Charlotte Perrelli
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Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish
singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen
and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest
with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven
."
Since then she has released six singles and five albums. Perrelli once again won Melodifestivalen 2008 and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
with her disco song "Hero
."
She is one of Sweden's most popular female singers, often performing at Sweden's top shows. Throughout her career, she has worked with different types of music, ranging from dansband
and schlager, via modern pop
, to soulful ballad
s and jazz
melodies.
in Hovmantorp
in the Småland
-province in southern Sweden
. The band Bengt Ingvars became "Bengt Ingvars med Charlotte". After finishing her compulsory school education, Perrelli moved from Hovmantorp
to the neighbouring town of Växjö
where she attended the High School of Performing Arts. She also became the lead singer of the band Kendix.
In 1994, Perrelli started singing with the well-established dansband Anders Engbergs
. After two albums, Perrelli left the band and joined the highly successful dansband Wizex
in 1997.
The years with Wizex gave Perrelli the opportunity to develop her skills as a performer. Larger venues and professional management produced results. In 1998 the band was nominated for a Swedish Grammis
(Grammy) for the album Mot nya mål, and the album Tusen och en natt
sold gold. Perrelli was ready to go solo. Between 1997–1998 Perrelli also starred as the training instructor "Millan Svensson" in the Swedish soap opera Vita lögner
.
contest, Perrelli went to Jerusalem in late May to compete with her song "Take Me To Your Heaven". She won and her solo career really took to the skies. The following months were hectic for Perrelli, she toured Europe
and the Middle East
, promoting her Take me to your heaven
and started working on her first solo album, the self titled Charlotte. Later that year Perrelli was voted Sweden's sexiest woman by the magazine Café. She later released I write you a lovesong, which was well-received.
, a pop/rock album which included the top 20 hit single "You Got Me Going Crazy", written by Johan Åberg
and Paul Rein
, known for their work with Christina Aguilera
and Victoria Beckham
. This song would later become the debut single for Spanish
singer Natalia
, whose Spanish version of the song "Vas a volverme loca" in 2002 sold over 200,000 in Spain alone, a record for that year. The album also contained the radio hit "Light of my life". During the months after the release, she promoted the album throughout Europe, and also travelled to New Zealand, to promote her work.
Perrelli hosted the first semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2003
together with Mark Levengood
and Lena Philipsson
. In April 2003 she did Jesus Christ Superstar
. In September she released the new single "Broken Heart", which was followed up by the album Gone Too Long in June 2004, containing hits like Gone too long, Flashdance and Million miles away.
. Perrelli, Peter Settman and Ola Lindholm
hosted the entire tour together. After the festival, Swedish TV4 offered her an own show on the channel. The show was called Super Troupers which was a talent-show for kids. One of the contestants was Amy Diamond
, who is now a successful and singer also Alice Svensson
who later came first runner-up in Idol 2008
.
In mid-2004 she released her most successful album to date, Gone Too Long
, which included songs by some of Sweden's top producers, including Jörgen Elofsson
. The album topped the Swedish top for weeks and contained hits like "A million miles away" and "Gone too long". She also joined Robert Wells
, Jill Johnson
and others on the Rhapsody In Rock-tour in mid-2004.
In 2006, she released the album I din röst
, in honour of the famous jazz singer Monica Zetterlund, which contained Monica's most famous songs, along with some personal favorites and the soul-ballad I din röst, written by Charlotte for the album. The album was successful, and she performed many of the songs in Sweden's top shows like Allsång på Skansen and Nationaldagen. She also co-hosted the TV-show 'Tillsammans för världens barn' in October.
In May, 2007 Perrelli was the Swedish expert in the Nordic
preview show panel discussion about the Eurovision Song Contest
.
The contestants and their songs and chances to win were commented on. She was also a part of the panel in 2005.
