Jonathan Fagerlund

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Jonathan Fagerlund
Background information
Birth name Jonathan Fagerlund
Also known as Jonathan
Born (1991-01-08) January 8, 1991
Origin Jönköping, Sweden
Genres Pop
Occupations Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Instruments Vocals, Guitar
Years active 2004 - present
Associated acts Streetwize
Website Official Site

Jonathan Fagerlund, sometimes just Jonathan is a Swedish singer, born January 8, 1991 in Jönköping, Sweden. He has released two albums Flying and Welcome to My World and five singles. He is signed to Dreamline Music record label. He has also taken part in Melodifestivalen. Before his solo career, he had taken part in a television series and was, for a brief time, a member of Streetwize, an international boy band project based in Britain and Ireland.

Career

In 2004, at the young age of 13, Jonathan took part in Super Troupers on Sweden's TV4 television station. He finished fifth overall out of 10 finalists with the song "This is the Moment / Nu eller aldrig"[1]

In 2005, he joined the international boy band project called Streetwize,[2][3] alongside Lee Mulhern, Donal Skehan and Lee Hutton. He toured with the group in the United Kingdom, Ireland, United States and Sweden. Disappointed by the slow progress of the group project, he decided to leave the band Streetwize and return to his homeland and start a solo musical career.

He released his debut album, Flying, in 2008 with collaborations from producers and songwriters Samuel Waermö, Andreas Carlsson and Savan Kotecha.[4] His first ever official single was "Angeline".[4] It had heavy air play on Swedish pop radio stations, but failed to chart. The next single released in Sweden, "Playing Me", released in February 2008 and topped at No. 4 for two consecutive weeks in the Swedish Singles Chart in March 2008. A third single followed in 2008 "Dance in the Shadows". Jonathan went on tour with Nickelodeon for their highly popular summer music festival.

Jonathan also took part in the 2009 series of Melodifestivalen with the new song "Welcome to My Life"[5] written by Samuel Waermö and Didrik Thott Jonathan in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009[6] held in Moscow, Russia. The Swedish contest was won by another singer Malena Ernman. In his second album Welcome to My World, he collaborated with Alice Svensson, a childhood friend and Idol 2008 runner-up in the song "Save Our Yesterdays".

Discography

Albums

  • 2008: Flying

Tracklist:

  1. Angeline
  2. Playin´ Me
  3. Mary Jane
  4. Flying
  5. Dance In The Shadows
  6. Love Revolution
  7. If I Can't Love You Anymore
  8. Damn Lonely Night
  9. Miss American Dream
  10. Don't Wanna Live A Lie
  11. A Little More
  12. The Impossible Is Real
  13. Father's Lullaby
  • 2009: Welcome to My World

Tracklist:

  1. Ready 4 It
  2. Definite Maybe
  3. Welcome to My Life
  4. Tunnel Vision
  5. Save Our Yesterdays
  6. Think I'm Gonna Like It Here
  7. Don't Worry
  8. Magnifying Glass
  9. Somebody Better
  10. U Do
  11. She Came Back For Me
  12. Stay
  13. Welcome To My Life (Mac D Remix)

Singles / Videos

  • 2007: Angeline
  • 2008: Playing Me
  • 2008: Dance in the Shadows
  • 2009: Welcome to My Life
  • 2009: Ready 4 It"

Chart success

Year Album Chart Peak
position		 Notes
2008 Flying -
2009 Welcome to My World Swedish Albums Chart[7] 53 Stayed one week in the chart (29 May 2009)
Year Single Chart Peak
position		 Notes
2008 "Playing Me" Swedish Singles Chart[8] 4 Stayed 7 weeks
Two consecutive weeks at #4
2009 "Welcome to My Life" Swedish Singles Chart[9] 23 On its first week of entry

References

  1. ↑ Swedish language Wikipedia page on Super Troopers
  2. ↑ Report on Q101 radio station on recruitment of Jonathan Fagerlund in Streetwize
  3. ↑ Streetwize including Jonathan Fagerlund, 14 at the time appearing on American CN8 station
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Let's SingIt site: Jonathan Fagerlund biography
  5. ↑ Interview with Jonathan Fagerlund about his participation [Swedish]
  6. ↑ Video collections of live participation in the Melodifestivalen
  7. ↑ SwedishCharts.com: Position of Welcome to My World in Swedish charts
  8. ↑ Top40-charts.com: Position of Playing Me in Swedish Top 4
  9. ↑ Top40-charts.com: Position of Welcome to My Life in Swedish Top 40

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