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The Wallstones
The Wallstones was a Swedish musical duo formed in 2004 by Johan Becker, winner of the ''Fame Factory'', a talent reality show in Sweden and Karl Martindahl another ''Fame Factory'' contestant. The Wallstones released their album ''Pleasure and Pain'' in 2005 and had three singles, "Good Old Stonecake" in 2004, and "C'mon Julie" in 2005. Melodifestivalen 2005 The Wallstones duo made a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by taking part in the preselection contest Melodifestivalen 2005 with their song "Invisible People", written by Martindahl and Becker. But The Wallstones didn't make it to the final round of the contest. After break-up After break-up of the duo, its members went on to pursue other musical careers. Karl Martindahl had some solo singles and later on formed the band Charlie Emm, alongside guitarist Ryan Roxie. Johan Becker went on to form Star Pilots that took part in Melodifestivalen 2009 with "Higher". The band have hits both in Sweden and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Martindahl
Karl Glenn Martindahl (born in Bankeryd, Sweden on 5 June 1980) is a Swedish singer and son of Swedish footballer Glenn Martindahl. Beginnings Karl Martindahl had his debut in the TV program ''Söndagsöppet'' in the early 1990s as a child singer with "The Flying Eagles" and the song "Filippa". He also took part in the Swedish reality show ''Fame Factory'' for the 2003–2004 season. In 2004, he took part in Melodifestivalen 2004 with "Love Turns Water into Wine" written by Michael Persson and Peter Broman a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, but failed to be chosen. He continued his solo musical career. The Wallstones In 2004, agreed with Johan Becker, the ''Fame Factory'' winner in 2004 to form the pop duo The Wallstones where they had a 2005 album ''Pleasure and Pain'' and three singles "Good Old Stonecake" in 2004, and "C'mon Julie" in 2005. The Wallstones duo made another bid to Melodifestivalen 2005 with "Invisible People" written by Martindah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Becker
Star Pilots is a Swedish pop group with Johan Becker, a contestant on Swedish television show ''Fame Factory'' and former member of the Swedish duo The Wallstones as lead singer. The group's debut single, "In the Heat of the Night", was released in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2009, having already peaked number 2 in the group's home country in Sweden, in 2008. The song's video features the band dressed as pilots with similarities from the 1980s film ''Top Gun'' (halfnaked beach volleyball) and with five female dancers, including model Francesca Hoffman and ''Playboy'' model Louise Glover. The group took part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2009 with "Higher" written by Johan Becker with songwriters and producers Johan Fjellström and Joakim Udd. The national competition is used for selecting the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. Although reaching the "second chance" stage in the competition, they failed to make it to the Final 11. The song was still successful commerci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the with the song "Wild Dances" by Ruslana. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU), the contest was held at the Palace of Sports, and consisted of a semi-final on 19 May, and a final on 21 May 2005. The two live shows were presented by Ukrainian television presenters Maria Efrosinina and Pavlo Shylko. Thirty-nine countries participated in the contest, three more than the previous record of thirty-six, that took part the year before. Bulgaria and Moldova made their first participation this year, while Hungary returned to the contest after a six-year absence, having last taken part in . The winner was with the song "My Number One", performed by Helena Paparizou and written by Manos Psaltakis, Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou. This was Greece's firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 2005
Melodifestivalen 2005 was the selection for the 45th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 44th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five heats had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Gothenburg, Linköping, Skellefteå, Växjö and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network, with viewing figures of approximately 4,055,000 and with 1,519,997 televotes cast. Nanne Grönvall's defeat was met with consternation by many people, who felt that a gap of over 150,000 votes should be enough for victory. There were even calls for SVT to scrap the jury system altogether and simply let the televotes decide the winner. For a comparison, it was noted that Grönvall had received more votes than Lena Philipsson, the popular 2004 winner. However, SVT said that there was nothing they could do about the result. Four finalists topped the Swedish charts. Alcazar (group), Alcazar an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Pilots
Star Pilots is a Swedish pop group with Johan Becker, a contestant on Swedish television show ''Fame Factory'' and former member of the Swedish duo The Wallstones as lead singer. The group's debut single, "In the Heat of the Night", was released in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2009, having already peaked number 2 in the group's home country in Sweden, in 2008. The song's video features the band dressed as pilots with similarities from the 1980s film ''Top Gun'' (halfnaked beach volleyball) and with five female dancers, including model Francesca Hoffman and ''Playboy'' model Louise Glover. The group took part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2009 with "Higher" written by Johan Becker with songwriters and producers Johan Fjellström and Joakim Udd. The national competition is used for selecting the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. Although reaching the "second chance" stage in the competition, they failed to make it to the Final 11. The song was still successful commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 2009
Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Sweden, Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen. Five heats were held in the Swedish cities of Gothenburg, Skellefteå, Leksand and Malmö, with Norrköping hosting the final ''Andra Chansen'' round. After the five heats 11 songs had qualified to the final of the contest, contested in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, at the Ericsson Globe, Globe Arena. After the voting of 12 juries and a public televote had been revealed, the final winner was opera singer Malena Ernman with pop/opera song "La Voix (song), La Voix", which received top marks from the public televote, despite only placing eighth after the votes of the 12 juries. The 2009 edition of Melodifestivalen implemented a number of new rules which changed the dynamics of the contest, including an increase in the number of people allowed on stage, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Singles Chart
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] |
Swedish Musical Groups
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: *Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) *Swedish Open (squash) *Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malmà ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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