Lena Philipsson

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Lena Philipsson
Lena Philipsson 2004 Album
Background information
Birth name	Maria Magdalena Filipsson
Born	January 19, 1966
Origin	Vetlanda, Sweden
Genre(s)	Pop
Years active	1984–present
Label(s)	Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Website	Lena Philipsson.se

Lena Philipsson, also known as Lena Ph, (born on January 19, 1966 in Vetlanda, Jönköpings län), is a Swedish singer and media personality.

Philipsson came to notice in the Swedish New Faces in 1982. Her career started with the single Boy/You Open My Eyes (1984) and with her participations at Melodifestivalen 1986, 1987 and 1988. In the early 1990’s her fame increased in Sweden, and she continued to release albums of varying styles until 1997. She returned in 2004 after a seven year hiatus.

In 2004 she entered the Swedish Melodifestivalen for the fourth time as a solo artist, with "Det gör ont". She made it through the notoriously difficult semi-final process and emerged as the winner at the final on March 20, 2004, representing Sweden at the Eurovision song contest in Istanbul. The song, composed by Thomas Eriksson, 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 Steven Tyler.

Despite being listed as the third favourite to win the competition, in the actual event she finished in joint fifth place with Cyprus, this time performing the song in English as "It Hurts". She received four twelve-point votes on the night, from Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Ireland. The album Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan sold gold in just nine days, with "Det gör ont" as the lead single. It also spawned the huge hits "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 her Eurovision entry "Det gör ont" was voted best song.

She released her new album Jag ångrar ingenting in 2005. After just 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 with Philipsson aired in November the same year. In January 2006, Lena 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.

She was known to frequently sew her own stage clothes in earlier years. She has stated that she no longer has the time.

1 Melodifestivalen
2 Discography
3 External links

[edit] Melodifestivalen

Philipsson has participated in Melodifestivalen, the Swedish pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, six times: four times as a performer and two as a songwriter.

1986, Kärleken är evig (2nd) (Love is Eternal)
1987, Dansa i neon (5th) (Dancing in Neon)
1988, Om igen (2nd) (Yet Again)
1991, Tvillingsjäl (performed by Pernilla Wahlgren) (Soulmate)
1999, Det svär jag på (performed by Arvingarna) (I swear)
2004, Det gör ont (1st) (It hurts)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Cover	Album Information
	Kärleken är evig Released: 1986 Producer: Torgny Söderberg & Rutger Gunnarsson Label: Mariann Records Chart positions: #20 Singles: 1986 "Kärleken är evig" #6 1986 "Åh Amadeus" 1986 "Jag känner (Ti Sento)"
	Dansa i neon Released: April 13, 1987 Producer: - Label: Mariann Records Chart positions: #19 Singles: 1987 "Dansa i neon" #9 1987 "Cheerio" 1987 "Saknar dig innan du går" 1987 "Den ende"
	Talking in Your Sleep Released: May 5, 1988 Producer: - Label: Mariann Records Chart positions: #9 Singles: 1987 "I'm a Fool/Teach Me Tiger" 1988 "Om igen" #10 1988 "Talking in Your Sleep" 1988 "I Varje spegel/Ain't It Just the Way"
	My Name Released: 1989 Producer: Torgny Söderberg & Lena Philipsson Label: Sony Music Entertainment Chart positions: #10 Certification:2x Platinum (+ 130 000) Singles: 1989 "Tänd ett ljus" #12 1989 "Standing in My Rain/Blue Jeans" #3 1989 "Why" #4
	A Woman's Gotta Do What a Woman's Gotta Do Released: April 10, 1991 Producer: - Label: Sony Music Entertainment Chart positions: #7 Singles: 1991 "The Escape" #16 1991 "006/Hard to be a Lover" 1991 "The Preacher" 1991 "Are You in or Are You Out?"
	Fantasy Released: 1993 Producer: Torgny Söderberg och Rutger Gunnarsson Label: Sony Music Entertainment Chart positions: - Singles: 1993 "Fantasy" 1993 "Give Me Your Love" 1993 "Baby Baby Love"
	Lena Philipsson Released: November 22, 1995 Producer: Torgny Söderberg och Rutger Gunnarsson Label: Sony Music Entertainment Chart positions: #10 Singles: 1994 "Månsken I Augusti" #38 1995 "Kärlek Kommer Med Sommar" 1995 "Stjärnorna" #29
	Bästa vänner Released: 1997 Producer: - Label: EMI Chart positions: - Singles: 1997 "Bästa Vänner" 1997 "Tänk Om Jag Aldrig Mer" 1997 "Av och På"
	Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan Released: August 4, 2004 Producer: Label: Columbia Chart positions: #1 Certification: 2x Platinium (+120.000) Singles: 2004 "Det Gör Ont" #1 (7) 2004 "Delirium" #5 2004 "Lena Anthem" #4
	Jag ångrar ingenting Released: October 26, 2005 Producer: Label: Columbia Chart positions: #2 Certification: 1x Platinium (+60.000) Singles: 2005 "Unga pojkar och äldre män" #4 2005 "Han jobbar i affär" #9 2006 "Jag ångrar ingenting" 2006 "Det ringer på min dörr"