In mid-2007 Perrelli toured Sweden with the yearly successful Diggiloo. She was joined by singers such as Linda Bengtzing
, Lasse Holm
, Molly Sandén
, Lotta Engberg
and Jan Johansen. During the summer she released the love ballad "Som du" which she performed att the popular show Sommarkrysset. During the autumn she released the single disco song "Jag är tillbaks" which she performed at the show Babban & Co.
On March 15, 2008 Perrelli performed and won Melodifestivalen 2008 again with her song "Hero
" at the Stockholm Globe Arena
. She went on to represent Sweden
in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
in Belgrade
, Serbia
, where she advanced to the finals. Before Eurovision, she went out on an enormous tour, performing at popular TV shows in 17 nations, in order to promote Hero
.
On April 14 Perrelli filmed the music video for "Hero" on location in Stockholm
. Although "Hero" was one of the favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, it ended 18th out of 25 entries in the final, with 47 points in total. After Eurovision Perrelli started rehearsals for Rhapsody in Rock along with Robert Wells
, Perrelli and Robert did a concert in Beijing
, China
during the 2008 Summer Olympics
. In August, it was revealed that Charlotte had signed a record deal with a Chinese record label. This means that her album "Hero" will be released inside China at a later date.
During the autumn, she worked on her Christmas album Rimfrostjul
, which was released in November. She also performed at several of Sweden's top TV-shows, such as Sommarkrysset, Victoriadagen and Nationaldagen. On October 31, 2008 Perrelli was a guest judge and coach for the remaining contestants on Idol 2008
. In November and December, she promoted her Christmas album and toured Sweden in a set of Christmas concerts.In the beginning of 2009, she travelled to Beijing to perform in a series of TV-shows. She will also begin working on a new album later during the year, and was a judge in the Swedish show Talang 2009.
titled Mitt livs gemal, which was well-received. Perrelli was also a judge on Talang 2010. Perrelli returned as a judge for Talang 2011
which is the series fifth season. During the Summer, she toured with Diggiloo once more. In November 2011, she confirmed that she would be part of Evita at the Malmoe Opera. In November, it was announced that she will once again participate in Melodifestivalen 2012
with the entry The Girl
by Fredrik Kempe
in hopes of representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
in Baku
, Azerbaijan
.
-based Swedish
-Italian
restaurateur
Nicola Ingrosso, brother of Emilio Ingrosso who had been married to another Swedish singer, Pernilla Wahlgren
. Following a feud with Ingrosso's family, Charlotte and Nicola decided to change their last names to Perrelli. They have two sons; Angelo (born in 2004) and Alessio (born in 2005). After speculations in Swedish media that their relationship was on the rocks, the couple officially announced their separation in June 2008. It is believed that Charlotte's heavy workload was a contributing factor to the couple's split. This was later denied by both Nicola and Charlotte, who stated that they were just taking a break from each other. On 24 September 2009, the couple filed for divorce.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen 1999
Melodifestivalen 1999 was the selection for the 39th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 38th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1315 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network...
and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom. The venue for the contest was the International Convention Center...
with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven
Take Me to Your Heaven (song)
"Take Me to Your Heaven" was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 performed in English by Charlotte Nilsson representing Sweden...
."
Since then she has released six singles and five albums. Perrelli once again won Melodifestivalen 2008 and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
with her disco song "Hero
Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song)
"Hero" is a 2008 pop song performed by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren. It was rumoured the song was going to be sung by Måns Zelmerlöw, but Charlotte was first choice and finally Charlotte was chosen for the SVT. It won the Melodifestivalen 2008...
."
She is one of Sweden's most popular female singers, often performing at Sweden's top shows. Throughout her career, she has worked with different types of music, ranging from dansband
Dansband
Dansband is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik . Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock...
and schlager, via modern pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, to soulful ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
s and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
melodies.
