Sonja Aldén
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sonja Annika Maria Aldén |
| Born | 20 December 1977 St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Origin | Sweden |
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| Website | www |
Sonja Annika Maria Aldén (born 20 December 1977)[1] is a Swedish pop singer best known for her 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2020 Melodifestivalen entries, as well as for working together with Shirley Clamp and Sanna Nielsen. She has also written songs for other artists, including "Night of Passion" for The Poodles, which was their entry for the Melodifestivalen 2006.[2]
Early life
[edit]Aldén was born in St Albans, England.[1][3] As a student, she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[2]
Career
[edit]In the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006, Aldén presented as Sonya and participated with "Etymon" but did not qualify for the final.
In the Melodifestivalen 2007, Aldén participated with the ballad "För att du finns", which reached "Andra Chansen" ("Second chance") when it finished 4th in the semifinal in Örnsköldsvik on 17 February 2007.
Aldén returned to the Melodifestivalen 2012, after five years of absence, with her song "I din himmel" (In Your Heaven), but did not qualify for the final.
During the spring of 2017, she toured Sweden with the album "Meningen med livet".[4]
On 26 November 2019, SVT and Eurovision announced that Aldén would be among the 28 competing acts for Melodifestivalen 2020.[5] She performed in the first semifinal with the song "Sluta aldrig gå", failing to qualify and ending in fifth place.
Discography
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Albums
[edit]| Year | Album | Peak Position | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] | |||
| 2007 | Till dig | 2 | |
| 2008 | Under mitt tak | 3 | |
| 2012 | I gränslandet | 12 | |
| 2013 | I andlighetens rum | 4 | |
| 2014 | Jul i andlighetens rum | 6 | |
| 2017 | Meningen med livet | 10 [7] |
Joint albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [8] | |||
| Our Christmas (Sanna, Shirley & Sonja) |
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1 |
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| Vår jul (Sanna, Shirley & Sonja) |
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6 |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak Position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] | |||
| 2006 | "Etymon" (credited as Sonya) |
35 | |
| 2007 | "För att du finns" | 3 | |
| "Här står jag" | 16 | ||
| 2008 | "Nån som du" | 29 | |
| "Du får inte" | 17 | ||
| 2020 | "Sluta aldrig gå" | —[A] |
As Sanna, Shirley, Sonja
| Year | Single | Peak Position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] | |||
| 2008 | "All I Want for Christmas" | 39 | Our Christmas |
| "My Grown Up Christmas List" | 41 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Sluta aldrig gå" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sonja Aldén Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Lasse Granestrand (23 August 2009). "Sonja Aldén: "Låten satt direkt. Det var som ett övernaturligt flöde."". Dagens Nyheter (Swedish daily newspaper). Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Discogs
- ^ Hans Järeby (22 April 2017). "Delar med sig av gåvan" (in Swedish). Jönköping News. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "SVT announces 28 contenders for Swedish Eurovision 2020 ticket". Eurovision.tv. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ a b c SwedishCharts.com: Sonja Aldén page
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 31 March 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sanna Nielsen". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
External links
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- Official website (in Swedish)
- Sonja Aldén at AllMusic
- Sonja Aldén discography at Discogs
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