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Lena Philipsson
Maria Magdalena Philipsson (born 19 January 1966), 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. Career Philipsson was born in Vetlanda, Sweden. She participated in the Swedish ''New Faces'' in 1982. Her career started with the single ''Boy/You Open My Eyes'' in 1984 and with her entries at Melodifestivalen in 1986, 1987 and 1988. In 1987, she released the song 'Aquarius 99', a duet with the Russian composer Igor Nikolaev. In 1989, she had great success with the album ''My Name'', which included top hits "Standing In My Rain", "Why," and "Leave a Light". In 1991, she recorded a concept album and show about a female secret agent, 'Agent 006'. In the early 1990s, her fame increased in Sweden, and she continued to release albums until 1997. In 2001, she had a stage comeback; the ''Lena Philipsson Show'' was sold out for two and a half years around Sweden. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Det Gör Ont
"It Hurts" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Lena Philipsson. It was written by Thomas "Orup" Eriksson and produced by Anders Hansson for Philipsson's studio album '' Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan'' (2004). It is the best known as the winning song of Melodifestivalen 2004, where it was performed in Swedish as "Det gör ont" (; "It Hurts"), and as 's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, where it finished in fifth place with 170 points. Melodifestivalen Philipsson had previously entered Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1986, 1987 and 1988, finishing in second, fifth and second place, respectively. She also competed in 1991 and in 1999 as a songwriter. In 2004, Philipsson entered Melodifestivalen for the fourth time as a performer, with "Det gör ont", written by Orup. She first performed in the semi-final four at the Malmömässan in Malmö and qualified for the final with a total of 134,189 vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jag ångrar Ingenting
''Jag ångrar ingenting'' is the tenth studio album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson, released in 2005. Introduced with the singles "Unga pojkar och äldre män" and "Han jobbar i affär", the album was released on October 26. On the Swedish Albums Chart, it debuted at number three, repeating that position at the next week and rising up to number two during the third. The album was certified in Platinum Platinum is a chemical element with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name originates from Spanish , a diminutive of "silver". Platinu ... (60,000 copies) on December 13, 2005. Track listing #" Jag ångrar ingenting" #" Unga pojkar & äldre män" #" Han jobbar i affär" #"Dom bjuder på champagne" #"Jag sover hellre ensam" #"Du ringer bara när du är full" #"Det ringer på min dörr" #"Den högste" #"Någon annanstans" #"Du kan få mig när du vill" Singles fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vetlanda
Vetlanda () is a locality and the seat of Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 13,050 inhabitants in 2010. History Vetlanda was still nothing more than a village for several centuries. With the 1840s population boom in Småland, and the industrial revolution winning ground in Sweden, the industry expanded and people settled in the village. With the railways crossing Vetlanda in the late 19th century the population further blossomed, and Vetlanda got the title of a city on New Year's Day 1920, at which time its population amounted to 3,015. The coat of arms was selected as an ear of wheat, a derivation of the arms for the old jurisdiction Östra Härad ( sv), wherein ''Vitala'' was rumoured to have been the centre, that depicted three ears of wheat. The present spelling ''Vetlanda'' did not come into use until the 1920s, before that it was known as ''Hvetlanda'', a form that can be found in several companies and organizations. In the 19th century, wood industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment and managed by the American umbrella division of Sony. It was originally founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation and renamed as Columbia Recording Corporation in 1938, following its acquisition by the Columbia Broadcasting System. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records, and Sony Corporation bought the company in 1988, renaming it under its current name in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50-50 joint venture known as Sony BMG, which transferred the businesses of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group into one entity. However, in 2008, Sony acquired Bertelsmann's stake, and the company reverted to the Sony Music name shortly after; the buyout allowed Sony to acquire all of BMG's labels, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dansa I Neon
''Dansa i neon'' was released on 15 May 1987 and is an album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson. The album peaked at number 19 at the Swedish Albums Chart. Track listing #"Saknar dej innan du går" #" Dansa i neon" #"Du är mitt liv" #"Regn faller" #"Den ende" #"Cheerio" #"Sommartid" #"Åh, vad jag längtar" #"Kom du av dej" #"Om jag fick" #"Säg det nu" #"Det går väl an" #"Kärleken är evig ''Kärleken är evig'' is the debut studio album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson, released in 1986. The album peaked at #20 at the Swedish album charts. Track listing #" Kärleken är evig" (Per Gessle, Torgny Söderberg) #" Åh Amadeus ..." #" Jag känner" #"Jag sänder på min radio" #"Löpa linan ut" Charts References 1987 albums Lena Philipsson albums Swedish-language albums {{1980s-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutger Gunnarsson