1987–1998
At thirteen Perrelli joined a local dansbandDansband
Dansband is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik . Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock...
in Hovmantorp
Hovmantorp
Hovmantorp is the largest locality in Lessebo Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 3,001 inhabitants in 2005.-References:...
in the Småland
Småland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
-province in southern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The band Bengt Ingvars became "Bengt Ingvars med Charlotte". After finishing her compulsory school education, Perrelli moved from Hovmantorp
Hovmantorp
Hovmantorp is the largest locality in Lessebo Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 3,001 inhabitants in 2005.-References:...
to the neighbouring town of Växjö
Växjö
Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a...
where she attended the High School of Performing Arts. She also became the lead singer of the band Kendix.
In 1994, Perrelli started singing with the well-established dansband Anders Engbergs
Anders Engbergs
Anders Engbergs is a Swedish dansband, formed in 1994 when "Lotta & Anders Engbergs Orkester" split up in two, Anders Engbergs and Lotta Engbergs, three years after the divorce of husband Anders Engberg and wife Lotta Engberg. Anders Engbergs had also been the name of the unsplit band prior to...
. After two albums, Perrelli left the band and joined the highly successful dansband Wizex
Wizex
Wizex is a Swedish "dansband", formed in Osby, Sweden in 1973, with Kikki Danielsson as singer. The band has since had several front singers.Wizex finished 2nd in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978....
in 1997.
The years with Wizex gave Perrelli the opportunity to develop her skills as a performer. Larger venues and professional management produced results. In 1998 the band was nominated for a Swedish Grammis
Grammis
The Grammis Awards are the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards. The awards ceremony is generally held each year in February in Stockholm.The awards were established in 1969 and awarded until 1972 when they were cancelled....
(Grammy) for the album Mot nya mål, and the album Tusen och en natt
Take Me To Your Heaven
Take Me to Your Heaven is a 1999 album from Swedish dansband Wizex. The album included Charlotte Nilsson's hit "Tusen och en natt/Take Me to Your Heaven", and the album sold 235 000 copies...
sold gold. Perrelli was ready to go solo. Between 1997–1998 Perrelli also starred as the training instructor "Millan Svensson" in the Swedish soap opera Vita lögner
Vita lögner
Vita lögner is a Swedish soap opera that aired on TV3, . The plot focused on the social life of the hospital staff and families in the fictional town of Strömsvik....
.
1999–2000
After being selected as the Swedish contestant for the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest by winning that year's national MelodifestivalenMelodifestivalen 1999
Melodifestivalen 1999 was the selection for the 39th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 38th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1315 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network...
contest, Perrelli went to Jerusalem in late May to compete with her song "Take Me To Your Heaven". She won and her solo career really took to the skies. The following months were hectic for Perrelli, she toured Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, promoting her Take me to your heaven
Take Me To Your Heaven
Take Me to Your Heaven is a 1999 album from Swedish dansband Wizex. The album included Charlotte Nilsson's hit "Tusen och en natt/Take Me to Your Heaven", and the album sold 235 000 copies...
and started working on her first solo album, the self titled Charlotte. Later that year Perrelli was voted Sweden's sexiest woman by the magazine Café. She later released I write you a lovesong, which was well-received.
2001–2003
In 2001 she released her second album, Miss JealousyMiss Jealousy (album)
Miss Jealousy is a rock album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Nilsson, released in 2001.-Track listing:#You Got Me Going Crazy#Miss Jealousy#Game over, You Win#I'm the One for You#Light of My Life#One Kiss Away#Ain't No Mountain#I Can Tell...
, a pop/rock album which included the top 20 hit single "You Got Me Going Crazy", written by Johan Åberg
Johan Aberg
Johan Aberg is a Swedish songwriter and producer, who has worked with Cher, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Victoria Beckham.- Sources :...
and Paul Rein
Paul Rein
Paul Rein is a leading Swedish songwriter based in Stockholm. He was also a singer in the 1980's. He released italo disco singles such as "Lady-O", "Hold Back Your Love", "Stop " and "Touch in the late 80's"....
, known for their work with Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
and Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham
Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British pop music magazine Top of the Pops...
. This song would later become the debut single for Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
singer Natalia
Natalia
Natalia is a female given name. It is the Latin form of Natalie used also in Italian, Spanish and Polish. Other spellings include Natália Nathália , Natalya , Nataliya , Natalija .-People with the given name Natalia:* Natalia ,...
