Jim Jidhed (born February 23, 1963), sometimes known as Jim Willy Jidhed, is a
Swedish rock singer. Jidhed's first major break was as the lead singer for the
rock band
Alien in the late 1980s with the ballad "
Only One Woman". After that he released his first solo album called ''Jim'', which included the cover songs
"Wild Young And Free", "
Silence is Golden",
"Don't Lose Any Sleep" and
"Love Hurts". Jidhed participated in
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Son ...
in 1991 with "Kommer du ihåg mig?",
finishing 3rd, and in 1997 where he performed "Charlie", finishing 10th.
In 2003, Jidhed released an album entitled ''Full Circle''. In 2007 he released "
Reflektioner", his first Swedish language album in 16 years. During 2008 Jidhed re-released the album "Jim" through the MTM label. As a songwriter on
Tove Jaarnek's album "Sound of Romance" he reached the
Svensktoppen
''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 ch ...
with the song "I’ve Been Touched by You".
Discography
Solo albums
Studio albums
with Glamour
*''Jag Vill Dansa, Natten Är Ung'' (1982)
with Alien
*''Alien'' (1988)
*''Dark Eyes'' (2005)
*''Eternity'' (2014)
*''Into the Future'' (2020)
Singles
*"
Only One Woman" (1988)
*"Go Easy" (1988)
*"Wild Young and Free" (1990)
*"Snart Kommer Natten" (1991)
*"Kommer du ihåg mig?" (1991)
*"Charlie" (1997)
*"För Alltid" (2006)
*"Du är min värld" (2007)
*"Det känns som förra sommaren" (2007)
Independent singles
*"Woman Is the Hunter" (1988)
*"Love Spins" (1991)
*"Blue, Blue, Blue Village" (1997)
*"Blåvitt, blåvitt" (1997)
*"The Rose" (1998)
Reviews
review of Full Circle at Melodic.net
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Swedish rock singers
Swedish pop singers
Swedish male singers
Swedish Christians
Melodifestivalen contestants