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Roxy Recordings
King Island Roxystars Recordings AB, more known as Roxy Recordings, or Roxy is an independent record label based in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden where their office is the former site of Cheiron Studios and its successor The Location. It was bought by Universal Music Group in August 2011. The label was formed in 2007 and is owned by Playground Music Scandinavia . The label is mostly active on the Swedish market, but with former signed artists such as Agnes Carlsson and Erik Hassle, they have made an international leap. Agnes was the first one out, selling almost one million copies of her international hit single " Release Me" in 2009 and being released under Roxy's licence in 35 countries. Erik Hassle was successful with his hit "Hurtful" in among others, the UK. Victor Finke, also known under his stage name DEEVA, had a streaming hit with "Space Dance". Universal put Roxy up for sale in September 2012; the founders bought the label becoming the owners. The label is now owned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a same management being substantially controlled by same entity/group are called sister companies. The subsidiary can be a company (usually with limited liability) and may be a government- or state-owned enterprise. They are a common feature of modern business life, and most multinational corporations organize their operations in this way. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, or Citigroup; as well as more focused companies such as IBM, Xerox, and Microsoft. These, and others, organize their businesses into national and functional subsidiaries, often with multiple levels of subsidiaries. Details Subsidiaries are separate, distinct legal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Hassle
Kaj Erik Persson Hassle (born 26 August 1988) is a Swedish pop singer and songwriter. His career started in 2008 with his first single, " Hurtful", which eventually reached No. 11 in Sweden and peaked at No. 2 in Denmark. His most successful single to date, "No Words", reached the Top 10 of the Global and U.S. Spotify Viral Chart and achieved Gold certification in both Sweden and Denmark. Hassle, who signed to Island Records in 2009, has released four albums, most recently ''Innocence Lost'' in January 2017. Aside from solo work, he has cowritten a number of songs for other singers, including Shakira and Rihanna's " Can't Remember to Forget You". He won a Danish Gaffa award and two Swedish awards, a Grammis and a P3 Guld. Saluted as "the new, young Robbie Williams" upon his international debut, Hassle has been described as "a voice steeped in simmering sultry soul, a funked-up sense of international swagger, and unbridled lyrical honesty." Early life Hassle was born in Salem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Kid
Le Kid is a Swedish pop band formed in 2008 consisting of Johanna Berglund, Helena Lillberg, Märta Grauers & Felix Persson. In 2010 they had their biggest hit with their first single "Mercy Mercy". They took part in the 2011 Melodifestivalen with the song “Oh My God” and later that year they released their first studio album called “Oh Alright!”. Career Le Kid is a Swedish pop band that was formed in 2008. In 2010 they released their first single "Mercy Mercy" achieving success in Sweden, where it was the eighth most played song on Swedish radio P3 during that year. In September 2010 they released their second single "We Should Go Home Together". On 5 February 2011, Le Kid took part in Melodifestivalen with the song "Oh My God", written by band members Märta Grauers, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad and Felix Persson. They obtained the fifth place at the first semifinal and failed to qualify to the final. The song reached number one on iTunes two days after its rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Jöback
Peter Arne Jöback (born 4 June 1971 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, actor and musical artist. Biography Early life and education Peter Jöback was born on 4 June 1971 in Stockholm. He spent his childhood in Värmland and Östergötland. As a student Jöback attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. 1995–2000 Peter Jöback got his big break through his collaboration with ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. In their musical ''Kristina från Duvemåla'' (''The Emigrants'') at Malmö Opera and Music Theatre, Jöback created the role of Robert, whose theme song ("Guldet blev till sand") broke every record in the Swedish charts. The musical was seen by over one million Swedes, and the original cast CD-box became a triple-platinum album and received several Swedish Grammy awards. Jöback received his first Golden Mask for his role as Robert. In 1997, Jöback released the album " Personliga Val", which reached number two on the Swedish album c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Isaksson (singer)
Patrik Christian Isaksson (born 3 August 1972) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He competed in Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006 with the song " Faller du så faller jag" and again in 2008, with the song " Under mitt tunna skinn". In 2012, he competed in the Danish Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 with the song "Venter", a duet with Christian Brøns Christian Brøns Petersen (born 1977) is a Danish singer. In 2001, Christian took part in the first season of TV Danmark's reality television series '' Big Brother'', but withdrew in protest. Shortly after he signed with Spin Music releasing .... As of July 2020, Isaksson has released six studio albums. Discography Albums Singles References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Isaksson, Patrik 1972 births Living people Singers from Stockholm Swedish rock singers Swedish male singer-songwriters Swedish singer-songwriters Swedish-language singers Melodifestivalen contestants 21st-century Swedish singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Karlsson (singer)
