Lena Philipsson
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Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson (also known as Lena Ph; born January 19, 1966 in Vetlanda
, Sweden
) is a Swedish singer and media personality.
in 1986
, 1987
and 1988
. In 1987 she released the song "Aquarius 99" by duet with the Russian composer Igor Nikolaev. In 1989 she had great success with the album My Name that included top hits "Standing In My Rain", "Why" and "Leave A Light". In 1991 she recorded a concept album and show about a female secret agent, 'Agent 006'. In the early 1990s her fame increased in Sweden, and she continued to release albums until 1997. In 2001 she had a stage comeback, the Lena Philipsson Show was sold out for two and a half years around Sweden. In 2004, she returned after a seven year hiatus from the album charts.
In 2004, she entered Melodifestivalen for the fourth time as a solo artist, with "Det gör ont
". She made it through the semifinal process and emerged as the winner on 20 March 2004, going on to representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
with the translated English language version "It Hurts". The song composed by Thomas Eriksson
and combined up-tempo and disco themes. Philipsson's stage appearance caused much controversy in Swedish press and media because her performance, in a short fuchsia pink dress and high heels, consisted of dancing with the microphone stand in a fashion similar to Aerosmith
's Steven Tyler
.
Despite being the third favourite to win the competition, she finished in joint 5th place. The album, Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan, sold gold in nine days, with "Det gör ont" as its lead single. It also spawned the singles "Delirium", "Lena Anthem" and "På gatan där jag bor".
The Swedish radio show Tracks voted her best female artist, best Swedish artist, and artist of the year for 2004, and "Det gör ont" was voted best song.
She released her new album Jag ångrar ingenting
in 2005. After one day in Swedish shops it had sold over 30,000 copies. A one-hour TV special featuring new songs as well as old hits and some interviews aired in November the same year. In January 2006, Philipsson announced she was to host the 2006 Melodifestivalen. Because Melodifestivalen is a family show, her appearance as host was met with some controversy due to numerous jokes considered inappropriate to the audience.
In early 2007, she released her new version of her greatest hits, "Lena 20 år". The album included hits from all albums except "Fantasy" album. Also included new song "Jag måste skynda mig på". Lena and Orup set up their own show on China Teatern in Stockholm at the same time as the album release. The show was a critical and public success. Over 113,000 saw it 2007 and a new premiere of the show is in Gothenburg in early 2008. After the success in Stockholm and Goteborg, the show Lena+Orup go on tour across Sweden late 2008. At the same time, Lena and Orup will release a duet album called "Dubbel", released in November.
She sewed her own stage clothes during her early career. She has said that she no longer has the time. In the early 1990s she was one of three pop stars who were portrayed on stamps in Sweden; the others were Roxette and Jerry Williams. In the 80s she did a TV duet with American singer Michael Bolton.
six times: four times as a performer and twice as a songwriter.
Vetlanda
Vetlanda is a locality and the seat of Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 12,691 inhabitants in 2005.-History:Vetlanda was still nothing more than a village for several centuries. With the 1840s population boom in Småland, and the industrial revolution winning grounds in Sweden,...
, 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....
) is a Swedish singer and media personality.
Career
Philipsson participated in the Swedish New Faces in 1982. Her career started with the single Boy/You Open My Eyes in 1984 and with her entries at MelodifestivalenMelodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
in 1986
Melodifestivalen 1986
Melodifestivalen 1986 was the selection for the 26th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 25th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 and was not broadcast on radio. No...
, 1987
Melodifestivalen 1987
Melodifestivalen 1987 was the selection for the 27th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 26th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1502 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV2 and was not broadcast on radio...
and 1988
Melodifestivalen 1988
Melodifestivalen 1988 was the selection for the 28th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 27th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1100 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...
. In 1987 she released the song "Aquarius 99" by duet with the Russian composer Igor Nikolaev. In 1989 she had great success with the album My Name that included top hits "Standing In My Rain", "Why" and "Leave A Light". In 1991 she recorded a concept album and show about a female secret agent, 'Agent 006'. In the early 1990s her fame increased in Sweden, and she continued to release albums until 1997. In 2001 she had a stage comeback, the Lena Philipsson Show was sold out for two and a half years around Sweden. In 2004, she returned after a seven year hiatus from the album charts.
In 2004, she entered Melodifestivalen for the fourth time as a solo artist, with "Det gör ont
Det gör ont
"Det gör ont" , written by Orup and produced by Anders Hansson, was performed in Swedish by Lena Philipsson at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2004. The song won and became the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 where it was performed in English as "It Hurts" and finished 5th...
