Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson (born 10 May 1952) is a Swedish

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and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the

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and she has also written some lyrics. She has gained notice for

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in some songs. Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until the late 1990s. She also gained popularity at the US country stage during the 1980s. In 1986, she had the "Kikki i Nashville" TV show.

Life and work

Danielsson was born in Osby, Sweden, and resides in Gävleborg. In total, she has participated nine times at the Swedish

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and one time at the Norwegian

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. She has participated in the

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twice, in

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(as a part of the Swedish pop and country group

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with the song " Dag efter dag", finishing 8th) and in the

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(solo) with the song " Bra vibrationer", finishing 3rd. Kikki Danielsson was born in Osby, but was

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and lived on a farm in

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from the age of five. There, she became the only child in the family while her younger sister was adopted to another place. As a five-year-old girl, Kikki Danielsson made her first singing performance, which occurred at the local

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's Saint Lucy's Day, Lucia party in her Småland home church, singing the Christmas song "När Jesusbarnet låg en gång". As a child, she sang in the local church choir. As a 17-year-old girl, Kikki Danielsson begun as a singer in dansband Nickies and in 1973 she switched to another

, Wizex, with which she participated at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978. She left Wizex in 1982, but as a member of the pop and country group

, she participated at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980,

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and

. She has also been a popular

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artist, with hits as the Melodifestivalen songs, but also other songs, like " Papaya Coconut" in 1987. She willingly sings country and has contributed in radio and TV shows in the US in the 1980s. During the second half of 1984, she married Swedish musician

Kjell Roos Kjell Roos (born 11 March 1956), is a Swedish guitarist and singer. Roos leads the Swedish dansband '' Kjell Roos Band'', earlier known as ''Roosarna''. He has done duets with Swedish singer Kikki Danielsson such as '' I juletid (Save Your Love ...

, who led the dansband Roosarna, with which she sang between 1990 and 1999. In 1985 she gave birth to their first child, a daughter. In late 1987 she released the

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album " Min barndoms jular". Together with Roosarna, she had many

hits during the 1990s. In 1994, the "dansband of the year" prize at the

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was awarded to Kikki Danielsson & Roosarna. In 1999 she separated from Kjell Roos. However, the musical co-operation restarted in 2003. Kikki Danielsson has also sung at the 2001

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. Together with

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and

Lotta Engberg Anna Charlotte "Lotta" Engberg (born Pedersen; 5 March 1963) is a Swedish singer. She represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with "Boogaloo (song), Boogaloo" after winning Melodifestivalen 1987. She also tried many times in Melodif ...

she participated at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2002 and together they called themselves

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and had an own dinner show during the second half of 2002 and participated at the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in 2003. They also started a successful collaboration with the Swedish brand "twilfit" designing stretchy yet fashionable T-shirts. Kikki Danielsson participated at Melodifestivalen 2006, which is the Swedish qualifications for the

. She performed with the song " I dag & i morgon", written by Thomas G:son and Calle Kindbom, which reached the final in the

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, where it finished at the 10th and last place. Totally, she has participated nine times at the Swedish Melodifestivalen and one time at Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix. In 2018, she participated in

once again. From 28 November to 17 December 2006, she toured Sweden with a band on the "Julstämning med Kikki" Christmas concert tour. Her periods of problems with alcohol have been a popular topic of the Scandinavian press (Danielsson first started drinking heavily to self-medicate as a result of her

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), as has her weight problem, in which she has become obese. Because of her weight problem, she appeared in ''Du är vad du äter'', the Swedish version of "

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", in 2006 where she made great progress and lost several pounds. In January 2010, it was announced that Kikki Danielsson together with Sören "Sulo" Karlsson and The Diamond Dogs would record the single ''Maybe I'll Do'', and on 13 July 2010 she appeared at

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. On 13 April 2011 she released the album '' Första dagen på resten av mitt liv'', where she worked together with Sören "Sulo" Karlsson. In 2012, Danielsson starred in the film '' Sean Banan inuti Seanafrika''. In 2017, she participated in the eighth season of ''

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'' ( TV4). Kikki Danielsson performed again at

on 3 February 2018, this time with the song "Osby Tennessee", which ended up seventh and last in the semi-final following votings. In February 2020, Kikki Danielsson was elected into the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame.

Melodifestivalen, Melodi Grand Prix and Eurovision entries

* Melodifestivalen 1978: '' Miss Decibel'' (with Wizex) – 2nd place * Melodifestivalen 1980: '' Mycke' mycke' mer'' (with

) – 4th place * Melodifestivalen 1981: '' God morgon'' (with Sweets 'n Chips) – 2nd place * Melodifestivalen 1982: '' Dag efter dag'' (with

) – winner :8th place at the

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* Melodifestivalen 1983: '' Varför är kärleken röd?'' – 2nd place * Melodifestivalen 1985: '' Bra vibrationer'' – winner :3rd place at the

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* Melodifestivalen 1992: ''En enda gång'' – 4th place * Melodifestivalen 2002: ''

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'' (

) – 3rd place *

2003: ''Din hand i min hand'' (

) – 4th place * Melodifestivalen 2006: '' I dag & i morgon'' – 10th place *

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: ''Osby Tennessee'' – semi-finalist

Solo discography

Studio albums

*1979: '' Rock'n Yodel'' *1981: '' Just Like a Woman'' *1982: '' Kikki'' *1983: ''

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'' *1984: '' Midnight Sunshine'' *1985: '' Bra vibrationer'' *1986: '' Papaya Coconut'' *1987: '' Min barndoms jular'' (Christmas album) *1989: '' Canzone d'Amore'' (1989) *1991: '' Vägen hem till dej'' *1992: '' Jag ska aldrig lämna dig'' *2001: '' Nu är det advent'' (Christmas album) *2011: '' Första dagen på resten av mitt liv'' *2015: '' Postcard from a Painted Lady'' *2016: '' Christmas Card from a Painted Lady'' (Christmas album) *2017: '' Portrait of a Painted Lady'' *2022: '' Ängel med sorgkant''

Compilation albums

*1983: '' Varför är kärleken röd?'' *1984: '' Kikkis 15 bästa låtar'' *1990: '' På begäran'' *1992: '' In Country'' *1994: '' På begäran 2'' *1997: '' Långt bortom bergen'' *1999: '' I mitt hjärta'' *2001: ''100% Kikki'' *2001: '' Fri - En samling'' *2006: '' I dag & i morgon'' *2008: '' Kikkis bästa'' *2021: '' Miss Decibel''

Singles

References

External links

Kikki Danielsson
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Grammis awards of 1994, with Kikki Danielsson & Roosarna as "Dansband of the year"
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