, whose Spanish version of the song "Vas a volverme loca" in 2002 sold over 200,000 in Spain alone, a record for that year. The album also contained the radio hit "Light of my life". During the months after the release, she promoted the album throughout Europe, and also travelled to New Zealand, to promote her work.
Perrelli hosted the first semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2003
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 semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Luleå, Sundsvall and...
together with Mark Levengood
Mark Levengood
Mark Levengood, born 10 July 1964 in North Carolina, is a Swedish-speaking Finn who grew up in Helsinki. He is a journalist, writer, and talk-show host, and is the registered partner of Jonas Gardell. They have two children, a boy, who is Gardell's biological child, and a girl, who is Levengood's...
and Lena Philipsson
Lena Philipsson
Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson is a Swedish singer and media personality.-Career:...
. In April 2003 she did Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
. In September she released the new single "Broken Heart", which was followed up by the album Gone Too Long in June 2004, containing hits like Gone too long, Flashdance and Million miles away.
2004–2007
After the success in Melodifestivalen 2003, Perrelli was once again offered to host Melodifestivalen 2004Melodifestivalen 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 semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Karlstad, Gothenburg, Umeå, Malmö and a...
. Perrelli, Peter Settman and Ola Lindholm
Ola Lindholm
Ola Henrik Lindholm is a Swedish television personality from Karlshamn, Blekinge County. He has been the host of several popular television shows in Sweden, including Skrotslaget, Ola 21:30, Söndagsöppet, Riktig talkshow, Myror i brallan, Wild Kids, Glasklart, and Melodifestivalen 2004...
hosted the entire tour together. After the festival, Swedish TV4 offered her an own show on the channel. The show was called Super Troupers which was a talent-show for kids. One of the contestants was Amy Diamond
Amy Diamond
Amy Diamond is a Swedish pop singer, actress and television presenter. She is known for her single "What's in It for Me" and album This Is Me Now which were released when she was 12 years old. The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It was the most-played song in Poland...
, who is now a successful and singer also Alice Svensson
Alice Svensson
Alice Cecilia Linh Svensson is a Swedish singer and Idol 2008 1-runner up. Svensson was adopted from Vietnam and moved to Sweden with her family when she was 10 months old she has since resided in Hedesunda.- Beginnings :...
who later came first runner-up in Idol 2008
Idol 2008
The fifth season of Swedish Idol premiered on September 3, 2008 and continued until its grand finale on 12 December, when 22-year-old Kevin Borg was crowned winner. It was the first season to feature new judges Laila Bagge, Anders Bagge and Andreas Carlsson, a move that made it the first Idol...
.
In mid-2004 she released her most successful album to date, Gone Too Long
Gone Too Long
Gone too Long is an album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli, released on June 30, 2004. It peaked highest at 11th place on the Swedish music charts.-Track listing:#Gone too Long#Million Miles Away#What a Feeling#Believe in Love Again...
, which included songs by some of Sweden's top producers, including Jörgen Elofsson
Jörgen Elofsson
Jörgen Kjell Elofsson is a Swedish songwriter who has written or co-written hits for stars such as Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Sebastian, Ana Johnsson, Marie Serneholt, Shayne Ward and Super Junior. He has also written hit singles for groups such as Il Divo and Westlife...
. The album topped the Swedish top for weeks and contained hits like "A million miles away" and "Gone too long". She also joined Robert Wells
Robert Wells
Robert Wells may refer to:* Bob "Hoolihan" Wells , American TV personality* Rob Wells, Canadian musician, songwriter and producer* Robb Wells , Canadian actor and screenwriter* Robby Wells , American college football coach...
, Jill Johnson
Jill Johnson
Jill Anna Maria Johnson, , is a Swedish country- and pop-singer and songwriter. She performed the Melodifestivalen 1998 winning song Kärleken är, and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she again entered Melodifestivalen...
and others on the Rhapsody In Rock-tour in mid-2004.
