Martin Olof Jon Stenmarck (born 3 October 1972) is a Swedish singer. He represented Sweden in the

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with the song "

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", finishing 19th with 30 points.

Career

In 2006, Stenmarck released his first single in Swedish, " Sjumilakliv", which became one of the year's biggest hits in Sweden. The single was certified Platinum and spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the official

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. The album ''Nio sanningar och en lögn'' (''Nine truths and one lie'') topped the Swedish albums chart and achieved gold status in the first of its three weeks at number 1. Stenmarck has also embarked on a voice acting career, dubbing animated films. He provided the Swedish voice for

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in the

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movie ''

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''. Since 2011, he is the host of the TV show ''Kvällen är din''. He participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Låt skiten brinna".

Discography

Albums

* 2002: ''One'' * 2003: ''One'' (international version with ''I'm Falling'' added) * 2004: ''Think of Me'' (#25) * 2005: ''Think of Me'' (with ''Las Vegas'' added) (#9) * 2006: '' 9 sanningar och en lögn'' (#1) * 2007: ''9 sanningar och en lögn'' (with three remixes added) * 2007: '' Det är det pojkar gör när kärleken dör'' (#4) * 2009: '' Septemberland'' (#10) * 2010: ''Kaffe på Everest'' * 2015: ''Härifrån ser jag allt!''

EPs

* 2005: ''Upp och ner sånger''

Singles

* 1990: "En bomb" / "Breakdown" * 2002: "The Cure for You" (#38) * 2002: "Losing Game" * 2003: "I'm Falling" * 2004: " I ljus och mörker" (duet with Viktoria Krantz) * 2004: "That's When I Love You" * 2004: "I Believe" * 2005: "

" (#1) * 2006: " Sjumilakliv" (#1) * 2007: "Nästa dans" (#32) * 2007: "Ta undulaten" * 2007: "100 år från nu (blundar)" (#1) * 2008: "Rubb och stubb" (#26) * 2008: "A Million Candles Burning" (#1) * 2009: "1000 nålar" (#1) * 2010: "Andas" * 2010: "Everybody's Changing" (#27) * 2011: "Tonight's the Night" * 2014: "När änglarna går hem" (#41) * 2016: "Du tar mig tillbaks" (#90) * 2016: "Den svenska sommaren" * 2018: "Låt mig brinna"

Other appearances

* 1997: ''West Side Story'' (sings "Vem vet?", "Maria" and "Bara du (i natt)") * 2001: ''Rhapsody in Rock Completely Live'' (sings "You're the Voice") * 2003: ''Rhapsody in Rock The Complete Collection'' (sings "Dance with the Devil") * 2004: ''Arn de Gothia'' (TV soundtrack) * 2005: ''Svenska musikalfavoriter'' (sings "Maria" from ''West Side Story'')

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stenmarck, Martin Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Sweden Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2005 Melodifestivalen contestants Melodifestivalen winners Swedish male voice actors Swedish male models 1972 births Living people Singers from Stockholm 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish male singers