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Jessica Andersson
Jessica Elisabeth Andersson (born Jessica Arvidsson on 27 October 1973) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She was part of the Swedish duo Fame with Magnus Bäcklund between 2002 and 2006 after they met at the reality television show '' Fame Factory''. As Fame, she represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 2003 held in Riga, Latvia with " Give Me Your Love" finishing fifth. After the breakup of the band, she developed a solo singing career, releasing four studio albums, and has appeared solo six times in Melodifestivalen competitions in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2018 and in 2021. Beginnings and in Fame Factory Before becoming a TV celebrity, she worked amongst others as a singer in the floor show ''Svensk Schlager'' in Trollhättan where she resided. She also worked as a fashion model, including appearing in the magazine '' Café''. She gained fame after taking part in the 2002 series of the television show ''Fame Factory'' where she was pregnant through a relation wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Did It For Love (Jessica Andersson Song)
I Did It For Love is a song written by Kristian Wejshag and Lars "Dille" Diedricson and performed by Jessica Andersson. The song was selected as one of the competing songs in Melodifestivalen 2010, a song competition to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. The song came third in the first semi-final on 6 February 2010 and processed to the second chance round where it knocked out Alcazar's song " Headlines" and Kalle Moreaus and Orsa spelmän Orsa Spelmän is a folk music ( Spelman) sextet from Orsa in Sweden. In 1987, the former ABBA member Benny Andersson and Orsa Spelmän began a musical partnership with the recording of the album Klinga mina klockor. In 2001 the group became ...'s " Underbart", progressing to the final on 13 March 2010, where is placed 8th. The single was released in February 2010 and peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Singles Chart. The song was named the "2010 Svensktoppen song of the year". Track listing CD single # "I Did It for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wake Up (Jessica Andersson Album)
''Wake Up'' is the debut studio album by Swedish singer Jessica Andersson. The album was released in November 2009 and peaked at number 10 on the Swedish Albums 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 .... Track listing Charts Release history References {{Authority control 2009 debut albums Jessica Andersson albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kom (Jessica Andersson Song)
Kom () is a song written by Rob Wåtz and Raz Lindwall and performed by Jessica Andersson. The song was selected as one of the competing songs in Melodifestivalen 2007, a song competition to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. The song finished fourth in the second semi-final on 10 February 2007 and processed to the second chance round The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically defined as of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds ..., where it was eliminated by Sanna Nielsen's " Vågar du, vågar jag" on 3 March 2007. The single was released on 9 March 2007, peaking at number 16 on the Swedish Singles Chart. Track listing CD single # "Kom" (Original) - 3:00 # "Kom" (Extended Version) - 3:29 # "Kom" (Single Version) - 2:59 Charts Release history References 2007 singles 2006 songs Jessica And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trollhättan
Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is located 75 km (46 mi) north of Sweden's second-largest city, Gothenburg. History Trollhättan was granted city rights (which today have no legal effect) in 1916 at which time it had about 15,000 inhabitants, now grown to 59,058. Trollhättan was founded on the river Göta älv, at the Trollhättan Falls. The site was first mentioned in literature from 1413. Trollhättan had a strategic significance on the road between Västergötland and Norway. It was also of a commercial and political significance for shipping to and from Vänern. Utilization of the river falls was the first important business activity in the area. From the Middle Ages milling and sawing operations have been conducted where the city center is now located. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guldmasken
Guldmasken (English: '' Golden Mask'') was awarded annually for private theatre productions in Swedish theatres. The award was the Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ... equivalent of the Tony Awards. It was established in 1987 and was awarded until 2009. The prize was awarded at a ceremony in early March each year between 1988 and 2009. Categories ''Guldmasken Award'' was awarded in the following categories: *Best Production *Best Director *Best Actor in a Drama play *Best Actress in a Drama play *Best Actor in a Musical *Best Actress in a Musical *Best Performer/Entertainer (in a Show/Variety/Revue) *Best Supporting Actor (in a Drama play, Musical or show/variety/revue) *Best Supporting Actress (in a Drama play, Musical or Show/Variety/Revue) *Best Costume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halmstad
Halmstad () is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan river, in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County. The city had a population of 70,480 in 2019, out of a municipal total of over 100,000 (19th most populous — 2019). Halmstad is Sweden's 19th-largest city by population and located about midway between Gothenburg (the second most populous) and Malmö (the third). Timber framing architecture is common. History Halmstad, at the time part of the Kingdom of Denmark, received its first city charter in 1307, and the city celebrated its 700th anniversary in 2007. The oldest remains of that first town are to be found at "Övraby" upstream on Nissan, just south of and quite close to the present day regiment buildings. The remains of the church can still be seen today between a defunct brick industry and a former landfill. In the 1320s the town moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Shop Of Horrors (musical)
