Tony Nilsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter (born in Boden, Norrbotten County, Sweden in 1977). He is signed to Peermusic. A prolific composer of songs, he has contributed to a string of hits by well-known Swedish artists. Many of his songs have featured in Melodifestivalen and in the Swedish Singles Chart. Nilsson lives with artist and fellow songwriter Mirja Breitholtz. [1]
Nilsson had a hit with "Natalie", a song he had written. It was featured in 2006 in the compilation album Absolute Summerhits 2006. In 2007, a cover version by Ola Svensson became a huge summer hit in Sweden.
In 2010 he wrote the song "If You Love Me", which was recorded and released by British X Factor winner Joe McElderry. The same year Nilsson started collaborating with Swedish singer Darin. Together they wrote "Can't Stop Love" for the Swedish royal wedding and most of the other songs on Darin's album Lovekiller . The album went straight to No. 1 in the charts and was certified gold after only one week.
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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Las Vegas", written by Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Johan Fransson, and Niklas Edberger, and performed by Martin Stenmarck. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 2005.
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "It Hurts", written by Thomas "Orup" Eriksson, and performed by Lena Philipsson. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 2004.
Ola Nils Håkan Svensson is a Swedish artist and songwriter, known professionally by the mononym Ola until 2014, and as Brother Leo from 2018 to present. Born in Lund, Skåne, his career began in 2005, when he finished eighth on season two of Swedish Idol. Since then, Ola has released four studio albums. Eleven of his singles have reached the top five on the Swedish singles chart, with six achieving number one, and nine attaining gold and platinum certifications. After being signed to Universal Music for many years, Ola founded his own record label Oliniho Records for the Swedish market, keeping distribution arrangements with Sony Music in Europe and internationally. Following a four-year break, he returned in 2018, recording under the stage name Brother Leo for Columbia Records.
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Hero", written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren, and performed by Charlotte Perrelli. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 2008. Perrelli had previously won both contest in 1999.
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