Minnah Caroline Karlsson (born 26 March 1989 in
Hallstavik
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) is a Swedish singer.
TV4: Minnah Karlsson
accessed 2011-07-31 She achieved fame when on the television singing competition ''Idol
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'' in 2010, where she came in second, losing to Jay Smith.
She is also one of the few participants on any of the ''Idol'' series who was voted out, to then come back and got to the final
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Although Karlsson came in second place, Sony Music
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signed a contract with her. Her debut album, '''', was released on 19 December 2010 for digital downloads, and for in-store purchases on 20 December, only one week after the finals.
Karlsson was also included in the ''Idol Live'' Tour, in which she and the other 9 final contestants toured around Sweden
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.
Adam Lambert
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praised her for her cover of his song "Whataya Want from Me
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", and the song was included on her debut album.
Family
Karlsson is the daughter of Heli and Bengt Karlsson and has two brothers. Her mother is from Finland
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.
Discography
Singles
* 2010 -''All I Need Is You'' (also available in ''Det bästa från Idol 2010'')
Compilation
* 2010 -''Det Bästa Från Idol 2010 - Audition'' (Not Ready To Make Nice
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)
* 2010 -''Det Bästa Från Idol 2010'' (Piece of My Heart
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)
Albums
* 2010 -''''
References
External links
Official Website
1989 births
Living people
Idol (Swedish TV series) participants
Swedish pop singers
Swedish women pop singers
Swedish people of Finnish descent
English-language singers from Sweden
21st-century Swedish singers
21st-century Swedish women singers
People from Norrtälje Municipality
Musicians from Stockholm County
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