Darin Zanyar,known simply as Darin,is a Swedish pop singer and songwriter born in Stockholm. He is one of Sweden's best-selling artists with eight number one albums.
Agnes Emilia Carlsson,known mononymously as Agnes,is a Swedish singer. She rose to fame as the winner of Idol 2005,the second season of the Swedish Idol series. She was then signed to Sony Music,through which she released her self-titled debut album,Agnes,and follow-up,Stronger,both of which topped the Swedish Top 60 Albums Chart. In early 2008,it was announced that Agnes had parted ways with her record label,and was now signed to small independent label Roxy Recordings. Released on 28 October 2008,her third album,Dance Love Pop,reached number five in Sweden,70 in Austria,38 in France,45 in Switzerland and 13 in the United Kingdom. With 200,000 albums sold worldwide this is her most successful album,50,000 albums were sold in France,40,000 in Sweden. Its first two singles,"On and On" and "Release Me" became international hits,reaching the top-ten in charts worldwide. "Release Me" topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs and peaked at three in the United Kingdom,selling over 900,000 copies worldwide.
"If I Were a Carpenter" is a folk song written by Tim Hardin in the 1960s,and re-recorded with commercial success by various artists including Bobby Darin,The Four Tops and Johnny Cash. Hardin's own recording of the piece appeared on his 1967 album Tim Hardin 2. It was one of two songs from that release performed by Hardin at Woodstock in 1969. The song,believed by some to be about male romantic insecurity,is rumored to have been inspired by his love for actress Susan Morss,as well as the construction of Hardin's recording studio.
Idol is a Swedish reality-competition talent show broadcast on TV4. It first appeared in August 2004,and became one of the most popular shows on Swedish television. Part of the Idols franchise,it originated from the reality program Pop Idol created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller,which was first aired in 2001 in the United Kingdom.
Daniel Gabriel Alessandro Saucedo Grzechowski,known professionally as Danny Saucedo or simply Danny,is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as one of the finalists in Idol 2006,the Swedish version of Idol,where he reached the top six.
"Teardrops" is a song by American husband-and-wife duo Womack &Womack,released on 5 August 1988 by Island Records as the first single from their fourth studio album,Conscience (1988). The song was written by Womack &Womack,while production was helmed by Chris Blackwell. Although the song was not a hit in their native United States,it charted highly in the United Kingdom and several European countries,as well as Australia and New Zealand.
Jenny Amanda Katarina Jenssen is a Swedish singer and songwriter who first rose to prominence as the Swedish Idol 2007 runner-up. Her first album,Killing My Darlings (2008),became one of that year's best-selling albums in Sweden,peaking at number 1 on the Swedish album chart. She also had success with her music singles,with seven individual placements on the Swedish singles chart.
"Insanity" is a song written by Peter Mansson,Patric Sarin,Darin Zanyar and recorded by Swedish singer Darin. It was released as the fourth single from Darin's third studio record Break the News,though it was the first release from the album in Germany and other selected European countries.
Break the News is the third studio album by Swedish singer Darin. It was released on 22 November 2006 in Sweden. The album reached the top of the Swedish Album Charts. Four singles were released from the album in Sweden with an additional track charting from promotion.
Thaddis Laphonia "Kuk" Harrell is an American songwriter,vocal producer,arranger and engineer. He was a member of a songwriting–production team composed of himself,Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash. In 2011,Kuk Harrell and partner Tricky Stewart joined the ranks of Fox's American Idol along with music mogul Jimmy Iovine,producing many of the songs performed on television by the contestants and released via iTunes. 2011 marked the highly anticipated return of Jennifer Lopez and her album LOVE? in which Kuk served as Album Vocal Producer. Earning his fourth Grammy for the vocal production of Rihanna's No. 1 Billboard Single "Only Girl ",Harrell is also the vocal producer and co-writer of Rihanna's Grammy-winning single "Umbrella". A composer and engineer on Beyoncé's chart topping "Single Ladies " from the album I Am... Sasha Fierce,he is also vocal producer and engineer of the Diane Warren-penned "I Was Here" from Beyoncé's 2011 album 4. He also produced the majority of the vocals on Mary J. Blige's Platinum album Growing Pains,which won the 2008 Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album. The first single from Growing Pains,"Just Fine",earned a Grammy nomination for best R&B vocal performance in 2007.
"Viva la Vida" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album,Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008). The lyrics to the song contain historical and Christian references,and the track is built around a looping string section in unison with a digitally processed piano,with other layers gradually being added as the song builds.
Swedish popular music,or shortly Swedish pop music,refers to music that has swept the Swedish mainstream at any given point in recent times. After World War II,Swedish pop music was heavily influenced by American jazz,and then by rock-and-roll from the U.S. and the U.K. in the 1950s and 1960s,before developing into dansband music. Since the 1970s,Swedish pop music has come to international prominence with bands singing in English,ranking high on the British,New Zealand,American,and Australian charts and making Sweden one of the world's top exporter of popular music by gross domestic product.
Dance Love Pop is the third studio album by Swedish singer Agnes,released originally on 29 October 2008 in Sweden. This was Agnes' first studio album since 2006 and her comeback to the music stage. The album is written and produced by Swedish songwriter Anders Hansson and geared towards the dance and club genre. When released the first single "On and On" it immediately showed a clear change of artistic direction for her music. This was clearly observed by the critics who all homaged her new musical style. In Sweden,a deluxe edition of the album titled Dance Love Pop:The Love Love Love Edition was released,featuring the original 10 tracks plus new song "Love Love Love",of which Agnes competed with in the Swedish drafts for Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow. The deluxe edition also included remixes and music videos of the album's singles and re-entered the official Swedish Top 60 Album Chart peaking at number 12. A re-release of the album was also made in France,where the "Edition Collector" was released on 18 January 2010 and peaked at forty-seven.
The discography of Finnish symphonic metal singer Tarja Turunen,consists of ten studio albums,one compilation album,six extended plays,eight live albums,eleven video albums,one box-set,fifty three singles and forty seven music videos.
"Run This Town" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna and fellow American rapper Kanye West. Released on July 24,2009,it was written by the artists alongside Athanasios Alatas,Jeff Bhasker,and No I.D.,the latter producing it with West. "Run This Town" was released as the second single from Jay-Z's eleventh studio album,The Blueprint 3.
Darin is the second studio album by Swedish singer Darin. It was released by Columbia Records on September 28,2005 in Sweden and features the singles "Step Up","Want Ya!" and "Who's That Girl?". The album became Darin's second number-one album in Sweden,with the first being The Anthem (2005).
The discography of Darin,a Swedish pop singer,consists of nine studio albums,two live albums and 41 official singles.
Eric Khaled Saade,is a Swedish singer and songwriter.
Exit is the sixth studio album by Swedish singer Darin. It was released by Universal Music Sweden on 30 January 2013. The debuted at number one on the Swedish album Chart. Exit was certified Gold by Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF) in its second week of release. The album includes the platinum-selling hit "Nobody Knows."
"So Yours" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Darin. It was released as a single on 22 February 2013 in Germany,Austria and Switzerland and all over Europe on 14 May. This is Darin's third single to get released outside the Scandinavian area,after "Insanity" and "Desire" which were both released as singles,taken from the album Break the News in Germany,Austria and Switzerland in 2007. "So Yours" was written by Darin and Niklas Bergwall.