". She made it through the semifinal process and emerged as the winner on 20 March 2004, going on to representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
with the translated English language version "It Hurts". The song composed by Thomas Eriksson
Orup
Orup is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and guitarist who enjoyed major success in his native country in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like "M.B.", "Då står pojkarna på rad", "Magaluf", "Stockholm" and "Regn hos mej." Orup has also written several songs for other performers...
and combined up-tempo and disco themes. Philipsson's stage appearance caused much controversy in Swedish press and media because her performance, in a short fuchsia pink dress and high heels, consisted of dancing with the microphone stand in a fashion similar to Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
's Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman and lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He is known as the "Demon of Screamin'", due to his high screams...
.
Despite being the third favourite to win the competition, she finished in joint 5th place. The album, Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan, sold gold in nine days, with "Det gör ont" as its lead single. It also spawned the singles "Delirium", "Lena Anthem" and "På gatan där jag bor".
The Swedish radio show Tracks voted her best female artist, best Swedish artist, and artist of the year for 2004, and "Det gör ont" was voted best song.
She released her new album Jag ångrar ingenting
Jag ångrar ingenting
Jag ångrar ingenting is the tenth studio album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson, released in 2005. Introduced with the singles "Unga pojkar och äldre män" and "Han jobbar i affär". The album was released on October 26, selling more than 30,000 copies in its first day, obtaining gold album...
in 2005. After one day in Swedish shops it had sold over 30,000 copies. A one-hour TV special featuring new songs as well as old hits and some interviews aired in November the same year. In January 2006, Philipsson announced she was to host the 2006 Melodifestivalen. Because Melodifestivalen is a family show, her appearance as host was met with some controversy due to numerous jokes considered inappropriate to the audience.
In early 2007, she released her new version of her greatest hits, "Lena 20 år". The album included hits from all albums except "Fantasy" album. Also included new song "Jag måste skynda mig på". Lena and Orup set up their own show on China Teatern in Stockholm at the same time as the album release. The show was a critical and public success. Over 113,000 saw it 2007 and a new premiere of the show is in Gothenburg in early 2008. After the success in Stockholm and Goteborg, the show Lena+Orup go on tour across Sweden late 2008. At the same time, Lena and Orup will release a duet album called "Dubbel", released in November.
She sewed her own stage clothes during her early career. She has said that she no longer has the time. In the early 1990s she was one of three pop stars who were portrayed on stamps in Sweden; the others were Roxette and Jerry Williams. In the 80s she did a TV duet with American singer Michael Bolton.
Melodifestivalen
Philipsson has participated in Melodifestivalen, the Swedish pre-selection for the Eurovision Song ContestEurovision 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...
six times: four times as a performer and twice as a songwriter.
- As a performer
- 1986, Kärleken är evigKärleken är evig (song)Kärleken är evig is a Swedish language song written by Torgny Söderberg and Per Gessle. Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson sang Kärleken är evig at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1986. It finished 2nd, with 42 points. The song reached a 3rd place in the Swedish singles chart...
(2nd) (Love is eternal) - 1987, Dansa i neonDansa i neon (song)Dansa i neon is a Swedish language song, sung by Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson and finishing 5th at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1987. Dansa i neon was written by Tim Norell, Peo Thyrén and Ola Håkansson, and was first thought to have been performed by Lili & Susie...
(5th) (Dancing in neon) - 1988, Om igenOm igen"Om igen", written by Ingela 'Pling' Forsman och Bobby Ljunggren, is a ballad in Swedish, performed by Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1988. "Om igen" finished second.The single peaked at #10 at the Swedish singles chart...
(2nd) (Yet again) - 2004, Det gör ontDet gör ont"Det gör ont" , written by Orup and produced by Anders Hansson, was performed in Swedish by Lena Philipsson at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2004. The song won and became the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 where it was performed in English as "It Hurts" and finished 5th...
(Winner) (It hurts)
- 1986, Kärleken är evig
- As a songwriter
- 1991, Tvillingsjäl (performed by Pernilla WahlgrenPernilla WahlgrenPernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren is a Swedish singer, actress and presenter. In 2004, she received the Ulla Billquist award.-Family:...
) (Soulmate) - 1999, Det svär jag på (performed by ArvingarnaArvingarnaArvingarna is a Swedish dansband, which was formed in 1989 and which competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1993, 1995, 1999 and 2002. In 1993 they won with the song '"Eloise" and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, where the song finished 7th.The band's name refers to...
) (I swear)
- 1991, Tvillingsjäl (performed by Pernilla Wahlgren
Studio albums
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| Kärleken är evig Kärleken är evig Kärleken är evig is a 1986 album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson. It was her debut album. The album peaked at #20 at the Swedish album charts.-Track listing:#Kärleken är evig#Åh Amadeus#Det är här jag har mitt liv#Stanna här hos mej...
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| Dansa i neon Dansa i neon Dansa i neon was released on 13 April 1987 and is an album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson. The album peaked at #19 at the Swedish album chart.-Track listing:#Saknar dej innan du går#Dansa i neon#Du är mitt liv#Regn faller#Den ende#Cheerio...
