Therese Grankvist

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Therese Grankvist (born 2 May 1977 in Nässjö, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and former member of Drömhus.

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[edit] Biography

Therese Grankvist grew up in Nässjö but moved to Tullinge near Stockholm at the age of 13. Her career started when she called a record company and recorded her singing on their answering machine. She later met Dr. Alban, he convinced her to join the dance music project Drömhus. At first Drömhus was meant to consist of two men and Therese, but eventually it came to be just Therese and the producers.

[edit] Music

In 1997, the first single "Du och jag" ("You and me") was released, it can be described as a dream house song. The big breakthrough came in 1998 with the song "Vill ha dig" ("I want you"), a cover of a hit by the band Freestyle in the 1980s.

[edit] Music career

At the 1999 Melodifestivalen, the Swedish qualification for Eurovision Song Contest, Drömhus competed with the song "Stjärna på himmelen" ("Star in the sky"). It finished second, thus not qualifying for the European finals.

In 2000, Therese announced that she will leave Drömhus to perform under her own name Therese instead.

The year 2004 launched Therese overseas, with her remarkable success with Swedish DJ Stonebridge. They teamed up to release the worldwide dance hit ("Put 'Em High"). In late 2004 she produced her club hit Time.

In 2007, she, together with The Attic, competed with the song "The Arrival" at Melodifestivalen for the opportunity to represent Sweden in Eurovision song contest in Helsinki, Finland.

On the 17 February 2007, Therese, featuring The Attic, ended up in 7th place in Melodifestivalen's semifinal, but did not qualify any further in the contest.

Therese is releasing a new single, "Feelin' Me", in the UK in May 2007, on Positiva Records. On the 2 June 2007, Therese, featuring The Attic, performed with their hit single "The Arrival" on Sommarkrysset, which is a popular tv-show in Sweden that airs every summer. She again appeared on Sommarkrysset in the beginning of August 2007, this time together with Danny Saucedo performing the song "If Only You" from Danny's album. It has also been announced that Therese will be featured on the release of the very same song.

[edit] Selected discography

  • Other Therese songs
  1. "Step On It" (TBA)
  2. "Space Invader" (TBA)
  3. "Neon Lights (See My Baby)" (2008)
  4. "Feelin' Me (2007)
  5. "How Do You Wanna?" (2007) — Appeared on Feelin' Me as a bonus track
  6. "Time" (2003) — Released version was a mix by Stonebridge
  7. "Obsession" (2003) Recorded for Victoria Beckham as a presentation demo, leaked in 2007.
  • Therese featuring Danny:
  1. "If Only You" (2007) No.1 in Russia 2008
  1. "The Arrival" (2007) — Song for Melodifestivalen 2007.
  2. "Don't You Know Me?" (2007)
  1. Another Try (2006) — Appeared on the debut album of Sunblock
  1. "Put 'Em High" (2004)
  2. "Take Me Away" (2004)
  • Acapulco — Therese (2003)
  1. "Dubby'
  2. "Monkey"
  3. "Domino"
  4. "This Street"
  5. "I Need Somebody"
  6. "Without Pleasure"
  7. "Me & My Cowboy"
  8. "Why"
  9. "Tony The Tiger"
  10. "Overlove"
  11. "Slow Down"
  12. "Acapulco"
  • Längtan — Drömhus (1999)
  1. "Hålla dig nära"
  2. "Faller"
  3. "Varje steg"
  4. "Du kan ge"
  5. "Stjärna på himmelen" — Song for Melodifestivalen 1999.
  6. "Tills vi ses"
  7. "Ögon som glittrar"
  8. "Utan dig"
  9. "Vill du va med mig"
  10. "Ta mig iväg"
  11. "För alltid vi"
  12. "Säg vad du vill"
  • Drömmar — Drömhus (1998)
  1. "Intro"
  2. "Du och jag"
  3. "I mina drömmar"
  4. "Ge upp"
  5. "Känslorna finns kvar"
  6. "Vill ha dig"
  7. "Försent"
  8. "Varmare"
  9. "Om igen"
  10. "Drömhus party megamix"
  11. "I mina drömmar (Inner Joy remix)"

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