Anne-Lie Rydé (born 17 October 1956 in Stockholm) is a

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pop and rock singer. Rydé grew up on

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, but moved to Gothenburg in 1976. There she played with the Gothenburg-based band

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from 1978 to 1983. She moved back to Stockholm in 1983 and broke through as a solo artist that year with the eponymous album "Anne-Lie Rydé." Her first hit was ''"Segla på ett moln"'' (Sail On a Cloud), written by

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. Anne-Lie Rydé was visually inspired by

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and

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, but musically she played rock. She wrote a number of songs herself. She toured in 1983-84 with

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and the Raj Montana Band, and in 1985 received a

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and a Karamelodiktstipendiet, a scholarship awarded for innovation in music in

. She had serious problems with her vocal cords in 1987 and almost had to stop singing, but managed to recover with ''"Mellan ljus och mörker"'' in 1989. The 1990s were a turning point in Rydé's career; she began singing pop music instead of rock. In 1992 the album ''"Stulna kyssar"'' became Rydé's biggest success to date and in 1993 was followed by a show of the same name. She participated in Melodifestivalen in 2004, with ''"Säg att du har ångrat dig"'', 2005, with ''"Så nära"'', and 2007, with ''"Första gången"'', a duet with Svante Thuresson, failing to reach the final on all three occasions.

Discography

Singles

References

External links

Official homepage
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