Sebastian Karlsson (born 2 January 1985), known professionally as Sebastian, is a Swedish singer and performer, best known for his participation in Idol 2005, where he came in second place after Agnes Carlsson. He got a radio hit in Sweden with his first single "Do what you're told" in 2006. Karlsson was born in Morgongåva. He competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2007 with the song " When the Night Comes Falling" for the opportunity to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland, finished 8th in the final. He returned to Melodifestivalen in 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrates ... with the song "No One Else Could", finishing 5th in the third semi-final. Discography Albums Singles External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Ewald
Anton Kim Ewald (born August 7, 1993) is a Swedish singer and dancer. He has participated in Melodifestivalen several times as both a background dancer and singer. Career Ewald began his career as a background dancer at Melodifestivalen. In Melodifestivalen 2009, he danced behind Velvet when she competed in the third semi-final in Leksand with " The Queen". In Melodifestivalen 2012 he was a dancer and choreographer behind Danny Saucedo in his song " Amazing". He also danced and choreographed Andreas Lundstedt number "Aldrig aldrig" ("Never Never") during the same year's competition. Ewald participated in Melodifestivalen 2013, the selection process for picking the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Begging" written by Fredrik Kempe, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad.Svt.se: Anton Ewald page [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Fondell
Amanda Linnea Fondell (born 29 August 1994, Linderöd, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and winner of the eighth series of Swedish ''Idol'', which she won on 9 December 2011 with 52% of the votes. Fondell's first single " All This Way" was released on 2 December 2011. The song was written and produced by ''Idol 2004'' runner up Darin Zanyar Darin Zanyar (born 2 June 1987), known simply as Darin, is a Kurdish-Swedish pop singer and songwriter born in Stockholm. He is one of Sweden's best-selling artists with seven number one albums. Life and career Early life Darin was born in ..., amongst others. Discography Albums Extended plays Singles Other charted songs References 1994 births Living people People from Kristianstad Municipality Idol (Swedish TV series) winners English-language singers from Sweden 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish women singers Melodifestivalen contestants of 2013 {{Sweden-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Saade
Eric Khaled Saade (; ar, إريك سعادة, ʾĪrik Saʿāda, ; born 29 October 1990), is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He spent two years with the boy band What's Up!, leaving the band in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. After winning the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2011 with "Popular", Saade represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany, placing third. Early life Saade was born in Kattarp, a small village in Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, Sweden, to Marlene Jacobsson, a Swede, and Walid Saade, a Palestinian from Lebanon. After his parents divorced when he was four, he lived with his mother. Saade is the second of eight siblings and half-siblings. Saade began singing after seeing Michael Jackson on TV, and his other musical influences are Robbie Williams, Bryan Adams, the Backstreet Boys and Justin Timberlake. Career 2007: What's Up! In 2007, Saade was a founding member of What's Up!, a Swedish boy band which included Robin Stjernberg, Lud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lovers Of Valdaro (duo)
The Lovers of Valdaro are a Swedish musical duo consisting of vocalist Erik Gabriel and producer Adam Warhester. They participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Somebody Wants" and got the 7th place in the third semi-final. Erik Gabriel was one of the three lookalike backing singers of the Moldovan entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the with the song " Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. Organised by the European .... Discography EPs *''Euphoric Melancholic Electronic'' (2018) Singles Notes References Musical groups established in 2018 Swedish musical duos 2018 establishments in Sweden Melodifestivalen contestants of 2019 {{Sweden-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Dawn Finer
Sarah Dawn Finer (born 14 September 1981) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress. Her father is of English heritage from the United Kingdom, her mother is Jewish from the United States, and she was born and raised in Sweden. As a student, she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School, a high-profile song-and-chorus school in Stockholm, where she was also president of the students' union. She is also known for playing Lynda Woodruff, the "official" spokesperson of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest, a character created by Edward af Sillén. Background Finer was born and grew up in Sweden with British and American roots through her parents David Finer and Francine Lee Mirro-Finer. Her sister Zoie Finer and half-brother Rennie Mirro are also singers. Her paternal grandmother Dorothy Irving was a music coach and professor in Stockholm. In 1989, she appeared on Swedish television as a child actor, and as a result sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malena Ernman
Sara Magdalena Ernman (born 4 November 1970) is a Swedish opera singer. Besides operas and operettas, she has also performed chansons, cabaret, jazz, and appeared in musicals. She is a member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Ernman represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow. Life and career Early life Ernman was born in Uppsala, Sweden, spent her childhood and school years in Sandviken, and was educated at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the Music Conservatory in Orléans, France, and the school of the Royal Swedish Opera. She is married to actor Svante Thunberg, with whom she had appeared in a 2000 Swedish television musical documentary about the composer Joseph Martin Kraus, played by Thunberg. Together they have two daughters: singer Beata Ernman and climate activist Greta Thunberg. Operas In 1997, Ernman sang in the premiere of Ivar Hallström's 1897 opera ''Liten Karin'' in Vadstena; Opera magazine noted that "the mezzo M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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