Norwegian music

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VG-lista (or VG-listen) is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by Nielsen Soundscan International and is based on the sales in about 100 shops in Norway. The singles chart started as a top 10 chart in week 42, 1958 and was expanded to a top 20 chart in week 5, 1995. At the same time the albums chart, started as a top 20 chart in week 1, 1967, was expanded to a top 40 chart.

See also[link]

• List of number-one songs in Norway
• List of number-one albums in Norway

External links[link]

• VG Lista Official website
• Norwegian Charts with archive and search

Eric Saade
Eric Saade (2011)
Background information
Birth name	Eric Khaled Saade
Born	(1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 (age 21)
Origin	Kattarp, Helsingborg, Sweden
Genres	Dance, Pop, Pop rock, Rock, Teen Pop
Occupations	Singer, Television presenter
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Roxy Recordings, All Around the World Productions, B1M1 Recordings, Mostiko, Neocorp Music, Oh My God!, Ratas Music Group, Broma Sixteen
Associated acts	J-Son, Dev, What's Up!
Website	Official Website

Eric Saade (Arabic: اريك سعادة‎ Īrik Saʿāda, IPA: [ˈiːrik saʔaːdɐ]; Swedish pronunciation: [ˈeː.ˈrɪk sa.ˈaː.ˈdɛ]; born 29 October 1990 in Kattarp, Helsingborg, Sweden) is a Swedish singer. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left the group in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national Swedish selection Melodifestivalen 2011 with his entry "Popular". In the final Saade came in third place.

Early life[link]

Eric Saade grew up in Kattarp, Sweden with his Swedish mother and Palestinian father. His parents divorced when Saade was four years old. He is the second oldest of eight siblings and half siblings.

When he was six years old, Saade first sang on a stage at his mother's wedding. He has been writing songs since he was 13 years old. He got his first record deal when he was 15 years old. Before starting his solo career, Saade was in the boyband What's Up!.^[1]

Career[link]

2009: Beginnings[link]

In summer 2009, Saade hosted the Swedish music competition My Camp Rock, a camp inspirated by the Disney Channel movie Camp Rock. In the same year, he hosted the nationwide contest Julia's Shooting Stars.

In August 2009, Saade signed with the Swedish record label Roxy Recordings.

On 21 December 2009, Saade released his first single Sleepless, written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström as a download single worldwide on iTunes.^[2] The song reached #44 in Sweden. The music video premiered on 22 January 2010 and was directed by Anders Rune.^[3]

2010: Melodifestivalen[link]

Eric Saade performing at Melodifestivalen 2010

On 12 February 2010, Saade performed in the second semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2010,^[4] the Swedish pre-decision for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Manboy" written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström^[2] as number one. He won that semi-final.^[5] He came in third place. The song was released on 3 March 2010 in Sweden. The single reached #1 in Sweden and in the Swedish ringtone Charts. In June 2010, the single has reached Platinum status there.^[6] The music video of the acoustic version premiered on 25 March 2010.^[7] The acoustic version was released on 10 May 2010 in Sweden.^[8]

2010: Breakthrough in Sweden[link]

Eric.Saade performing at Masquerade Tour

In January 2010, Saade won one Scandipop Award in the category Brightest New Hope for 2010.^[9]

In March 2010, Saade was nominated for one Marcel Bezençon Award (Melodifestivalen) in the category Press Award for Manboy. He also won one in the category Artistic Award for the same song. Saade released his first solo album Masquerade on 19 May 2011.^[10] The album reached #2 in Sweden and reached Gold status there. After the release of his debut album, Saade went on his first tour called Masquerade Tour. The tour went from 9 June 2010 until 11 September 2010 with 24 concerts in Sweden.

