Martin Svensson
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Martin Svensson also known as Martin (born in Kalmar
, Sweden
on 11 March 1978) is a Swedish
singer, author and musician. He moved to Varberg in 1981. He started as a solo artist. His debut single "Rymdraket" from his 1997 debut album Pojkdrömmar. His biggest hit remains though "(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow
", a song he wrote himself and sang at Melodifestivalen 1999
in a bid to represent Sweden in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem. He finished 4th overall, but the single reached the top of the Swedish Singles Chart
. There was also an English version of the song entitles "(You Are So) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow".
In 2003, he formed a Swedish rock band called Nina Rochelle
Martin Svensson also started authoring with his initial book Hej! Mitt namn var Elton Persson (Hey! My name vas Elton Persson) followed up by Din heder (Meryem's honour) in 2009.
In 1998, Martin met Swedish-Kurdish pop singer Dilbihar Demirbag known as Dilba
at a party, and they later married in the summer of 2000. A divorce was filed in 2002. However, they still remain friends.
Singles
Singles
Kalmar
Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...
, 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....
on 11 March 1978) is a Swedish
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....
singer, author and musician. He moved to Varberg in 1981. He started as a solo artist. His debut single "Rymdraket" from his 1997 debut album Pojkdrömmar. His biggest hit remains though "(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow
(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow
" Yeah Yeah Wow Wow" is a Swedish language song written and sung by the Swedish singer Martin who got his big break in the 1999 edition the Swedish Melodifestivalen. It finished in the 4th place overall. The lyrics are critical of the advertising profession practices...
", a song he wrote himself and sang at Melodifestivalen 1999
Melodifestivalen 1999
Melodifestivalen 1999 was the selection for the 39th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 38th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1315 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network...
in a bid to represent Sweden in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem. He finished 4th overall, but the single reached the top of the Swedish Singles Chart
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....
. There was also an English version of the song entitles "(You Are So) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow".
In 2003, he formed a Swedish rock band called Nina Rochelle
Nina Rochelle
Nina Rochelle is a Swedish rock band established in 2002 by Martin Svensson, Johan Lundgren and Per Wasberg. Occasionally Markus Mustonen of Swedish band Kent played in live concerts with the band. Pontus Frisk joined in 2005 and Fredrik Lundberg in 2007...
Martin Svensson also started authoring with his initial book Hej! Mitt namn var Elton Persson (Hey! My name vas Elton Persson) followed up by Din heder (Meryem's honour) in 2009.
In 1998, Martin met Swedish-Kurdish pop singer Dilbihar Demirbag known as Dilba
Dilba
Dilbahar Demirbag known as Dilba is a Swedish pop singer of Kurdish origin.-Early life:Dilba was born in Turkey to a Kurdish family. She immigrated to Sweden when she was only four years old, where she grew up in Karlstad and Uppsala...
at a party, and they later married in the summer of 2000. A divorce was filed in 2002. However, they still remain friends.
Solo
Albums- 1997: Pojkdrömmar
- 1999: En helt vanlig Svensson
- 2000: Lyxproblem & Moderna Störningar
- 2002: Martin och Sibirien
Singles
- "Dom säger att alla gråter"
- "VM-guld 2002"
- "Du och jag (i hela världen)"
- "Alltid vara din"
- "Jag vill inte motionera"
- "Dumkåt"
- "Sodapop Cafe"
- "Fiskar som viskar"
- "(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow" Yeah Yeah Wow Wow" is a Swedish language song written and sung by the Swedish singer Martin who got his big break in the 1999 edition the Swedish Melodifestivalen. It finished in the 4th place overall. The lyrics are critical of the advertising profession practices...
"- {You are so} Yeah Yeah Wow Wow(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow" Yeah Yeah Wow Wow" is a Swedish language song written and sung by the Swedish singer Martin who got his big break in the 1999 edition the Swedish Melodifestivalen. It finished in the 4th place overall. The lyrics are critical of the advertising profession practices...
- {You are so} Yeah Yeah Wow Wow
- "Neon"
- "Teater känns det som"
- "Videofilm"
- "Rymdraket"
With Nina Rochelle
Albums- 2003: Om Sverige vill ha det så
- 2005: Mörkertal
- 2006: Måndagsfolket
Singles
- 2003: "Taxi 43"
- 2003: "(Happy) Jag hatar att det är så"
- 2004: "Stockholm kommer förstöra mig"
- 2005: "Mörkertal"
- 2005: "Rött ljus"
- 2006: "Måndagsfolket"