Therese Grankvist (born 2 May 1977) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She started recording in 1997 under the Drömhus alias, and goes by Therese since the release of her single "Monkey" in 2002. She may be best known for her internationally successful collaborations with Swedish DJ and producer
StoneBridge, "
Put 'Em High
"Put 'Em High" is a song by Swedish producer StoneBridge from his album ''Can't Get Enough'' (2004). The song was released through Hed Kandi in the United Kingdom and features vocals from Therese. The radio edit by JJ reached number six on the U ...
" and "
Take Me Away", released on
Hed Kandi
Hedkandi is an English record label, events and music brand owned by Ministry of Sound. Its back catalogue includes both artist albums and dance music compilations.
History
A record Label founded in 1999 at Jazz FM Radio Station's Enterprise ...
in 2004.
Therese started her own label Vixon Records in 2014.
Early life
Therese Grankvist spent her childhood in
Nässjö
Nässjö () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Nässjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 16,678 inhabitants in 2010.
History
For many years, Nässjö was a rural village with agriculture as the dominant occupation. ...
, Sweden. She later moved to
Tullinge
Tullinge is a suburb of Greater Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the eastern part of Botkyrka Municipality, on the border to the Flemingsberg part of Huddinge Municipality. It had approximately 20,000 inhabitants in 2011.[Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...]
) at the age of 13.
Career
1997–2000: Drömhus and Melodifestivalen
Therese's career started when she called a record company and recorded her singing on their answering machine. When she later met
Dr. Alban
Alban Uzoma Nwapa (born 26 August 1957), better known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian-Swedish recording artist and producer with his own record label, Dr. Records. His music can best be described as Eurodance/ hip-hop reggae in a dan ...
, he convinced her to join the new
eurodance
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project Drömhus. At first, Drömhus was meant to consist of two men and Therese, but eventually shrank to just Therese and the producers.
In 1997, Drömhus's first single "Du och jag" ("You and I") was released. The big breakthrough, however, came in 1998 with the single "Vill ha dig" ("Want You"), a
cover
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of a hit by the band
Freestyle in the 1980s.
At the
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song ...
, the Swedish national selection for
Eurovision Song Contest
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, in 1999, Drömhus competed with the song "Stjärna på himmelen" ("Star in the Sky"). It finished second, thus not qualifying for the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2000, Therese announced that she would leave Drömhus to perform under the mononym Therese instead.
2001–2004: ''Acapulco'' and work with StoneBridge
Therese's first singles, "Monkey" and "I Need Somebody", were released in 2002, in advance of her debut album ''Acapulco'', released early 2003 on Swedish record label Tretiak. It was her first album released under the alias Therese, containing elements of
electronica
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,
house
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and
breakbeat
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, and was produced by Klas B Wahl and Swedish DJ and producer
StoneBridge. Late 2003, Therese released the track "Time". It was released on
Robbins Entertainment
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in the US in 2004.
In 2004, Therese collaborated with StoneBridge on two house tracks, "
Put 'Em High
"Put 'Em High" is a song by Swedish producer StoneBridge from his album ''Can't Get Enough'' (2004). The song was released through Hed Kandi in the United Kingdom and features vocals from Therese. The radio edit by JJ reached number six on the U ...
" and "
Take Me Away", both released on record label
Hed Kandi
Hedkandi is an English record label, events and music brand owned by Ministry of Sound. Its back catalogue includes both artist albums and dance music compilations.
History
A record Label founded in 1999 at Jazz FM Radio Station's Enterprise ...
in the UK. Especially "Put 'Em High" was a remarkable success, with the track also featured on Hed Kandi's
greatest hits
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collection ''Hed Kandi: Ibiza 10 Years'' in 2012.
2005–2009: Multiple non-album releases
In 2005, Therese co-wrote and provided backing vocals for
Dannii Minogue
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's "
Perfection
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" which was produced by the
Soul Seekerz
Soul Seekerz (also known under the names Soulseekerz, Soulseekers and The Soul Seekerz) are an English dance music group and remix/production outfit, consisting of DJ/producers Julian Napolitano and Simon Langford.
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.
Grankvist, together with
The Attic, competed with the song "The Arrival" at
Melodifestivalen 2007
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on 17 February 2007 for the opportunity to represent Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
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in Helsinki, Finland. They ended 7th place in Heat 3, not qualifying for the final of Melodifestivalen.
Therese released a new single, "Feelin' Me", in the UK on
Positiva Records
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in May 2007. The track was produced by
Digital Dog
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Digital Dog's 2007 collaboration with Betty Boo, "Take Off", topped the UK Indie ...
and came with remixes by Thomas Gold and
Armand Van Helden, amongst others. The
B-side
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was produced by Thomas Gold, titled "How Do You Wanna?".
On 2 June 2007, Therese, featuring The Attic, performed their single "The Arrival" on
Sommarkrysset
''Sommarkrysset'' (; "The Summer Cross") is a Swedish television program that is broadcast live from the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm during the summer. It was first shown on 3 June 2005.
The TV show became famous for their early booki ...
, a Swedish TV show that airs in summer. She again appeared on Sommarkrysset in August 2007, together with
Danny Saucedo
Daniel Gabriel Alessandro Saucedo Grzechowski (born 25 February 1986), known professionally as Danny Saucedo or simply Danny, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as one of the finalists in ''Idol 2006'', the Swedish version of '' ...
performing the song "If Only You" from Danny's album.
Furthermore, Grankvist provided vocals for "Another Love" by The Mac Project in 2008 and "Neon Lights" by
Elek-Tro Junkies in 2009. She also released the track "Shed My Skin" on Lifted House/disco:wax in Denmark in 2009.
2010–present: ''Missing Disco'' and Vixon Records
On 28 May 2010, Therese released a new single in Sweden, titled "Drop It Like It's Hot", featuring elements of
electro,
tribal house and
dance-pop
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. A B-side, "Say It (In the Morning)", and remixes by the
Wideboys
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and
Alesso
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He has worked with numerous artists, including Tove Lo, Theo Hutchcraft, Ryan Tedder, Hailee Steinfeld, Calvi ...
were released as well, with the latter eventually featured on the second album, ''Missing Disco''. In 2011, at the pre-listening party of
Lady Gaga
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's ''
Born This Way'' album in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
, Therese performed a
mashup of "Drop It Like It's Hot" and Lady Gaga's "
Born This Way".
In 2011, "Remedy" was released as the second single from ''Missing Disco''. It was re-released in the UK in 2014 with new remixes by
Seamus Haji
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, DANK and Papercha$er, amongst others. This marked the first release on Therese's own label Vixon Records, founded in 2014.
Early 2015, the title track off the album, "Missing Disco", was released as the third single, featuring an extended version as well as remixes by Rich B & Phil Marriott,
Chris Henry, Phonetix and Gordon John. The track and remixes premiered on Therese's
SoundCloud
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page.
Originally set for a late 2011 release, ''Missing Disco'' was released on 10 May 2015.
Charitable work
Therese undertakes charity work for two charities.
Charities
theresemusic.net
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''Acapulco'' (2003)
References
External links
*
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English-language singers from Sweden
Melodifestivalen contestants
1977 births
Living people
Swedish dance musicians
Swedish singer-songwriters
People from Nässjö Municipality
21st-century Swedish singers
21st-century Swedish women singers