Cosmo4
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Cosmo4 is a Swedish girl group
consisting of four members: Yasmine Qin, Ulrika Liljeroth, Jenny Rogneby, and Rudina Hatipi. The group has released two successful singles since 2006. Previously, Carin was a member of the group until late 2006, when Carin left to concentrate on her studies and Rudina replaced her. The girls hail from different parts of the world. Yasmine is from China
, Jenny is from Kenya
, Rudina is from Kosovo
and Ulrika is from Sweden
; all of the girls live in Sweden.
In 2007, the group participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen
second semifinal with the song "What's Your Name" to compete for the chance to represent Sweden
in the Eurovision Song Contest
in Finland
. On 10 February, Cosmo4 was in the top five of Melodifestivalen 2007; in the final round of voting, the group placed fifth and was voted off of the contest.
In 2007, Cosmo4 will release their first album with hits such as Peek-a-Boo, Adios Amigos, and their Melodifestivalen entry, What's Your Name.http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/7633?PHPSESSID=0b98e51b5dec11e8fe91823394b22a82
Their Melodifestivalen entry became a hit and is was played on Swedish commercial radio.
The girls said on a newspaper that the will try again for Melodifestivalen 2009.
Their debut album "All Around The World" has been recorded and will be released in Russia in late 2007.
Note: the album might not see a release. Only one copy exists and it has yet to be pressed yet. This copy was reviewed by Dontstopthepop in October and might not be the final tracklisting whenever, and if, the album is released.
(This is not the confirmed tracklisting from the Russian Record company)
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
consisting of four members: Yasmine Qin, Ulrika Liljeroth, Jenny Rogneby, and Rudina Hatipi. The group has released two successful singles since 2006. Previously, Carin was a member of the group until late 2006, when Carin left to concentrate on her studies and Rudina replaced her. The girls hail from different parts of the world. Yasmine is from China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Jenny is from Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, Rudina is from Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
and Ulrika is from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
; all of the girls live in Sweden.
In 2007, the group participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
second semifinal with the song "What's Your Name" to compete for the chance to represent Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. On 10 February, Cosmo4 was in the top five of Melodifestivalen 2007; in the final round of voting, the group placed fifth and was voted off of the contest.
In 2007, Cosmo4 will release their first album with hits such as Peek-a-Boo, Adios Amigos, and their Melodifestivalen entry, What's Your Name.http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/7633?PHPSESSID=0b98e51b5dec11e8fe91823394b22a82
Their Melodifestivalen entry became a hit and is was played on Swedish commercial radio.
The girls said on a newspaper that the will try again for Melodifestivalen 2009.
Their debut album "All Around The World" has been recorded and will be released in Russia in late 2007.
Note: the album might not see a release. Only one copy exists and it has yet to be pressed yet. This copy was reviewed by Dontstopthepop in October and might not be the final tracklisting whenever, and if, the album is released.
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||||||||
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| SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| 2004 2004 in music See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol.... |
Mexico | 19 | ||||||||
| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
Peek-A-Boo | 29 | ||||||||
| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
Adios Amigos | 5 | ||||||||
| 2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame... |
What's Your Name? | 12 | ||||||||
Track listing
- "What's Your Name?"
- "Peek-A-Boo"
- "A Girl's Gotta Do (What A Girl's Gotta Do)"
- "I Think We're Alone Now"
- "Shop Shop"
- "Adios Amigos"
- "Vida Loca"
- "Mexico"
- "Poor Romeo"
- "What's Not To Like"
- "Whats Your Name (Holter Remix)"
- "Peek-a-Boo (Soundfactory Club Mix)
(This is not the confirmed tracklisting from the Russian Record company)