The third single from the album, called Break of Dawn, written by Saade and Fredrik Kempe,^[11] was released on 28 June 2010 in Sweden. The song reached #45 in Sweden. The music video premiered on 15 June 2010.^[12] The Le Family Remix of the song was released on 12 July 2010 in Sweden.^[13]

In August 2010, Saade was nominated for three Rockbjörnen Awards in the categories Best Swedish Male Live Artist, Best Breakthrough Act and Best Swedish Song of the Year for Manboy.^[14]

Still in 2010, Saade released the singles Masquerade and It's Gonna Rain.^[5] The music video for Masquerade premiered on 10 August 2010.^[15] The music video for It's Gonna Rain premiered on 22 October 2010.^[16]

2011: Melodifestivalen / Eurovision Song Contest[link]

On 19 February 2011, Saade competed a second time Melodifestivalen. He performed in the third semi-final with the number eight^[17] and won the final with the song Popular written by Fredrik Kempe and produced by Peter Boström on 12 March 2011 with 193 points.^[18] On 14 April 2011, the music video of the song premiered.

Eric Saade performing in the semi-final of Eurovisiong Song Contest 2011

On 12 May 2011, Saade competed with the number eight in the second semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest 2011. He reached the final as the last contestant. It was later revealed that he won the semi-final. On 14 May 2011, Saade competed with the number seven in the final. He placed on the third place. That is Sweden's best position since 1999 when Charlotte Perrelli won with the song Take Me to Your Heaven. It also is the fifth third place for Sweden in Eurovision history. It was released on 28 February 2011 in Sweden.^[19] The song reached #1 in Sweden and in the Swedish ringtone Charts. By July 2011, it sold over 40.000 copies in Sweden and received Double Platinum status there. The music video premiered on 14 April 2011. After competing in Eurovision Song Contest, Saade released the song on 25 April 2011 in Finland,^[20] on 6 May 2011 in Norway,^[21] on 12 May 2011 in Australia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, the UK and the USA,^[22] on 18 May 2011 in Austria, Germany and Switzerland^[23] and on 20 May 2011 in Belgium.^[24] The song reached #4 in the Belgium (Flanders) Ultratip Charts, #17 in Finland, #23 in the Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratip, #29 in Austria,^[25] #27 in Ireland,^[26] #48 in Germany^[27] and #76 in the UK.^[28] The song was listed on number three on popjustice.coms list 45 Best Singles 2011. The album remix of the song was released on 14 March 2011 in Sweden.^[29] The slow version was released the same day in Sweden.^[30] That version was named Song of the Day by popjustice.com on 15 May 2011.^[31] The SoundFactory Remix was released on 25 May 2011 in Sweden.^[32] Another remix was released on 9 June 2011 in Greece.^[33]

2011-2012: More success[link]

In January 2011, Saade was nominated for six Scandipop Awards in the categories Best Single from a New Artist for It's Gonna Rain and Manboy, Best Male Single for the same songs, Best Male Album for Masquerade and Best New Artist. He also won two awards in the categories Best Album from a New Artist for Masquerade and Best Male.^[34]

Also in January 2011, Saade was nominated for one Grammi in the category Song of the Year for Manboy.^[35]

On 14 January 2011, Saade released the first single Still Loving It from his second album, written by Saade, Niclas Lundin and Anton Malmberg Hård Af Segerstad,^[36] in Sweden.^[37]

In March 2011, Saade was nominated for one Marcel Bezençon Award (Melodifestivalen) in the category Artistic Award for Popular. He also won one in the category Press Award for the same song.

In April 2011, Saade was nominated for one Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award in Sweden in the category Sweden's Favorite Star.^[38]

In May 2011, Saade was nominated for two Marcel Bezençon Awards in the categories Artistic Award and Press Award for Popular. Also in May 2011, it was announced that Saade would release two albums in 2011 called Saade Vol. 1 and Saade Vol. 2 in Sweden. The first one was released on 29 June 2011 in Sweden and Norway.^[39] From 16 June until 27 June 2011, the website scandipop.co.uk released previews from the album. The album reached #1 in Sweden, sold over 50.000 copies and reached Platinum status in July 2011 there. It also reached #16 in Finland.^[40]

In June 2011, Saade won two ESC Radio Awards in the categories Best Male Artist and Best Song for "Popular".

