Henrik Åberg (born 1976), is a Swedish singer who won TV4's ''

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'' in 1995, imitating

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performing the song "

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", and scoring chart successes in Sweden. He also represented Sweden in the European final of ''

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'', on 13 April 1996 in

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, performing '' Love Me Tender''. At

Melodifestivalen 1996 Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "", composed by Peter Grönvall, with lyrics by Nanne Grönvall, and performed by the band One More Time. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SVT), selected its entry ...

he participated with the song '' Du är alltid en del utav mej'' written by

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and

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. While the song did not reach the final, it became a

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hit for 36 weeks.Svensktoppen - ''1996''
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bassist

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was

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. Between 1996 and 1998 he scored totally five Sensktoppen hits. In 2001, "En dans i morgonsolen" with Martinez charted for 17 weeks at Svenskoppen.

Discography

Albums

* '' Du är alltid en del utav mej'' (1996, Sony Music) * '' Hemma igen'' (1997,

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) * '' Allt jag har'' (2003, Annie Records och

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) * '' Elvis Forever: A Tribute to the King'' (2011, with

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'' (2014)

Svensktoppen songs

*''Du är alltid en del utav mej'' - 1996 *''Bara en clown'' - 1996 *''Vi ska aldrig ta farväl'' - 1997 *''Jenny och jag'' - 1998 *''Hemma igen'' - 1998 *''En dans i morgonsolen'' - 2001 (with Martinez)

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aberg, Henrik 1976 births Living people Swedish rock singers 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish male singers