Sverigetopplistan, Swedish Singles Chart on 5 March 2010. Biography Early life Bergendahl was born in Hägersten, Stockholm, and raised in Nyköping and Katrineholm. She is of partial Irish descent, as her grandmother was born and lives in Ireland. Her first performance in front of an audience was in a cathedral in York when she was only eight years old. ''Idol 2008'' Bergen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