In 2006, she released the album I din röst
I din röst
I din röst is an album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli, released July 5, 2006. It peaked at 29th place on the Swedish music charts. It is a tribute album to Monica Zetterlund...
, in honour of the famous jazz singer Monica Zetterlund, which contained Monica's most famous songs, along with some personal favorites and the soul-ballad I din röst, written by Charlotte for the album. The album was successful, and she performed many of the songs in Sweden's top shows like Allsång på Skansen and Nationaldagen. She also co-hosted the TV-show 'Tillsammans för världens barn' in October.
In May, 2007 Perrelli was the Swedish expert in the Nordic
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
preview show panel discussion about the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
.
The contestants and their songs and chances to win were commented on. She was also a part of the panel in 2005.
In mid-2007 Perrelli toured Sweden with the yearly successful Diggiloo. She was joined by singers such as Linda Bengtzing
Linda Bengtzing
Linda Birgitta Bengtzing is a Swedish pop singer, famous for her participation in the fourth season of Fame Factory in Sweden and for her entries at Melodifestivalen 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2011- Biography :...
, Lasse Holm
Lasse Holm
Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm, born 9 December 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden, is known as a composer, lyricist and singer.Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: Doug and the Millsmen, The Spacemen and The Moonlighters...
, Molly Sandén
Molly Sandén
Molly Sandén is a Swedish singer. She's sister to Frida and Mimmi Sandén.-Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 :...
, Lotta Engberg
Lotta Engberg
-External links:* *...
and Jan Johansen. During the summer she released the love ballad "Som du" which she performed att the popular show Sommarkrysset. During the autumn she released the single disco song "Jag är tillbaks" which she performed at the show Babban & Co.
2008-2009
Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song)
"Hero" is a 2008 pop song performed by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren. It was rumoured the song was going to be sung by Måns Zelmerlöw, but Charlotte was first choice and finally Charlotte was chosen for the SVT. It won the Melodifestivalen 2008...
" at the Stockholm Globe Arena
Stockholm Globe Arena
The Ericsson Globe is the national indoor arena of Sweden, located in the Johanneshov district of Stockholm . The Ericsson Globe is currently the largest hemispherical building in the world and took two and a half years to build...
. She went on to represent Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, where she advanced to the finals. Before Eurovision, she went out on an enormous tour, performing at popular TV shows in 17 nations, in order to promote Hero
Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song)
"Hero" is a 2008 pop song performed by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren. It was rumoured the song was going to be sung by Måns Zelmerlöw, but Charlotte was first choice and finally Charlotte was chosen for the SVT. It won the Melodifestivalen 2008...
.
On April 14 Perrelli filmed the music video for "Hero" on location in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. Although "Hero" was one of the favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, it ended 18th out of 25 entries in the final, with 47 points in total. After Eurovision Perrelli started rehearsals for Rhapsody in Rock along with Robert Wells
Robert Wells
Robert Wells may refer to:* Bob "Hoolihan" Wells , American TV personality* Rob Wells, Canadian musician, songwriter and producer* Robb Wells , Canadian actor and screenwriter* Robby Wells , American college football coach...
, Perrelli and Robert did a concert in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
during the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. In August, it was revealed that Charlotte had signed a record deal with a Chinese record label. This means that her album "Hero" will be released inside China at a later date.
During the autumn, she worked on her Christmas album Rimfrostjul
Rimfrostjul
RimfrostJul is a holiday music album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli released on 10 November 2008. The album includes the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and the Lund Student Singers.-Track listing:#Rimfrostsjul...
, which was released in November. She also performed at several of Sweden's top TV-shows, such as Sommarkrysset, Victoriadagen and Nationaldagen. On October 31, 2008 Perrelli was a guest judge and coach for the remaining contestants on Idol 2008
Idol 2008
The fifth season of Swedish Idol premiered on September 3, 2008 and continued until its grand finale on 12 December, when 22-year-old Kevin Borg was crowned winner. It was the first season to feature new judges Laila Bagge, Anders Bagge and Andreas Carlsson, a move that made it the first Idol...