The second single of the album Saade Vol. 1 called "Hearts in the Air", a collaboration with J-Son, was released on 3 June 2011 in Sweden and Norway^[41] and on 28 September 2011 in France.^[42] The song reached #2 in Sweden and reached Gold status there. The music video premiered on 29 June 2011. The remix of the song was released on 11 December 2011 in the UK.^[43]

Eric Saade performing at Made of Pop Concert

From 17 June 2011 until 10 November 2011, Saade went on his second tour called Made of Pop Concert. The tour included 24 concerts in Sweden and one concert in France.

On 14 July 2011, Saade performed for the Swedish crown princess Victoria and the royal family.

In August 2011, Saade was nominated for two You Choice Awards in the categories Best Male Video for Popular^[44] and Best Newcommer for the same song.

Also in August 2011, Saade was nominated for two Rockbjörnen Awards in the categories Best Male Artist Live and Best Swedish Song for Popular.

On 2 November 2011, Saade released the first single "Hotter Than Fire", a collaboration with Dev, in Sweden. The song is written by Saade, Jason Gill and J-Son. On 30 October 2011, scandipop.co.uk has released a preview of the song. The song reached #5 in Sweden. The music video premiered on 7 December 2011. The remix of the song was released on 30 November 2011 in Sweden.^[45]

The album Saade Vol. 2 was released on 30 November 2011. From 21 November until 29 November 2011, scandipop.co.uk has released previews from the album. The album reached #1 in Sweden and #46 in Finland.^[46]

In 2011, Saade was the most searched celebrity on Google in Sweden.^{[citation needed]}

2012

Saade is nominated for six Scandipop Awards in the categories Best Male, Readers Favourite of 2011, Best Male Album for Saade Vol. 1 and Saade Vol. 2, Best Male Single for "Popular" and Best Remix for "Popular (SoundFactory Remix)" which will be awarded in January 2012.^[47]

Saade is also nominated for one Grammi in the category Best Song for "Popular" which also will be awarded in January 2012.

From 30 March until 28 April 2012, Saade will go on his third Swedish tour, called Pop Explosion Concert 2012 with 15 concerts.

Personal life[link]

Saade lives in Stockholm. He was in a long-term relationship with Molly Sandén, until their relationship officially ended on January 9, 2012.^[48]

Influences[link]

Saade started singing after seeing Michael Jackson on TV. His other musical influences are Bryan Adams and the Backstreet Boys.

Discography[link]

• 2010: Masquerade
• 2011: Saade Vol. 1
• 2011: Saade Vol. 2

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Eric Saade Official Website
• Eric Saade Official Facebook
• Eric Saade Official Twitter
• Eric Saade Charts Sweden
• Eric Saade Fansite

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Chris Medina
Chris Medina performing in Sweden (2011)
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Edward Medina
Born	November 30, 1983 Oak Forest, IL
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist
Years active	2011–present
Website	Official Facebook Page
Notable instruments
Guitar Piano Drums

Chris Medina in Norrköping, Sweden (2011)

Christopher Edward "Chris" Medina (born November 30, 1983^[1]) is an American singer born in Oak Forest, Illinois. Medina is most notable as a former Idol contestant during the tenth season of American Idol. He released a single called "What Are Words" on February 25, 2011, the day after his elimination. His single went to #1 in Norway and Sweden and spent 19 weeks at number 1 combined. 11 in Norway and 8 in Sweden.

He made it to the top 40 out of 327 contestants. The song is about his fiancée who suffered a brain injury as the result of a car accident on Oct 2, 2009. The song debuted at #22 on the Heatseekers Songs chart,^[2] and then reached #83 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] It has since sold 61,000 copies.^[4] He performed the ballad on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on February 28, 2011 and on Good Morning America on March 4, 2011.

