Maria Magdalena Philipsson, known by her stage name Lena Philipsson, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and media personality. She represented Sweden in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing fifth. As of 2024, Philipsson is the female lead vocalist of the Swedish duo Roxette.
"Ack Värmeland, du sköna" or "Värmlandsvisan" is a Swedish popular song, best known in the English-speaking world as "Dear Old Stockholm".
The Grammis are music awards presented annually to musicians and songwriters in Sweden. The oldest Swedish music awards were instituted as a local equivalent of the Grammy Awards given in the United States. The awards ceremony is generally held each year in February in Stockholm. The awards were established in 1969 and awarded until 1972 when they were cancelled, then revived in 1987.
Sven Thomas Magnusson, known by his stage names Thomas Di Leva or simply Di Leva, is a Swedish singer and songwriter.
Godmorgon Sverige is the sixth studio album by Swedish pop music artist Mauro Scocco. It was released in 1996 on Scocco's own record label Diesel Music. The album consists mainly of soul ballads, comparable to an R. Kelly with Swedish lyrics. The lyrics revolve mostly around love, more often than not in a dark way. Three singles were released from the album: "Om Det Är O.K.", "Det Är Dags", and "Kärleken Var Här". The album peaked at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart, marking Scocco's third number one album in the country.
La Dolce Vita – Det Bästa 1982–2003 is the second compilation album by Swedish pop music artist Mauro Scocco. Unlike the previous greatest hits compilation, Hits, this double CD spanned Scocco's entire career, including his early career as a member of the pop group Ratata. The selections were picked by Scocco himself. It also included a version of the Scocco-penned Lisa Nilsson hit "Himlen runt hörnet", featuring Scocco himself, Nilsson, and Swedish blues artist Driftwood. There were also various unreleased demos included on the album. It was released in 2003 through Scocco's own record label Diesel Music.
Barbados is a Swedish dansband, formed in 1992, who have had several Swedish chart successes. The band, with lead singer Magnus Carlsson, became widely known after their second place in Melodifestivalen 2000. The band has replaced lead singer three times. First Magnus Carlsson left the group in 2002 and later became a member of the group Alcazar. Mathias Holmgren, a former Fame Factory student was the new lead singer, but was forced to leave the band in 2004. Chris Lindh replaced him, before leaving the band in 2007. The current lead singer is Björn Lagerström.
Friends was a Swedish dansband or pop group formed in 1999 and made up of Stefan Brunzell, Tony Haglund, Kristian Hermanson, Nina Inhammar, Kim Kärnfalk and Peter Strandberg. They were put together from auditions on the reality television show Friends på turne, made by Bert Karlsson for TV4. The show was a success and Friends competed on Melodifestivalen 2000, reaching second place. They won Melodifestivalen 2001 with "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the English version of the song, "Listen to Your Heartbeat.” Following their Eurovision participation, the Swedish delegation was forced to pay royalties to the team behind "Liefde is een kaartspel", the 1996 Belgian entry, making the song the first admitted case of plagiarism in Eurovision history.
De första åren is a box set by Swedish pop singer and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog, released in 2004.
Wahlströms was a dansband from Vadstena, Sweden, established in 1985.
Date is a modern dansband from Sweden. The band was established in 1993.
Eric Gadd is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He has released thirteen music albums since his debut in 1987 and has also participated in Melodifestivalen.
Sånger ur Trähatten 1982–2000 is a 2 CD compilation album of Swedish musician Johan Johansson released in 2001.
Om du vill ha mig is a 2001 studio album by Swedish band Drifters. From the album, the band scored three Svensktoppen hit songs.
Tack & farväl was released on 14 November 2012 and is a Thorleifs double compilation album in connection to the band disestablishment the same year. The opening track, Déjà vu, was new-written by Thomas G:son. That song was originally written for Melodifestivalen 2008., where Thorleifs were originally intended to participate.
Våra bästa år is a 2007 Thorleifs double compilation album. Seven of the songs were new back then. Outside Sweden, special versions of the album were released in Denmark, Finland and Norway. On the album charts, it peaked at 24th position in Denmark, and 7th position in Sweden.
Flera sidor av samma man was released on 5 July 2006, and is a Peter Jöback compilation album. Despite being released in mid-year, the album became the most sold in Sweden of 2006.
Thor-Erics was a dansband in Hyssna, Sweden. The band was established in 1963 and performed for last time on 27 December 1999. The band appeared at TV in Sweden and Norway several times. Nick Borgen performed with the band by the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Carina Jaarnek, was a Swedish singer. During her career she performed in a number of dansbands, and she participated in Melodifestivalen twice.
Lina Arvidsson, born 1981, is a Swedish author, writing coach, and poet.
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