. In November and December, she promoted her Christmas album and toured Sweden in a set of Christmas concerts.In the beginning of 2009, she travelled to Beijing to perform in a series of TV-shows. She will also begin working on a new album later during the year, and was a judge in the Swedish show Talang 2009.
2010-present
At the Schlager pride in Stockholm in July 2009, she announced that she will release a new album in 2010. This was later changed to 2012. Perrelli recorded a new single for the Swedish Royal Wedding in June 2010 together with pop singer Magnus CarlssonMagnus Carlsson
Lars Magnus Carlsson is a Swedish singer and former member of the bands Alcazar and Barbados.- Early life :Magnus Carlsson grew up in Fristad, outside Borås...
titled Mitt livs gemal, which was well-received. Perrelli was also a judge on Talang 2010. Perrelli returned as a judge for Talang 2011
Talang 2011
Talang 2011 is the fifth season of the Swedish version of the Got Talent competition. Both Bert Karlsson and Charlotte Perrelli returned as judges while Henrik Fexeus became the new third judge....
which is the series fifth season. During the Summer, she toured with Diggiloo once more. In November 2011, she confirmed that she would be part of Evita at the Malmoe Opera. In November, it was announced that she will once again participate in Melodifestivalen 2012
Melodifestivalen 2012
Melodifestivalen 2012 is a Swedish song contest that will be held between 4 February and 10 March 2012. It will select Sweden's 52nd song to be internationally represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 ....
with the entry The Girl
The Girl
The Girl is a novel by Meridel Le Sueur set during Prohibition and chronicling the development of a young woman from a naive small-town girl into a participant in a bank robbery....
by Fredrik Kempe
Fredrik Kempe
Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco....
in hopes of representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijan's win in the 2011 Contest with Ell & Nikki's song "Running Scared". The two semi-finals will be held on 22 May and 24 May 2012, with the final on 26 May 2012,...
in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
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Personal life
In 2003, Perrelli married StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
-based Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
-Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
restaurateur
Restaurateur
A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a restaurant, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of the restaurant business.-Etymology:The word...
Nicola Ingrosso, brother of Emilio Ingrosso who had been married to another Swedish singer, Pernilla Wahlgren
Pernilla Wahlgren
Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren is a Swedish singer, actress and presenter. In 2004, she received the Ulla Billquist award.-Family:...
. Following a feud with Ingrosso's family, Charlotte and Nicola decided to change their last names to Perrelli. They have two sons; Angelo (born in 2004) and Alessio (born in 2005). After speculations in Swedish media that their relationship was on the rocks, the couple officially announced their separation in June 2008. It is believed that Charlotte's heavy workload was a contributing factor to the couple's split. This was later denied by both Nicola and Charlotte, who stated that they were just taking a break from each other. On 24 September 2009, the couple filed for divorce.
Albums
All regularly released albums and their chart positions in the Swedish Top 60 (SWE).| Year | Information | Peak positions | Info, sales and certifications |
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| SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| 1999 | Charlotte Charlotte (album) Charlotte is an album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Nilsson, released in 1999 as her debut album as a solo artist.-Track listing:# "Yester Playground" – 3:43# "Shooting Star" – 3:34...
