Emilia Rydberg

Emilia Rydberg
Background information
Birth name	Hanna Emilia Rydberg-Mitiku
Also known as	Emilia Mitiku
Born	(1978-01-05) 5 January 1978 (age 46) Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Pop, soul
Occupation	singer
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Universal Music Bonnier Music
Website	Official website

Hanna Emilia Rydberg-Mitiku, known simply as Emilia (born 5 January 1978), ^[1] is a Swedish pop music and soul singer, as well as a one-hit wonder. ^[2] Her 1998 hit single "Big Big World" reached number one in the music charts in several countries. ^{[3] [4]}

Life and career

Rydberg's father is the Ethiopian singer Teshome Mitiku. Her mother, Malena Rydberg, is Swedish. As a student she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. ^[5]

Rydberg was discovered in 1996 by Lars Anderson, son of ABBA's manager, Stig Anderson. She used the mononym of Emilia in the first years of her career, but more recently she has started to perform under the name of Emilia Mitiku, using her father's surname. In 2009, she competed in Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection for Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "You're My World". She advanced directly from her heat; however, she placed ninth in the final. She released her album My World in 2009. Her single "Teardrops" was released to radio stations on 2 June 2009. ^{[6] [7]} Her duet with Ákos Dobrády  [ hu ], "Side By Side" (Szerelemre hangolva), was recorded in both Hungarian and English languages and issued the same year. ^[8]

Emilia recorded a cover version of Rihanna's "We Found Love" for a studio session in Stockholm which was published on YouTube. ^[9] On 25 June 2012 she released the single "Lost Inside". ^[10]

In 2021, she joined the all-female group, Super Fëmmes, with a line-up consisting of Therese Grankvist, Denise Lopez, Mia Shotte, Josefine Willers and Emilia herself. In April 2022, the band released their debut single, a cover of Rozalla's 1991 hit "Everybody's Free". ^[11]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		SWE [12]	AUS [13]	FIN [14]	GER [15]
1998	Big Big World	14	172	14	6
2000	Emilia	51	–	–	—
2007	Små ord av kärlek	22	–	–	—
2009	My World	–	–	–	—
2013	I Belong to You	–	–	–	—

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions [16]
		AUT	AUS [13]	BEL (Vl)	BEL (Wa)	NED	FIN	FRA	GER	IRE	NZ	NOR	SWE [12]	SWI	UK	US	US Pop
1998	"Big Big World"	1	17	1	2	1	4	2	1	3	3	1	1	1	5	92	26
1999	"Good Sign"	27	182	44	28	52	–	21	32	–	–	–	16	27	54	–	–
	"Twist of Fate"	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	37	–	–	–	–
2000	"Sorry I'm in Love"	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17	–	–	–	–
2001	"Kiss by Kiss"	–	–	52	–	–	–	–	56	–	–	–	–	52	–	–	–
	"When You Are Here" (with Oli. P)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2002	"Everybody" (with DJ BoBo)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006	"Var minut"	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–
2007	"En sång om kärleken"	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	–	–	–
2008	"I Won't Cry"	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	"I Can Do It"	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009	"You're My World"	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	–
	"Teardrops"	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
As Emilia Mitiku
2012	"Lost Inside"	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	"So Wonderful"	–	–	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013	"You're Not Right for Me"	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	79	–	–
	"You're Breaking My Heart"	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Featured in

• 2010/2012: "Watch the Stars" (Bryan Rice featuring Emilia) (BEL (Vl): #91) ^[17]

References

1. Emilia Rydberg Charts, Allmusic
2. Her father TESHOME MITIKU is also popular Amharic musician in Ethiopia.Emilia Rydberg Archived 23 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
3. One Hit Wonder: Emilia: "Big Big World" | Musik-Center | BAYERN 3 | BR Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Br-online.de. Retrieved on 2011-05-30.
4. Billboard. Google Books (12 December 1998). Retrieved on 2011-05-30.
5. Hans Kronbrink (17 June 2012). "Emilia Mitiku: "För första gången i livet har jag en plan"". Dagens Nyheter. Dagens Nyheter (Swedish daily newspaper). Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
6. Jönköping | Jnytt.se | Nöje | Melodifestivalen | Emilia är tillbaka i hetluften igen Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Jnytt.se. Retrieved on 2011-05-30.
7. Melodifestivalen 2009 Archived 18 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine . svt.se (4 November 2008). Retrieved on 2011-05-30.
8. Dobrády Ákos feat Emilia – Szerelemre hangolva (official, HD) Archived 19 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine . YouTube (12 November 2009). Retrieved on 2011-05-30.
9. "Emilia Mitiku | We Found Love (Live)". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2013– via YouTube.
10. "Ones to watch: Emilia Mitiku - Music Blog". Digital Spy. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
11. "Swedish Girl Band Super Fëmmes Present Edgy New Single: Everybody's Free". Elicit Magazine. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
12. "Emilia discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
13. "Emilia Rydberg ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 7 July 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
14. "Emilia discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
15. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
16. GER chart positions Archived 3 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine AUT AUS FIN FRA NZ SWI NL BE SWE NO chart positions Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine chart positions ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]} UK chart positions Archived 8 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine US chartr positions
17. Ultratop: "Watch the Stars" song page

External links

• Emilia Mitiku - Official YouTube channel
• Emilia Rydberg discography at Discogs
• Emilia Mitiku – Booking and events