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Salem Al Fakir
Lars Salem Al Fakir (born 27 October 1981) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He regularly collaborates with Vincent Pontare as the songwriting and production duo Vargas and Lagola. Together, they have worked with many artists, including Avicii, Axwell & Ingrosso, Madonna, Seinabo Sey and Lady Gaga. In addition to his songwriting and production work, he releases alternative pop music as Vargas & Lagola. Biography Early life and artist career Al Fakir learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano. As a student he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. In the autumn of 2006, Al Fakir released his first EP ''Dream Girl''. He is most famous for his chart topping albums '' This Is Who I Am'' (2007), ''Astronaut'' (2009) and '' Ignore This'' (2010). At the Swedish Grammy Awards in 2008 he won big – taking home four awards and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huddinge
Huddinge Municipality ( sv, Huddinge kommun) is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Stockholm County, east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Huddinge (), which is a part of Stockholm urban area. The municipality is, with its approximately 110,000 inhabitants, the second most populated in Stockholm County. Geography The municipality covers the entire central part of the Södertörn peninsula. More than half of the land area consists of agriculture, forests, hills, or lakes, and it contains 13 nature reserves. Huddinge borders the following municipalities: Stockholm Municipality, Ekerö Municipality (by water), Botkyrka Municipality, Haninge Municipality and Tyresö Municipality (by water). Localities *Stockholm urban area (part of) 86,802 inh. *Vidja 633 inh. *Rural areas 2,465 inh. Subdivisions Huddinge municipality is sub-divided into six districts: * Flemingsberg (pop. 14,924) * Segeltorp (pop. 11,870) * Sjödalen-Fullersta (pop. 22,304) * Skogås (pop. 13,783) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violin
The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular use. The violin typically has four strings (music), strings (some can have five-string violin, five), usually tuned in perfect fifths with notes G3, D4, A4, E5, and is most commonly played by drawing a bow (music), bow across its strings. It can also be played by plucking the strings with the fingers (pizzicato) and, in specialized cases, by striking the strings with the wooden side of the bow (col legno). Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres. They are most prominent in the Western classical music, Western classical tradition, both in ensembles (from chamber music to orchestras) and as solo instruments. Violins are also important in many varieties of folk music, including country music, bluegrass music, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Younger (Seinabo Sey Song)
"Younger" is the debut single by the Swedish pop-soul singer Seinabo Sey. Produced by Magnus Lidehäll, it was released on 25 November 2013 on Universal Music label, becoming a charting hit in Sweden (in January 2014) and Norway (May 2014). The song was featured on BBC Radio 1 as their Track of the Day for 16 April 2015. Norwegian record producer and remixer Kygo remixed the song, now retitled "Younger (Kygo Remix)". This release reached the top of the Norwegian Singles Chart. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Kygo remix "Younger" was later released as a Kygo remix. It features influences of electronica, chill-out, a bit of dance-pop and house music by the Norwegian musician and remixer Kygo. The song was a number one hit on the Norwegian Singles Chart VG-lista is a Norwegian record chart. It is presented weekly in the newspaper '' VG''. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Brother
"Hey Brother" is a dance song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii from his debut studio album, ''True'' (2013). American bluegrass singer Dan Tyminski provides vocals for the track. It was written by Avicii, Ash Pournouri, Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare and Veronica Maggio. "Hey Brother" sees Avicii giving his brother advice. The song, which serves as the album's third single, was solicited to Australian radio on 9 October 2013 and later released on 28 October 2013 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In March 2014, a version of the track remixed by Avicii himself was released on his remix album ''True'' (Avicii by Avicii), this time featuring new vocals from singer Salem Al Fakir. Composition The song is written in the key of G minor, at a tempo in common time of 125 beats per minute. The song is in 4-4 time signature, with a 2-4 measure during parts of the chorus. Lyric video On 1 November 2013, the lyric video for "Hey Brother" was released onto YouTube by AviciiOffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. The weekly tracking period for sales was initially Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming, is readily available on a real-time basis, is also tracked on a Friday to Thursday cycle effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021 (previously Monday to Sunday and before July 2015, Wednesday to Tuesday). A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday. The first number-one song of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was " Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silhouettes (Avicii Song)
