The Attic is a Swedish

Sweden

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 house band duo whose members are Eric Amarillo

Eric Amarillo

Erik Sundborg better known by his stage name Eric Amarillo born in Kullavik south of Gothenburg, Sweden in 1971, is a musician, songwriter, music producer and DJ....

 (Erik Sundborg) and Michael Feiner

Michael Feiner

Michael Feiner born in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1971, is a musician, songwriter, music producer, multi-instrumentalist and DJ. He is member of the Swedish house band duo The Attic formed in 2003 alongside his childhood friend Eric Amarillo...

 that started under the name of Stereopol with the track 'Dancin' Tonight' in 2003. The two mostly perform house music

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 songs of other artists, but they have also written their own songs.

They released a number of singles including "I Just Can't Help It", "Destiny", "In Your Eyes", "A Life To Live", "It's Beautiful" and "Baby". In 2006, they and Therese Grankvist

Therese Grankvist

Therese Grankvist is a Swedish singer and former member of Drömhus. She goes by Therese when performing.- Biography :...

 recorded a song which they sent to Melodifestivalen

Melodifestivalen

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...

; to their surprise the song was chosen to be performed in the festival. Therese, featuring The Attic, performed 'The Arrival' in the third semifinal

Melodifestivalen 2007 (semifinals)

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, where they competed for the opportunity to represent Sweden

Sweden

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 in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Eurovision Song Contest 2007

The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...

 in Helsinki

Helsinki

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, Finland

Finland

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. On the 17th of February 2007 The Attic ft Therese came 7th in the semifinal and didn't qualify any further in the contest.

The band played a concert in central Chişinău

Chisinau

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, Moldova

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 organised by mobile operator Orange

Orange Moldova

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 on 24 May 2008.

Singles

• "I Just Can't Help It"
• "Destiny"
• "In Your Eyes"
• "A Life To Live"
• "It's Beautiful"
• "Baby"
• "The Arrival" (The Attic feat Therese
  Therese Grankvist
  Therese Grankvist is a Swedish singer and former member of Drömhus. She goes by Therese when performing.- Biography :...
  
  ) (2007)
• "Music Will Turn You On" (credited to Michael Feiner and Eric Amarillo) (2010)