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| 2001 | Miss Jealousy Miss Jealousy (album) Miss Jealousy is a rock album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Nilsson, released in 2001.-Track listing:#You Got Me Going Crazy#Miss Jealousy#Game over, You Win#I'm the One for You#Light of My Life#One Kiss Away#Ain't No Mountain#I Can Tell... |
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| 2004 | Gone Too Long Gone Too Long Gone too Long is an album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli, released on June 30, 2004. It peaked highest at 11th place on the Swedish music charts.-Track listing:#Gone too Long#Million Miles Away#What a Feeling#Believe in Love Again... |
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| 2006 | I din röst I din röst I din röst is an album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli, released July 5, 2006. It peaked at 29th place on the Swedish music charts. It is a tribute album to Monica Zetterlund... |
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| 2008 | Hero Hero (Charlotte Perrelli album) Hero is an album by Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli, released on 23 April, 2008. It's her 5th album. The album includes the song Hero which was Sweden's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The album also includes the radio single "Addicted" and the digital single "Bullet"... September 16, 2008(U.S.) |
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U.S. Certification Certification refers to the confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization. This confirmation is often, but not always, provided by some form of external review, education, assessment, or audit... : Platinum |
| 2008 | Rimfrostjul Rimfrostjul RimfrostJul is a holiday music album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli released on 10 November 2008. The album includes the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and the Lund Student Singers.-Track listing:#Rimfrostsjul... Christmas Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days... , 2008(Swe) |
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Singles
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| SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
NOR Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
FIN Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
NET Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
BEL Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
DK Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
CH Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
HU Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
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| 1999 | "Take Me to Your Heaven Take Me to Your Heaven (song) "Take Me to Your Heaven" was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 performed in English by Charlotte Nilsson representing Sweden... " |
Charlotte Charlotte (album) Charlotte is an album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Nilsson, released in 1999 as her debut album as a solo artist.-Track listing:# "Yester Playground" – 3:43# "Shooting Star" – 3:34... |
2 | 10 | - | 23 | 5 | 20 | - | - | - |
| "I Write You a Lovesong" | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | "Damn You" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2001 | "You Got Me Going Crazy" | Miss Jealousy Miss Jealousy (album) Miss Jealousy is a rock album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Nilsson, released in 2001.-Track listing:#You Got Me Going Crazy#Miss Jealousy#Game over, You Win#I'm the One for You#Light of My Life#One Kiss Away#Ain't No Mountain#I Can Tell... |
20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "Miss Jealousy" (unreleased) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003 | "Broken Heart" | Gone Too Long Gone Too Long Gone too Long is an album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli, released on June 30, 2004. It peaked highest at 11th place on the Swedish music charts.-Track listing:#Gone too Long#Million Miles Away#What a Feeling#Believe in Love Again... |
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| 2004 | "Million Miles Away" | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2006 | "I din röst"(promo single) | I din röst I din röst I din röst is an album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli, released July 5, 2006. It peaked at 29th place on the Swedish music charts. It is a tribute album to Monica Zetterlund... |
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| 2007 | "Jag är tillbaks" | Only available on single. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | "Hero Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song) "Hero" is a 2008 pop song performed by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren. It was rumoured the song was going to be sung by Måns Zelmerlöw, but Charlotte was first choice and finally Charlotte was chosen for the SVT. It won the Melodifestivalen 2008... " |
Hero Hero (Charlotte Perrelli album) Hero is an album by Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli, released on 23 April, 2008. It's her 5th album. The album includes the song Hero which was Sweden's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The album also includes the radio single "Addicted" and the digital single "Bullet"... |
1 | 20 | 18 | - | - | - | 24 | 65 | 4 |
| "Bullet" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Soundtracks
Soundtracks containing Charlotte Perrelli songs.- 2000: Livet är en schlagerLivet är en schlagerLivet är en schlager is a Swedish film released in 2000, written by Jonas Gardell and written by his usual directing partner Susanne Bier. The film features cameo appearances by many Swedish singers...
Soundtrack - "Jag vill bara älskas av dig"
Compilations
Compilations containing Charlotte Perrelli songs.- 1999: Absolute '99: The Best of 1999 - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 1999: Mr Music Hits - Vol 7, 1999 - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 1999: Maximum Dance - Vol 7, 1999 - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 1999: Absolute Music 30 - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 1999: 100% Semester - Vol 4 - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 2000: Eurovision Song Contest 1956-1999 - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 2000: Barn 2000 - "Behöver Dig Nu"
- 2000: Schooldays - "Tusen och en Natt"
- 2001: Melodifestivalen 2001 - "Tusen och en Natt"
- 2008: Melodifestivalen 2008 - "Hero"