Cecilia Vennersten | |
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Born | Gothenburg, Sweden | 26 September 1970
Genres | Schlager Soul pop |
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Years active | 1994– |
Cecilia Birgitta Vennersten-Ingemansson (born 26 September 1970) is a Swedish pop singer. [1]
Cecilia Vennersten performed the Mariah Carey song "Hero" on Sikta mot stjärnorna in 1994. [2]
Her career started with a second place finish in the Swedish qualifier for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Det vackraste". Her first album, named Cecilia Vennersten , released the same year, was a great success in Sweden and Norway. In 1997, her second album, Till varje leende, en tår , was released. She participated in Melodifestivalen 2005 with the ballad "Var mig nära", but she didn't quality for the final. In 2006, her third album, Under stjärnornas parasoll , was released.
Title | Year |
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Cecilia Vennersten | 1995 |
Till varje leende, en tår | 1997 |
Under stjärnornas parasoll | 2006 |
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