"Silhouettes" is a song by Swedish house producer and DJ Avicii featuring vocals from Swedish singer Salem Al Fakir. The track was first released on 27 April 2012 in the United Kingdom. It had previously been leaked on the internet in early 2011, albeit with a different song pitch. Some music blogs erroneously posted "Flash" by Tatana and Scaloni. Track listing Chart performance For the week ending 11 May 2012, "Silhouettes" debuted at number fifty on the Irish Singles Chart. The track marked Avicii's fourth appearance on the chart, following "Seek Bromance", " Collide", and " Levels" - which peaked at number forty-nine and number three respectively. Music video A music video was released on YouTube on 7 June 2012. The music video shows a person before and after undergoing gender-affirming surgery. An alternate version just featuring Avicii performing at various venues in the United States has also been produced. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end chart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep On Walking (Salem Al Fakir Song)
"Keep On Walking" is a Swedish-English language hit sung by the Swedish singer Salem Al Fakir recorded in 2010. Both lyrics and music were written by Salem Al Fakir himself. He participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2010 with "Keep On Walking" and finished first in the first semi-final in Örnsköldsvik on February 6, 2010. The song was picked as a "wildcard finalist", progressing to the final in Stockholm on March 13, 2010 where it competed to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway. Salem Al Fakir took part in the Melodifestivalen final on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Globe Arena in Stockholm, in a bid to represent Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway. He came in 2nd place overall as a runner up to the winning song by "This is My Life" by Anna Bergendahl Anna Henrietta Bergendahl (born 11 December 1991) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She took part in Swedish TV4 music program ''Super Troupers'' in 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song), Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster NRK, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), the contest was held at the Telenor Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 25 and 27 May, and a final on 29 May 2010, tying with the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, 1999 edition for the contest hosted the latest. The three live shows were presented by Norwegian television presenters Erik Solbakken and Nadia Hasnaoui and singer Haddy N'jie. Thirty-nine countries took part in the contest, with Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest, Georgia returning after its one-year absence. Meanwhile, Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest, Andorra, the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest, Czech Republic, Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden In The Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Sweden participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " This Is My Life" written by Bobby Ljunggren and Kristian Lagerström. The song was performed by Anna Bergendahl. The Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) organised the national final ''Melodifestivalen 2010'' in order to select the Swedish entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. After a six-week-long competition consisting of four heats, a Second Chance round and a final, "This Is My Life" performed by Anna Bergendahl emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from six international jury groups, five regional jury groups and a public vote. Sweden was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 27 May 2010. Performing during the show in position 6, "This Is My Life" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. This marked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ignore This
''Ignore This'' is the third studio album from Swedish singer Salem Al Fakir Lars Salem Al Fakir (born 27 October 1981) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He regularly collaborates with Vincent Pontare as the songwriting and production duo Vargas and Lagola. Together, they have worked with many ..., released in 2010. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References External links * Planet Salem: the international Salem Al Fakir fansite {{Authority control 2010 albums Salem Al Fakir albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astronaut (Salem Al Fakir Album)
''Astronaut'' is the second studio album by Salem Al Fakir Lars Salem Al Fakir (born 27 October 1981) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He regularly collaborates with Vincent Pontare as the songwriting and production duo Vargas and Lagola. Together, they have worked with many ..., released on March 18, 2009. The album was credited to his mononym Salem rather than his full name Salem Al Fakir as in the case of his debut album '' This Is Who I Am''. Track listing #"Cold Shower" - 3:37 #"Astronaut" - 3:09 #"Now's the Time" -3:29 #"It's Only You (Part II)" - 3:30 #"Roxy" - 4:04 #"Bluest Eyes" - 3:43 #"Twelve Fingers" - 3:38 #"Purple Lady" - 3:15 #"Mirror" - 3:33 #"One of the Others" - 3:59 #"Black Sun (Demo)" - 3:04 Charts References 2009 albums Salem Al Fakir albums {{2000s-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
