Mats Erik Segerstedt (born 20 April 1983) is a Swedish singer. Segerstedt was born in

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. As a student he attended the

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. He was the runner-up to

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on the third season of

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version of ''

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''. Erik was part of the Swedish band E.M.D., alongside two other ''Idol'' contestants,

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from ''

'' and

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from ''

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''. The band took a break in late 2010. Erik was a contestant in

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. He also voiced Prince Hans in the Swedish dub of Disney's '' Frozen''.

''Idol''

Erik Segerstedt took part in Idol 2006, singing the following: After having reached the final, he finished as runner-up to winner

after declaration of the results of the public vote.

Post-''Idol''

Segerstedt was signed at

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and on 21 February 2007 his debut album ''A Different Shade'' was released. The album debuted at #2 on the Swedish albums chart and stayed at this position for a second week. The first single " I Can't say I'm Sorry" written by

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peaked at #1 on

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, the Swedish Singles Chart.

E.M.D.

In 2007, Segerstedt formed the musical trio, a boyband called E.M.D., with

and

. Like Segerstedt, both Andréasson and Saucedo had taken part in the Swedish version of ''

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'', with Danny Saucedo finishing 6th on ''

'' and Mattias Andréasson as the fourth runner-up on ''

''.

Their first single, a cover of

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and

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's hit " All For Love", was a chart success. They released their debut album, ''

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'', in May 2008 with " Jennie Let Me Love You" and " Alone)" as singles and, after the release of the deluxe album edition, the single " Baby Goodbye" which was their song on

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, finishing third in the final of the competition. In November 2009, E.M.D. released their holiday album ''

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''. The Christmas single charted at number 3 on Sverigetopplistan. E.M.D.'s third album ''

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'' was in 2010. The single "

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" a cover of an

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song charted at number 5. In late 2010, E.M.D. announced an indefinite hiatus and broke up.

Melodifestivalen

In 2013, Segerstedt entered

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with the duet "Hello Goodbye" with

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in a bid to represent Sweden in the

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. The duo came fourth in the second heat and qualified to the Second Chance round held where they finished in fifth place. They were therefore unable to reach the final and were eliminated from the competition. Segerstedt participated in

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with the song " Show Me What Love Is". He won heat 2 on 8 February 2025 to qualified directly to the final on 8 March 2025, where he placed ninth.

Discography

Solo work

Studio albums

Singles

E.M.D.

;Studio albums *2008: ''

'' **2009: '' A State of Mind (Deluxe Edition)'' *2009: ''

'' *2010: ''

'' ;Singles *2007: " All for Love" *2008: " Jennie Let Me Love You" *2008: " Alone" *2009: " Baby Goodbye" *2009: " Youngblood" *2009: "

*2010: "

" *2010: "

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References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Segerstedt, Erik Swedish male voice actors Idol (Swedish TV series) participants 1983 births Living people People from Uddevalla Musicians from Västra Götaland County E.M.D. members 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish male singers