Emelie Norenberg
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Emelie Catharina Leontine Norenberg (born on 21 February 1987) is a Swedish photographer, stewardess and singer. She is currently studying eventmanagement and project leadership. She is most famous for being included in the 4th incarnation of Swedish girlband, Play.
. Emelie has also worked as a professional photographer, with her own website, and studied event managing.
. It was made of four young girls: Faye Hamlin
, Anaïs Lameche
, Rosanna and Anna Sundstrand
. They had limited success, their greatest hit being their debut, "Us Against The World" peaking at #14. Fanny left the group in 2004 to pursue a college education, and a new member, Janet Leon
was added to the group, until the group split in 2005. A reunion was made in 2009 with original members Anais & Fanny, along with a new member, Sanne Karlsson
via the popular Swedish TV program "Made In Sweden"
. They released their comeback single, "Famous"
on 15 February 2010 and it reached #1, getting Play back into the spotlight. PLAY spent the rest of the year promoting and touring Sweden to promote their new album "Under My Skin"
. The plan for 2011 was to make an impact on the U.S. music markets as they once did many years ago.
Emelie, prior to joining Play was friends with current members Sanne & Anaïs and former member Rosanna. Towards the end of 2010, Fanny, who Emelie also knew, was no longer mentioned in Play's blog, and she no longer appeared in any pictures or public appearances. There were also multiple sources stating that Fanny was working on a solo career. On 7 February 2011, the band officially announced that Fanny had left PLAY for good and would be replaced by Emelie.
Play were planning their comeback to the U.S. markets, and going on frequent trips to America to attend meetings. An EP was planned to be released in August 2011, but in May 2011 the group split.
released digitally their new single "Strong" featuring the vocals of Emelie Norenberg.
Early Life and career beginnings
Emelie Norenberg was born on 21 February 1987, and grew up in Täby, north Stockholm. She has one sister, Amanda, and one brother, Oscar. As a child she was most interested in music and gymnastics, and learnt piano by ear at the age of seven, as well as being trained in classical music for years. Eventually, she was accepted into Stockholm's best music school, Rhytmus. Her classmates included former PLAY members, Rosanna Munter and Fanny Hamlin. Current member Sanne Karlsson also attend, but was two years ahead of the girls' in school. Emelie says she loves to travel, and has lived and studied abroad in many places, such as Abu Dhabi, London and Sydney, as well as working as an air hostess in many middle eastern countries. As for a music career, Emelie has been a demo artist, freelance singer, and most notably sung as choir for the popular Swedish artist, E-Type, on tour along with future PLAY member Sanne KarlssonSanne Karlsson
Sanne Anna Sofie Karlsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has contributed her vocals to Ghost vs Sanne, E-Type and Polyphonics amongst others, and is most famous for being a part of the Swedish pop group, Play.-Early life:...
. Emelie has also worked as a professional photographer, with her own website, and studied event managing.
Time in play
Play was originally formed in 2001 in Sweden by current manager, Laila BaggeLaila Bagge
Laila Natali Bagge Wahlgren, born 15 December 1972 in Lund as Laila Natali Cahling, formerly Laila Bagge, is a Swedish manager and songwriter. Her mother is Swedish and her father is Palestinian. She worked for Sony BMG New York for three years as a talent scout. Laila also found the members and...
. It was made of four young girls: Faye Hamlin
Faye Hamlin
Fanny "Faye" Matilda Dagmar Hamlin is a Swedish singer and model. She is one of the original members of the Swedish pop group Play.-Time in Play:Faye was selected to be in Play by the band's manager, Laila Bagge...
, Anaïs Lameche
Anaïs Lameche
Anaïs Helena Kretz Lameche is an original member of the Swedish pop group Play. She is the only member of Play out of its seven different members to appear in all four different line-ups of the group...
, Rosanna and Anna Sundstrand
Anna Sundstrand
Anna Maria Carolina Sundstrand is a Swedish singer and model. She was a member of the Swedish pop group Play from the group's formation in 2001 when she was 12 until their breakup in 2005...
. They had limited success, their greatest hit being their debut, "Us Against The World" peaking at #14. Fanny left the group in 2004 to pursue a college education, and a new member, Janet Leon
Janet Leon
Janet Ava Leon is a professional Swedish singer and dancer of Persian and Spanish descent.-Time in Play:She joined the pop group Play in late 2003...
was added to the group, until the group split in 2005. A reunion was made in 2009 with original members Anais & Fanny, along with a new member, Sanne Karlsson
Sanne Karlsson
Sanne Anna Sofie Karlsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has contributed her vocals to Ghost vs Sanne, E-Type and Polyphonics amongst others, and is most famous for being a part of the Swedish pop group, Play.-Early life:...
via the popular Swedish TV program "Made In Sweden"
Made in Sweden (TV program)
"Made in Sweden" is a Swedish television program produced by TV4 targeting music talents and helping them to create new musical projects. The program is supervised by Swedish Idol series judges Anders Bagge, Andreas Carlsson and Laila Bagge...
. They released their comeback single, "Famous"
Famous (Play song)
"Famous" is an English language hit by Swedish girl group Play, taken from the album Under My Skin released April 21, 2010. It is the first number-one single for the group on the Swedish Singles Chart, and their first top 10 hit since Play began, a decade ago.The song was released as a one-track...
on 15 February 2010 and it reached #1, getting Play back into the spotlight. PLAY spent the rest of the year promoting and touring Sweden to promote their new album "Under My Skin"
Under My Skin (Play album)
Under My Skin is the fifth and final studio album by Swedish girlband Play, released on April 21, 2010. The first single off the album was "Famous". It debuted at #7 on the Swedish Albums Chart - their first entry on the chart...
. The plan for 2011 was to make an impact on the U.S. music markets as they once did many years ago.
Emelie, prior to joining Play was friends with current members Sanne & Anaïs and former member Rosanna. Towards the end of 2010, Fanny, who Emelie also knew, was no longer mentioned in Play's blog, and she no longer appeared in any pictures or public appearances. There were also multiple sources stating that Fanny was working on a solo career. On 7 February 2011, the band officially announced that Fanny had left PLAY for good and would be replaced by Emelie.
Play were planning their comeback to the U.S. markets, and going on frequent trips to America to attend meetings. An EP was planned to be released in August 2011, but in May 2011 the group split.
Solo Career
On 19th July 2011 Stellar ProjectStellar Project
Stellar Project is a House/Dance project created by the Italian songwriter and producer Stefano Sorrentino in 2004.The main success is the 2004 dance song Get Up Stand Up featuring Brandi Emma. The song reached #1 of U.S. dance airplay chart in November 20, 2004. . In 2011, he released the single...
released digitally their new single "Strong" featuring the vocals of Emelie Norenberg.
External links
- IMDB
- http://www.emelienorenberg.com/ Emelie's official photography website
- http://play-mania.com/ An active fansite for PLAY