Eric Gadd
| Eric Gadd | |
|---|---|
 Eric Gadd (2013) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carl Erik Gudmund Sojdelius |
| Born | July 31, 1965 |
| Origin | Uppsala, Sweden |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Website | http://www.ericgadd.com/ |
Eric Gadd, born Carl Erik Gudmund Sojdelius[1] (31 July 1965) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He has released thirteen music albums since his debut in 1987 and has also participated in Melodifestivalen.
Career
Gadd was born in Uppsala, but grew up first in Visby, then, from the age of nine onwards, in Vallentuna. Gadd released his debut album "Hello" in 1987 with the music single "Ett ensamt hjärta".[2] Two years later, he released his second album Hurra du lever - Pang du är död an album influenced by the music of the American singer Prince.[3] In 1991 he released his third album Do You Believe in Gadd?, he then released a few more English language albums before turning back to Swedish in his 2008 album Stockholm står kvar men jag ligger.[2]
He was awarded a Swedish Grammis award as "Artist of the Year" in the years 1991, 1993 and 1997.[4] Gadd participated in the first semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2013 on 2 February 2013 with the song "Vi kommer aldrig att förlora".[5] The song was written by Gadd himself and Thomas Stenström and Jacob Olofsson.[6] The song made it to the Second Chance round of the competition but failed to make it to the final.[7][8][9]
Personal life
Eric Gadd is married to singer Cornelia Sojdelius (previously Åkerman).[10]
Discography
Albums
- 1987 - Hello
- 1989 - Hurra, du lever! Pang, du är död!
- 1991 - Do you Believe in Gadd?
- 1993 - On Display
- 1995 - Floating
- 1997 - The Right Way
- 1998 - Greatest Hits
- 1999 - Spirit
- 2002 - Life Support
- 2006 - Eric Gadd
- 2008 - Stockholm står kvar men jag ligger
- 2010 - Rise Up!
- 2013 - Fiende Eller Vän
Singles
- 1987 - "Ett ensamt hjärta"
- 1989 - "Kom Hit Och Ta"
- 1989 - "Bara Himlen Ser På"
- 1989 - "Plus Minus"
- 1989 - "Din Man"
- 1990 - "Jag Säljer Mig"
- 1991 - "Do You Believe in Me"
- 1991 - "Excuse Me, Hallelujah"
- 1991 - "Deadstone"
- 1991 - "Power of Music"
- 1993 - "Wish I"
- 1993 - "Heaven Is Asleep"
- 1993 - "God Gave Me You"
- 1995 - "Why Don't You Why Don't I"
- 1995 - "There's No One Like You"
- 1995 - "What Once Was"
- 1997 - "The Right Way"
- 1997 - "My Personality"
- 1997 - "Summer Is Here"
- 1998 - "Everybody's Business"
- 1998 - "I Found Someone"
- 1998 - "Saint in the Parish"
- 1998 - "On My Way"
- 1998 - "Someone Who Cares"
- 1999 - "Riding High"
- 1999 - "Eye of the Spirit"
- 2000 - "One Touch"
- 2002 - "Hold On"
- 2003 - "Stay This Way"
- 2006 - "Meet Me Here"
- 2008 - "Tvåhundratusen"
- 2010 - "Rise Up!"
- 2013 - "Vi kommer aldrig att förlora!"
References
- ↑ Ratsit.se.Folkbokföringsdata Read 2014-02-23.
- 1 2 Calle Slättengren. "Eric Gadd tittar bakåt utan nostalgi - Nöje den 3 april 2006 - Norrköping Nyheter - Arkiv - Norrköpings Tidningar". Nt.se. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ Sara Stolt. "Eric Gadd: Jag skulle bli större än Prince – Metro". Metro.se. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ / TT Spektra. "Eric Gadd på turné - Kultur & Nöje - Göteborgs-Posten" (in Swedish). Gp.se. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ "Eric Gadd tävlar i schlagern | Melodifestivalen | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ "Stenström med Gadd i Melodifestivalen - P4 Väst | Sveriges Radio". Sverigesradio.se. 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ "Eric Gadd till Andra chansen i Melodifestivalen - P4 Gotland | Sveriges Radio". Sverigesradio.se. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ Tweet Följ @SvD Stockholm TT Spektra (2013-03-10). "Svensktoppen: Mando Diao i topp | Kultur | SvD" (in Swedish). Svd.se. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ "Svensktoppen: Mando Diao dominerar | Folkbladet". Folkbladet.nu. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ Dan Panas. "Aftonbladet nöje: Eric Gadds fru släpper egen skiva". .aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
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