Biography[link]

Chris Medina graduated from Columbia College Chicago.^[5]

Chris received a golden ticket to Hollywood and made it to the top 40 before getting eliminated. His dismissal on season 10 of American Idol made headlines when Jennifer Lopez was brought to tears upon revealing his fate on the show. He has been on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Live with Regis and Kelly, Good Morning America, and On-Air with Ryan Seacrest. He has also been featured in People, US Weekly, and TV Guide. In the summer of 2011, Chris has been invited to perform in countries all over the world, including Norway, Sweden, Germany, and Singapore. In Singapore he performed for the "President's Star Charity", which is done to raise money for the physically and mentally challenged. Chris Medina sang "What Are Words" in the funeral of 18-year old Monica Iselin Didriksen, one of the victims of the Norwegian terror attacks 7/22.2011. Didriksen loved that song, and her parents asked him to come and sing at her funeral.^[6]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

Other charted songs[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Chris Medina's Official Facebook Page
• Chris Medina's Official Youtube Channel
• Chris Medina's Band - Division St
• Chris Medina's Band - The Able Body

Stella Mwangi
Stella Mwangi in Melodi Grand Prix 2011
Background information
Birth name	Stella Nyambura Mwangi
Born	(1986-09-01) 1 September 1986 (age 25)
Origin	Nairobi, Kenya
Genres	Pop, Soul, Rap
Occupations	Singer, Songwriter, Rapper
Website	http://stellamwangi.com/

Stella Nyambura Mwangi^[1] (also known for stage name STL) (born 1 September 1986 in Nairobi) is a Norwegian-Kenyan singer,^[2] songwriter and rapper.^[3] Mwangi writes a lot of her music about the situation in her home country Kenya, also about discrimination both Stella and her family had to go through after moving to Norway in 1991.^[3] Her work has been used in films such as American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile and Save the Last Dance 2, and also in TV-series such as CSI: NY and Scrubs.^[4] She has won several awards including; the Kisima Awards, Clops Awards and Jeermaan Awards, she is one of the most popular singers in Norway after winning the Melodi Grand Prix 2011. She started to practice playing music when she was just eight years old. She is not just a singer, but she also plays the piano.

Mwangi has had hits in Kenya, Senegal, and Gambia.^[3]

Mwangi's father was killed in a hit-and-run accident in February 2012.^[5]

Eurovision Song Contest 2011[link]

In 2011, Mwangi participated in the Norwegian national selection Melodi Grand Prix 2011 to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, which was held in Düsseldorf, Germany. On 12 February 2011, Mwangi emerged as the winner.

On May 10, she represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Haba Haba" in May.^[6] but failed to qualify for the Eurovision final, although being one of the big favorites of the contest.^[7]

Stella first topped the official singles chart in Norway in week 6, 2011 with her winning song "Haba Haba".^[8]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Stella Mwangi

• Official website
• Stella Mwangi aka STL on African Women's Week 2010

Tone Damli
Tone Damli
Background information
Birth name	Tone Damli Aaberge
Born	(1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 24)
Origin	Sogndal, Norway
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2005–present

Tone Damli Aaberge (born 12 April 1988 in Sogndal) is a Norwegian singer. She became famous for being a contestant in the Norwegian version of the Idol series.^[1]

She was the runner-up in the Norwegian version of Idol in 2005, following Jorun Stiansen in the final. She has released four albums, Bliss, Sweet Fever, I Know, and Cocool.^[1] Bliss and I Know have been certified gold in Norway.

She contended in the Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest 2009 finals, with the song Butterflies, and ended up in the runner-up position yet again, this time following Alexander Rybak. She also finished third in the Norwegian version (second season) of Dancing with the Stars in 2006.^[1]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• 2005: Bliss
• 2007: Sweet Fever
• 2009: I Know
• 2010: Cocool
• 2012: Looking Back

Singles[link]

Filmography[link]

• 2006: Over the Hedge - Norwegian voice of "Heather"

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tone Damli Aaberge

• Official website

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