Martin Svensson also known as Martin (born 11 March 1978) is a Swedish singer, author and musician.
Music
He started as a solo artist. His debut single "Rymdraket" from his 1997 debut album ''Pojkdrömmar''. His biggest hit remains though "
(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow
"(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow" (meaning (You are so) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow) is a Swedish language song written and sung by the Swedish singer Martin (full name Martin Svensson) who got his big break in the 1999 edition of the Swedish Melodifestival ...
", a song he wrote himself and sang at
Melodifestivalen 1999
Sweden was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, held in Jerusalem.
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1999
Melodifestivalen 1999 was the selection for the 39th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 38 ...
in a bid to represent Sweden in the
1999 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem, Israel. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Isra ...
in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
. He finished 4th overall, but the single reached the top of the
Swedish Singles Chart
Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish R ...
. There was also an English version of the song entitles "(You Are So) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow".
He also took part in
Melodifestivalen 2002
Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five heats had taken place to select the ten songs for the fi ...
with the song "Du och jag (i hela världen)", but was eliminated from first round finishing seventh in day 2 of the competition. In 2003, he formed a Swedish rock band called
Nina Rochelle
Nina Rochelle is a Swedish rock band established in 2002 by Martin Svensson, Johan Lundgren and Per Wasberg. Occasionally Markus Mustonen of Swedish band Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borde ...
Author
Martin Svensson also began a career as a writer with ''Hej! Mitt namn var Elton Persson'' (Hello! My name vas Elton Persson) followed up by ''Din heder'' (Meryem's honour) in 2009.
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Personal life
Svensson was born in Kalmar
Kalmar (, , ) is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 36,392 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of ...
, Sweden. He moved to Varberg in 1981.
In 1998, Svensson met Swedish-Kurdish pop singer Dilbihar Demirbag known as Dilba
Dilbahar Demirbağ (born 24 November 1971), known as Dilba, is a Swedish pop singer of Kurdish background. Her first album ''Dilba'' (1996) reached commercial success.
Early life
Dilba was born in Kirvan, a village in eastern Turkey, and her ...
at a party, and they later married in the summer of 2000. A divorce was filed in 2002.
Discography
Solo
Albums
Singles
With Nina Rochelle
;Albums
*2003: ''Om Sverige vill ha det så''
*2005: ''Mörkertal''
*2006: ''Måndagsfolket''
;Singles
*2003: "Taxi 43"
*2003: "(Happy) Jag hatar att det är så"
*2004: "Stockholm kommer förstöra mig"
*2005: "Mörkertal"
*2005: "Rött ljus"
*2006: "Måndagsfolket"
Bibliography
Novels
*2007: ''Hej! Mitt namn var Elton Persson
*2009: ''Din heder''
Children / Youth
*2010: ''När inget annat hjälper''
*2011: ''Musik för tondöva''
*2012: ''Knacka tre gånger och andra spöhistorier''
*2013: ''Min första bakbok''
*2013: ''Glutenfritt är gott''
*2014: ''Julius och pusskalaset''
*2014: ''Julius spelar teater''
*2015: ''Julius på solsemester''
*2015: ''Julius och mobbarna''
*2015: ''Bästa lekboken''
*2016: ''Vad är grejen med kroppen?''
*2016: ''Julius firar jul''
*2016: ''Sanningen om Dixie del 1''
*2016: ''Sanningen om Dixie del 2''
*2017: ''Sanningen om Dixie del 3''
Editing and narration
*2016: ''Skattarkammarön''
*2016: ''Robin Hood''
*2017: ''Varghunden''
*2017: ''Trollkarlen från Oz''
Joint books
*2011: ''Dingo Dingo - Den manliga frigörelsen'' (with Bob Hansson and Leif Eriksson)
*2014: ''Johannes Brost Dö inte nyfiken'' (with Johannes Brost and Leif Eriksson)
*2015: ''501 svenska platser du måste se innan du dör'' (with Leif Eriksson)
*2016: ''Alexander Gustafsson – The Mauler'' (with Alexander Gustafsson and Leif Eriksson)
*2017: ''101 svenska öar du måste se innan du dör'' (with Leif Eriksson)
*2017: Samantha Fox – ''Min berättelse'' (with Samantha Fox and Leif Eriksson)
*2017: Joakim Lundell – ''Monster'' (with Joakim Lundell and Leif Eriksson)
References
External links
Martin Svensson Official website
Martin Svensson MySpace site
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Melodifestivalen contestants
1978 births
Living people
21st-century Swedish singers
21st-century Swedish male singers