''Little Shop of Horrors'' is a horror comedy rock musical with music by Alan Menken and lyrics and a book by Howard Ashman. The story follows a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. The musical is loosely based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film ''The Little Shop of Horrors''. The music, composed by Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown (music style), Motown, includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, "Skid Row (Downtown)", "Somewhere That's Green", and "Suddenly, Seymour". The musical premiered Off-Off-Broadway in 1982 before moving to the Orpheum Theatre (Manhattan), Orpheum Theatre Off-Broadway, where it had a five-year run. It later received numerous productions in the U.S. and abroad, and a subsequent Broadway theatre, Broadway production. Because of its small cast, it has become popular with community theatre, school and other amateur groups. The musical was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalla Nätter
"Kalla nätter" () is the debut single by Swedish singer Jessica Andersson. The song was written by Tim Larsson, Johan Fransson, Tobias Lundgren and Niklas Edberger. It was selected as one of the competing songs in Melodifestivalen 2006, a song competition to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. The song came fifth in the third semi-final on 4 March 2006, and was eliminated from the competition. The single was released two days later, peaking at number six on 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 ... in May. Track listing CD single # "Kalla Nätter" (Original Version) - 3:02 # "Kalla Nätter" (Singback Version) - 3:02 Charts Release history References 2005 songs 2006 debut singles Jessica Andersson songs Melodife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vindarna Vänder Oss
Vindarna vänder oss is a song written by Henrik Sethson, Pontus Assarsson and Dan Attlerud, and performed by Fame at Melodifestivalen 2004. The song participated in the third semifinal inside Scandinavium in Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ... on 28 February 2004, making it directly to the final, ending up 6th. The song was also released as a single. The single peaked at 23rd position at the Swedish singles chart. The song also charted at Svensktoppen for one week, ending up 10th on 2 May 2004 before leaving chart. Fame also recorded the song with lyrics in English, as "The Wind Has Turned Around". Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vindarna vander oss 2004 singles Fame (duo) songs Melodifestivalen songs of 2004 Swedish-language songs 2004 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 2004
Melodifestivalen 2004 was the selection for the 44th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 43rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five heats had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Karlstad, Gothenburg, Umeå, Malmö and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The winner was Lena Philipsson with "Det gör ont" who later that year came in 5th place in Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Turkey with the English-language version '' It Hurts''. Heats The heats for Melodifestivalen 2004 began on 21 February 2004. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on March 20, 2004. This was the third year that a heat format had been used for the competition. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Second Chance Round Finals Juries Televotes Returning artists See also *Eurovision Song Contest 2004 *Sweden in the Eurovision S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm Globe Arena
Avicii Arena, originally known as Stockholm Globe Arena and previously as Ericsson Globe, but commonly referred to in Swedish simply as Globen (; "the Globe"), is an indoor arena located in Stockholm Globe City, Johanneshov district of Stockholm, Sweden. The arena represents the Sun in the Sweden Solar System, the world's largest scale model of the Solar System. Construction Avicii Arena is the largest spherical building on Earth and took two and a half years to build. It has a diameter of and an inner height of . The volume of the building is and it has a seating capacity of 16,000 spectators for shows and concerts, and 13,850 for ice hockey. In the upper area there are 40 VIP boxes and a restaurant. The steel, concrete and glass construction designed by the architects Berg Arkitektkontor AB is supported by a MERO space structure. It represents the Sun in the Sweden Solar System, the world's largest scale model of the Solar System. History Globen was inaugurated on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 2003
Melodifestivalen 2003 was the selection for the 43rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five heats had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Luleå, Sundsvall and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The show was watched by 1,230,751 people. Schedule Heats The heats for Melodifestivalen 2003 began on 15 February 2003. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on March 15, 2003. This was the second year that a heat format had been used for the competition. "När löven faller" composed by Carola Häggkvist and Ingemar Åberg was disqualified prior to the competition. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Second Chance Final Voting Juries Televotes Returning artists See also *Eurovision Song Contest 2003 *Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest *Sweden in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
