Charlotte Perrelli
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| Charlotte Perrelli | |
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| Birth name | Anna Jenny Charlotte Nilsson |
| Also known as | Charlotte Nilsson |
| Born | October 7, 1974 |
| Origin |  Hovmantorp, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Dansband music, Disco, Pop |
| Instrument(s) | Singing |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Label(s) | Stockhouse (1999-2008) Universal Music (2008-present) |
| Associated acts | Wizex, Anders Engbergs |
| Website | Myspace site Official Website |
Charlotte Perrelli (born Anna Jenny Charlotte Nilsson on October 7, 1974,[1] in Hovmantorp, Kronobergs län) is a Swedish singer, actress and 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 and some of her most famous songs include "You got me going crazy", "Million miles away", "I din röst" and "Jag är tillbaks". Perrelli won Melodifestivalen 2008 and represented Sweden once again in Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with her disco song "Hero".
Perrelli is married to Stockholm-based Italian restaurateur Nicola Ingrosso, brother of Emilio Ingrosso who was married to another Swedish singer Pernilla Wahlgren in the 1990s. Following a feud with the rest of the family, Charlotte and Nicola decided to change both of their last names to Perrelli. They reside in Stockholm with their two sons. In June 2008 the couple officially announced that they were taking a break in their relationship. It had been speculated for some time in the Swedish media that their relationship was on the rocks. It is believed that Charlotte's heavy workload was a contributing factor to the couple's split.[2][3]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] 1987–1998
At thirteen Perrelli joined a local dansband in Hovmantorp in the Småland-province in southern Sweden. The band Bengt Ingvars became "Bengt Ingvars med Charlotte". After finishing her compulsory school education, Perrelli moved from Hovmantorp to the neighbouring town of Växjö where she attended the High School of Performing Arts. She also became the lead singer of the band Kendix.
In 1994, Perrelli started singing with the well-established dansband Anders Engbergs. After two albums, Perrelli left the band and joined the highly successful dansband Wizex in 1997. The years with Wizex gave Perrelli the opportunity to develop her skills as a performer. Larger venues and professional management produced results. In 1998 the band was nominated for a Swedish Grammis (Grammy) for the album Mot nya mål, and the album Tusen och en natt sold gold. Perrelli was ready to go solo. Between 1997–1998 Perrelli also starred as the training instructor "Millan Svensson" in the Swedish soap opera Vita lögner.
[edit] 1999–2000
After being selected as the Swedish contestant for the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest by winning that year's national Melodifestivalen contest, Perrelli went to Jerusalem in late May to compete with her song "Take Me To Your Heaven". She won and her solo career really took to the skies. The following months were hectic for Perrelli, she toured Europe and started working on her first solo album, the self titled Charlotte. Later that year Perrelli was voted Sweden's sexiest woman by the magazine Café.
[edit] 2001–2003
In 2001 she released her second album, Miss Jealousy, a pop/rock album which included the top 20 hit single "You Got Me Going Crazy", written by Johan Åberg and Paul Rein, known for their work with Christina Aguilera and Victoria Beckham. This song would later become the debut single for Spanish singer Natalia, whose Spanish version of the song "Vas a volverme loca" in 2002 sold over 200,000 in Spain alone, a record for that year. The album also contained the radio hit "Light of my life".
Perrelli hosted the first semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2003 together with Mark Levengood and Lena Philipsson. In April of 2003 she did Jesus Christ Superstar. In September she released the new single "Broken Heart", which was followed up by the album Gone Too Long in June 2004.
[edit] 2004–2007
After the success in Melodifestivalen 2003, Perrelli was once again offered to host Melodifestivalen 2004. Perrelli, Peter Settman and Ola Lindström hosted the entire tour together. After the festival, Swedish TV4 offered her an own show on the channel. The show was called Super Troupers which was a talent-show for kids. One of the contestants was Amy Diamond, who is now a successful singer.
In mid-2004 she released her most successful album to date – Gone Too Long – which included songs by some of Sweden's top producers, including Jörgen Elofsson. The album topped the Swedish top for weeks and contained hits like "A million miles away" and "Gone too long". She also joined Robert Wells, Jill Johnson and others on the Rhapsody In Rock-tour in mid-2004.
In May 2007 Perrelli was the Swedish expert in the Nordic preview show panel discussion about the Eurovision Song Contest. The contestants and their songs and chances to win were commented on. She was also a part of the panel in 2005.
In mid-2007 Perrelli toured Sweden with the yearly successful Diggiloo. She was joined by singers such as Linda Bengtzing, Lasse Holm, Molly Sandén, Lotta Engberg and Jan Johansen. During the summer she released the love ballad "Som du" which she performed att the popular show Sommarkrysset. During the autumn she released the single disco song "Jag är tillbaks" which she performed at the show Babban & Co.
[edit] Melodifestivalen 2008
On March 15, 2008 Perrelli performed and won Melodifestivalen 2008 again with her song "Hero" at the Stockholm Globe Arena. She went on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia, where she advanced to the finals.
[edit] Eurovision 2008
On April 14 Perrelli filmed the music video for "Hero" on location in Stockholm. And also started her promotion tour, which has been successful. Although "Hero" was one of the favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2008[4], it disappointingly ended 18th out of 25 entries in the final, with 47 points in total.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
All regularly released albums and their chart positions in the Swedish Top 60 (SWE).
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| 1999 | Charlotte
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| 2001 | Miss Jealousy
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32 |
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| 2004 | Gone too long
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11 |
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| 2006 | I din röst
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29 |
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| 2008 | Hero | 3 |
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[edit] Singles
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| 1999 | "Take Me to Your Heaven" | Charlotte | 2 | 10 | - | 23 | 5 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| "I Write You a Lovesong" | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | "Damn You" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | "You Got Me Going Crazy" | Miss Jealousy | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| "Miss Jealousy (Unreleased)" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | "Broken Heart" | Gone too long | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | "Million Miles Away" | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | "I din röst (Promo only)" | I din röst | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| "Jag är tillbaks" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | "Hero" | Hero | 1 | 20 | 18 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| "Bullet" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| "Addicted" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| SWE | NOR | FIN | NET | BEL | UK | |||||||||||||||
[edit] Soundtracks
Soundtracks containing Charlotte Perrelli songs.
- 2000: Livet är en schlager Soundtrack - "Jag vill bara älskas av dig"
[edit] Compilations
Compilations containing Charlotte Perrelli songs.
- 1999: Absolute '99: The Best of 1999 - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 1999: Mr Music Hits - Vol 7, 1999 - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 1999: Maximum Dance - Vol 7, 1999 - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 1999: Absolute Music 30 - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 1999: 100% Semester - Vol 4 - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 2000: Eurovision Song Contest 1956-1999 - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 2000: Barn 2000 - "Behöver Dig Nu"
- 2000: Schooldays - "Tusen och en Natt"
- 2001: Melodifestivalen 2001 - "Tusen och en Natt"
[edit] References
- ^ Eurovision 2008 biography
- ^ Charlotte and her husband take a break. Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
- ^ "De tar time out", Aftonbladet, 2008-06-09. Retrieved on 2008-06-11. (Swedish)
- ^ Michael Osborn. "Sweden tipped to win Eurovision", BBC News, 2008-05-20. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Dana International |
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 |
Succeeded by Olsen Brothers |
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