Daniel Karlsson (born 31 August 1981 in Norrahammar,
Jönköping
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, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He later on took the name The Moniker as his stage name.
As Daniel Karlsson
Karlsson participated in
Idol 2007
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. He finished in fourth place behind winner
Marie Picasso
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, runner-up
Amanda Jenssen and third-placed Andreas Sjöberg.
His interpretation of
John Farnham's "
You're the Voice
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" was included in the album ''Det bästa från Idol 2007'' (The Best from Idol 2007).
In October 2008, Karlsson released his first single, called "Would You Believe". A music video was also released to accompany the song.
As The Moniker
In March 2011, under the name The Moniker, he took part in the
Melodifestivalen 2011 with his a song he had composed entitled "Oh My God!" and coming third behind winner
Eric Saade
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He spent two years with the boy band What's Up!, leaving the band in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. After winn ...
with "
Popular
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" and runner-up
Danny Saucedo
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with "
In the Club".
He again took part in
2012
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with the song "I Wanna Be Chris Isaak (This Is Just the Beginning)." After the first round of voting it was revealed that he came last, failing to advance further in the competition.
In popular culture
Daniel Karlsson took part, alongside
Karl Martindahl and
Robin Bengtsson
Robin Bengtsson (born 27 April 1990) is a Swedish singer who took part in Swedish Idol 2008. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine with the song "I Can't Go On" finishing in 5th place.
Career
Bengtsson was b ...
in the charity single "
Wake Up World", the official release for "Hjälp Haiti".
Discography
Albums
;as The Moniker
Singles
;As Daniel Karlsson
;As The Moniker
References
External links
*
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Idol (Swedish TV series) participants
Swedish songwriters
Living people
1981 births
People from Jönköping
21st-century Swedish singers
21st-century Swedish male singers
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2012
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2011