Pernilla Maria Theresa Andersson Dregen ( Andersson; 10 December 1974) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is the singing coach for the TV program ''

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''.

Career

Pernilla Andersson at Melodifestivalen 2011

Andersson was born in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

but grew up in

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and

Kristianstad Kristianstad ( , ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 41,198 inhabitants in 2023. Since the 1990s, the city has gone from being a garrison town to a developed commercial city, ...

. She sings "Blå vägen hem" on

Svante Thuresson Svante Thuresson (7 February 1937 – 10 May 2021) was a Swedish jazz musician. He started his career as a drummer before joining the band Gals and Pals in 1963. Svante won the national selection and represented Sweden in the Eurovision song c ...

's album ''Svante Thuresson & vänner''. She wrote the music of Thuresson's album ''Nya kickar'' and she produced his two last albums. As pianist she has been touring with Thomas Di Leva. In 2001 she received SKAP's scholarship. She contested

Melodifestivalen 2011 Melodifestivalen 2011 was a Sweden, Swedish song contest held in February and March 2011. It selected Sweden's 51st song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 50th edition of Melodifestivalen. Eric Saade, with the song ...

with the song ''Desperados'' and came to the "second chance" (''andra chansen'') but lost. In 2011, she received the Ulla-Billquist-scholarship. Andersson is interested in ecology affecting fish and seeks to preserve the species of fish in the

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Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andersson, Pernilla 1974 births Living people Singers from Stockholm Swedish country singers Swedish women country singers Swedish pianists Swedish women pianists Swedish guitarists Swedish women guitarists Swedish women songwriters English-language singers from Sweden Swedish-language singers 21st-century Swedish women singers 21st-century Swedish women guitarists