Jim Jidhed

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Jim Jidhed
Born (1963-02-23) 23 February 1963 (age 60)
Göteborg, Sweden
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Jim Jidhed (born February 23, 1963), sometimes known as Jim Willy Jidhed, is a Swedish rock singer. Jidhed's first major break was as the lead singer for the rock band Alien in the late 1980s with the ballad "Only One Woman". After that he released his first solo album called Jim, which included the cover songs "Wild Young And Free", "Silence is Golden", "Don't Lose Any Sleep" and "Love Hurts". Jidhed participated in Melodifestivalen in 1991 with "Kommer du ihåg mig?", [1] finishing 3rd, and in 1997 where he performed "Charlie", finishing 10th.

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In 2003, Jidhed released an album entitled Full Circle. In 2007 he released "Reflektioner", his first Swedish language album in 16 years. During 2008 Jidhed re-released the album "Jim" through the MTM label. As a songwriter on Tove Jaarnek's album "Sound of Romance" he reached the Svensktoppen with the song "I’ve Been Touched by You".

Discography

Solo albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
SE
Jim
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Virgin
Snart kommer natten
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Virgin
48 [2]
Full Circle
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Atenzia
Reflektioner
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Imse Music/CMC
Tankar i Vinternatt
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Imse Music
Push On Through
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: AOR Heaven
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

with Glamour

with Alien

Singles

Independent singles

Reviews

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References

  1. Kai Martin (15 February 2017). "Seperationen gav Jidhed nya krafter" [The separation gave Jidhed new strength] (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. Swedish charts