Felicia Brandström
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| Felicia Brandström | ||
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 Promotional portrait of Felicia Brandström
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Felicia Brandström | |
| Born | Jan 23, 1986 | |
| Origin |  Floda, Lerum, Västra Götalands Län, Sweden |
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| Genre(s) | Pop, Soul, R&B | |
| Label(s) | Sony BMG | |
Felicia "Flay" Brandström (born January 23, 1986 in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and is currently competing as one of the finalists in Idol 2006 — the Swedish version of Idol.
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[edit] Swedish Idol 2006
[edit] Auditions
Without her approval nor consultation, Felicia was applied for an audition on Idol 2006 by her friend Julia. During a music session in Frölunda, she was stormed by a TV-team, which instantly brought her to the Idol 2006 auditions in Gothenburg.
Felicia said: "At first, I thought that it was some students from the school shooting a movie. However I soon realized that the videocamera was too advanced..." [1]
During the first audition, Felicia made an immense impression on the jury by performing the Brand New Heavies song, "Dreams Come True".
At the final auditions, her vocal talent was again praised by the jury, after singing a duet with fellow contestant Danny Saucedo. Their performance of Bryan Adams' "Everything I Do, I Do It For You" gave her a ticket to the semi-finals.
Felicia Brandström then made her way to the finals round by performing Christina Aguilera's "The Voice Within" in the semi-finals. However, her suite of critical acclaims ended here, due to the jury's disappointment with her choice of songs.
[edit] Finals
During the first final round, Felicia sang her idol Corinne Bailey Rae's "Put Your Records On". The performance was praised by all the members of the jury and she managed to get a place in the second round of the finals. The jury meant that this song was more suitable for her voice than the previously performed song "The Voice Within".
In the top-6-final, Felicia did a beautiful MTV Unplugged rendition of The Corrs' "What Can I Do". This performance was according to the jury one of her best performances in the competition.
After the elimination of Cissi Ramsby in the top-5-final, Felicia is now the only female contestant in this competition.
[edit] Idol 2006 Performances
- Auditions, Gothenburg: "Dream Come True" - Brand New Heavies
- Auditions, Stockholm: "Everything I Do, I Do It For You - Bryan Adams (Duet)
- Semi Finals: "The Voice Within" - Christina Aguilera
- Top 11: "Put Your Records On" - Corinne Bailey Rae
- Top 10: "Hos Dig Är Jag Underbar" - Patrik Isaksson
- Top 9: "Pieces Of Me" - Ashlee Simpson
- Top 8: "Jerk It Out" - Caesars
- Top 7: "A Woman's Worth" - Alicia Keys
- Top 6: "What Can I Do" - The Corrs
- Top 5:
- Top 4:
- "Kiss Me" - Sixpence None The Richer
- "I'm Sorry" - Dilba
[edit] Trivia
- Her nickname "Flay" is pronounced /flaɪ/.
- She considered studying English in College upon entering Idol.[2]
- She is one of the very few contestants in Idol 2006, who actually prefers singing "traditional" Pop, being outnumbered by those who prefer Rock as their main genre.
- Her fashion style is distinguished from the other contestant's as she is often seen wearing modern streetwear (baggy jeans, sneakers, track jackets, e.t.c.) and more "casual" clothing.
- Some of her favourite singers are Switchfoot, John Mayer, Jack Johnson and Stevie Wonder.[3]
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Article published in Lerums Tidning, Sept 20 2006
- ^ Article published in Lerums Tidning, Sept 20 2006
- ^ Profile on http://tv4.se/idol2006/
Johan Larsson • Sara Burnett • Markus Fagervall • Cissi Ramsby • Felicia Brandström • Danny Saucedo • Erik Segerstedt • Jessica Myrberg • Linda Seppänen • Jonas Snäckmark • Natalie Kadric