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| Talking in Your Sleep Talking in Your Sleep (album) Talking in Your Sleep was released on 5 May 1988 and is an album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson. It peaked at #10 at the Swedish album chart... Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
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| My Name My Name (Lena Philipsson album) My Name is a 1989 album by Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson. The album peaked at #10 at the Swedish album chart. On the album, she contributed as songwriter together with Torgny Söderberg... Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
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| A Woman's Gotta Do What a Woman's Gotta Do A Woman's Gotta Do What a Woman's Gotta Do A Woman's Gotta Do What a Woman's Gotta Do was released on 10 April 1991 and is an album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson. The album peaked at #7 at the Swedish album chart.Lena Philipsson has written all songs on the album... Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
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| Fantasy Fantasy (Lena Philipsson album) Fantasy is a 1993 album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson.-Track listing:... Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
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| Lena Philipsson Lena Philipsson (album) Lena Philipsson was released on 22 November 1995 and is an album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson. Lena Philipsson and Torgny Söderberg wrote the songs. The album peaked at #10 at the Swedish album chart.-Track listing:-External links:... Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
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| Bästa vänner Bästa vänner Bästa vänner is a 1997 album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson. This album is a soul pop album.-Track listing:-Contributing musicians:*Lena Philipsson - keyboards, grand piano, vocals, percussion*Mattias Torell - guitar*Martin Jonsson - drums...
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| Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan is a studio album from Swedish pop music singer Lena Philipsson, led by the first single and #1 hit "Det gör ont" , which was the winning song at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2004. The album was released on August 4, 2004, debuting at #1 in Sweden,... Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
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| Jag ångrar ingenting Jag ångrar ingenting Jag ångrar ingenting is the tenth studio album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson, released in 2005. Introduced with the singles "Unga pojkar och äldre män" and "Han jobbar i affär". The album was released on October 26, selling more than 30,000 copies in its first day, obtaining gold album... Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
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Lena and Orup: Dubbel
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Other albums
- BoyBoy (compilation album)Boy is a 1987 compilation album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson.-Track listing:#Åh Amadeus - 3.35#Vindarnas väg - 3.42#Sommartid - 3.38#När jag behöver dig som mest - 4.21#Kärleken är evig - 3.03#Segla - 3.55#Boy - 2.50#Oskuldens ögon - 4.30...
(1987) - Hitlåtar med Lena Philipsson 1985-1987Hitlåtar med Lena Philipsson 1985-1987Hitlåtar med Lena Philipsson 1985–1987 is a 1988 compilation album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson.-Track listing:#Boy#Kärleken är evig#Sommartid#Jag sänder min radio#Cheerio#Om kärleken är blind#Jag känner...
(1988) - Lena PhilipssonLena Philipsson (compilation album)Lena Philipsson is a 1994 compilation album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson.-Track listing:#Åh Amadeus#Vindarnas väg#Sommartid#När jag behöver dig som mest#Kärleken är evig#Segla#Boy#Oskuldens ögon#Dansa i neon#Jag känner...
(1994) - Hennes bästaHennes bästaHennes bästa was released on 8 June 1998 and is a compilation album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson.-CD1:#Kärleken är evig#Tänd ett ljus#Stjärnorna#Dansa i neon#Månsken i augusti#Om igen#Aldrig mer #Det går väl an...
(1998) - Lena Philipsson Collection 1984-2001Lena Philipsson Collection 1984-2001Collection, also called Lena Philipsson Collection 1984-2001, is a 2001 compilation album by Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson. It peaked at #13 at the Swedish album chart.-Track listing:#Fly Me Over the Rainbow#Boy#Kärleken är evig...
(2001) - 100% Lena/20 hits (2002)
- Lady StarLady StarLady Star was released on April 7 2006 and is an album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson.-Track listing:#Juliette & Jonathan#Det är här jag har mitt live#Stanna här hos mej#Vindarnas väg#Fly Me over the Rainbow#Jag sänder på min radio...
(2006) - Lena 20 årLena 20 årLena 20 år is a compilation album released on 24 January 2007 from the Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson. It peaked at #2 at the Swedish album chart.-Track listing:#Kärleken är evig - 3.07#Han jobbar i affär - 3.48#Det gör ont - 3.01...
(2007)
Other appearances
- Schlagertimmen (1986)
- Jacobs stege (1988) performing "Aquarius" with Igor Nikolayev
- Melodifestival special (1999)
- Barn 2000 (2000)
- Schooldays (2000)
- Livet är en schlager soundtrack (2000)
- Kopparbärs-Rock Vol.5 (2001)
- Melodifestivalen 2003 (as co-host) (2003) performing "Flickorna i Småland" with Charlotte PerrelliCharlotte PerrelliCharlotte 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...
. - Melodifestivalen 2006 (as host) (2006)
Failing to enter the list
- Bästa vänner - 1997
- Det ringer på min dörr - 2006
- Jag måste skynda mig på - 2007 (with Orup)