Johan Rutger Gunnarsson (12 February 1946 – 30 April 2015) was a Swedish musician, bass guitarist, guitarist, arranger and producer. He was closely associated with the pop group ABBA. Career Gunnarsson grew up in Ledberg parish. His career began with Björn Ulvaeus in the Hootenanny Singers. He went on to work with ABBA, playing on all their albums and participating in their tours. He later worked on several musicals and musical events, including: ''Chess'', ''Les Misérables'', ''Rhapsody In Rock'', ''007'', '' Mamma Mia!'' and ''Diggiloo''. Gunnarsson also arranged strings and played bass for others, including Celine Dion, Westlife, Elton John, Lee Hazlewood, Adam Ant, and Bobbysocks. He produced and arranged music for artists such as Gwen Stefani, Elin Lanto, Joyride, and Alla Pugacheva Alla Borisovna Pugacheva, ) (born 15 April 1949), is а Soviet and Russian musical performer. Her career started in 1965 and continues to this day, even though she has retired from perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kärleken är Evig
''Kärleken är evig'' is the debut studio album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson, released in 1986. The album peaked at #20 at the Swedish album charts. Track listing #" Kärleken är evig" (Per Gessle, Torgny Söderberg) #" Åh Amadeus" (Fredrik Hansson, Per-Olof Thyrén) #"Det är här jag har mitt liv" (Söderberg, Ingela Forsman) #"Stanna här hos mej" (Charlie Skarbek, L. Berg, Tim Smit) #"Vindarnas väg" (Peter Åhs) #"Jag sänder på min radio" (Gessle, Philipsson) #" Jag känner" (Sergio Cossu, Salvatore Stellita, Jacob Dahlin, Carlo Marrale) #"Oskuldens ögon" (Forsman, J. Tcharnavskij, Leonid Derbenjov) #"Om kärleken är blind" (Forsman, Anders Glenmark) #"Löpa linan ut" (Forsman, Benny Borg, OV Lien, Peter Knutsen) #"Segla" (Phillipsson, Monica Forsberg) #"Helene" (Forsman, Mary Susan Applegate Mary Susan Applegate is an American songwriter, poet and lyricist who lives in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She rose to prominence in 1984 with the lyrics to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish Recording Industry Association (in Swedish Grammofonleverantörernas förening). Before Topplistan, music sales in Sweden were recorded by Kvällstoppen, whose weekly chart was a combined albums and singles list. History For the period of 1976 to 2006, the official Swedish music charts were published by Sveriges Radio P3, a station owned by Sveriges Radio. At the end of 2006, it stopped publishing the general charts, which were entrusted to Swedish Recording Industry Association in the beginning of 2007. However, Sveriges Radio P3 continued to publish the most downloaded music charts, according to the statistics compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The new strictly-download chart was called DigiListan. Since late 2006, the chart has included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvingarna
Arvingarna is a Swedish dansband formed in Gothenburg in 1989. The group consists of Casper Janebrink (vocals and bass guitar), Lars Larsson (guitars, vocals and keyboards), Kim Carlsson (vocals and guitars) and Tommy Carlsson (drums and vocals). At Melodifestivalen 1993, they performed the song '" Eloise", which won, allowing Arvingarna to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in Millstreet Co.Cork in May that year, where the song finished 7th. History Arvingarna was founded in 1989, following the members earlier having played heavy metal, without any major successes. The band's name ("The heirs") refers to the group member's parents, who also were active in dansbands. Arvingarna plays a form of dansband music that is it inspired by pop music and rock music, and has also being described as a boyband. The band has competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1993, Melodifestivalen 1995, 1995, Melodifestivalen 1999, 1999, Melodifestivalen 2002, 2002, Melodifestiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Det Svär Jag På
"Det svär jag på" is a song written by Lena Philipsson and Torgny Söderberg, and performed by Arvingarna at Melodifestivalen 1999, where it ended up third. It was also released as a single. The song was originally thought to have been performed by Lena Philipsson herself. At the Swedish singles chart it peaked at number 39. The song also charted at Svensktoppen ''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 cha ... for four weeks between 10 April-15 May 1999, peaking at fourth position before getting knocked out of chart. Charts References 1999 singles 1999 songs Arvingarna songs Melodifestivalen songs of 1999 Songs written by Torgny Söderberg Swedish-language songs {{1990s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernilla Wahlgren
Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren (born 24 December 1967) is a Swedish singer and actress. She has sung in Melodifestivalen several times; her 1985 entry titled " Piccadilly Circus" became popular and successful. She has acted in several plays and films, playing roles including Esmeralda in the Academy Award-winning ''Fanny and Alexander''. She has twice received the Guldmasken award for her work in theater. Career Acting Wahlgren's first acting job, at the age of four, was alongside her mother in the television play ''Den längsta dagen'' (). She attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School and was also part of the Saltsjöbaden theater. After playing a small role in ''Lilla prinsen'' () at Saltsjöbaden's theater, and in the face of stiff competition, Wahlgren got the title role in the musical ''Annie'' at Folkan, Stockholm. She then played Esmeralda in Ingmar Bergman's film ''Fanny and Alexander''. In 1982, she joined the cast of the Swedish production of ''The Sound of Music'', in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
