''Erik Grönwall'' is the debut studio album by

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vocalist

Erik Grönwall Per Erik Magnus Grönwall (born 3 December 1987) is a Swedish hard rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal singer. In 2009, he won the Swedish ''Idol (Sweden), Idol'' reality television show, receiving several standing ovations from the jury for ...

, winner of the Swedish singing television competition '' Idol 2009''. The release is a

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of various different

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and

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artists that have inspired Grönwall. He followed the album up with 2010's '' Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Erik Grönwall'' entered the

Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from IFPI Sverige. It was formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and has been known by its current name s ...

at number one, staying there for four weeks. The album received generally negative reviews from Swedish music critics, but was a commercial success, becoming certified Platinum in Sweden with at least 40,000 copies sold.

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Charts and certifications

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