Gathania Holmgren, known professionally as Gathania (born 1 August 1986,

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), is a

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pop singer who competed on ''

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'', the fourth season of '' Swedish Idol''. Before finding success on Idol, Sweden's adaptation of the popular music competition, Holmgren worked as a waitress. Holmgren was 20 years old when she auditioned for Idol in

. She performed "Rhythm of the Night" and was chosen by the judges to advance to the next round. Holmgren advanced to the finals of the competition, finishing in ninth place overall. Holmgren is currently signed with

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in Sweden, and

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Records in the United Kingdom. She cites

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, and

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as some of her musical influences. Her first single was "Get It Out" released in February 2009, and it charted in

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for four weeks. Her second single, "Blame It On You", was released later that year.

Singles

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