Uno Svenningsson
Encyclopedia
Uno Svenningsson, born 1 July 1959 in Hagelstorp, Sweden
is a Swedish pop
singer and guitar
ist, who has been active in music since the late 1970s.
He was the singer in the pop group "Freda'" in the early 1980s and early 1990s, and the group had hit songs like "Vindarna" and "Det gör mig så lycklig".
Since 1994, Svenningsson has been a solo artist. His first four solo albums sold approximately 300,000 copies.
In 2002, Carlsberg launched a series of TV commercials for Pripps Blå, with Uno Svenningsson's song "Vågorna" as background music.
In 2007 Uno Svenningsson joined Irma Schultz Keller
to participate in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2007
, and compete for the chance to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
. They participated in the semi finals in Jönköping
with song "God morgon". They qualified for the second chance round of Melodifestivalen 2007.
On the 3d of March 2007 Uno & Irma competed in the Second chance round of Melodifestivalen
and lost in the first voting against Sonja Alden
and were eliminated from the contest.
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....
is a Swedish pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist, who has been active in music since the late 1970s.
He was the singer in the pop group "Freda'" in the early 1980s and early 1990s, and the group had hit songs like "Vindarna" and "Det gör mig så lycklig".
Since 1994, Svenningsson has been a solo artist. His first four solo albums sold approximately 300,000 copies.
In 2002, Carlsberg launched a series of TV commercials for Pripps Blå, with Uno Svenningsson's song "Vågorna" as background music.
In 2007 Uno Svenningsson joined Irma Schultz Keller
Irma Schultz Keller
Irma Schultz Keller is a Swedish actress and pop singer who has appeared in many movies and television series in Sweden. She has acted in American productions such as the horror movie The Resurrection of Michael Myers Part 2 and the miniseries "Xerxes"...
to participate in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2007
Melodifestivalen 2007
Melodifestivalen 2007 was the selection for the 47th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 46th time that this system of picking a song has been used. Five semifinals took place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and a...
, and compete for the chance to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
. They participated in the semi finals in Jönköping
Jönköping
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with song "God morgon". They qualified for the second chance round of Melodifestivalen 2007.
On the 3d of March 2007 Uno & Irma competed in the Second chance round of 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...
and lost in the first voting against Sonja Alden
Sonja Aldén
Sonja Aldén, born 20 December 1977 in St Albans, England, United Kingdom, is a Swedish singer mostly famous for her 2006 and 2007 Melodifestivalen entries, her friendship with Shirley Clamp and her ability to write songs for other artists, for example the hard rock/heavy metal band The Poodles, who...
and were eliminated from the contest.
Albums
- Uno (1994)
- …due! (1996)
- Möss & människor (1998)
- I det osynliga (2001)
- Uno & Freda - Samling 2002 (compilation album, 2002)
- Ett andetag från dig (2004)
- Sånger för December (2006) Feat. Irma Schultz KellerIrma Schultz KellerIrma Schultz Keller is a Swedish actress and pop singer who has appeared in many movies and television series in Sweden. She has acted in American productions such as the horror movie The Resurrection of Michael Myers Part 2 and the miniseries "Xerxes"...
- Jag sjunger för dig (2008)
Singles
- Tid att gå vidare (1994)
- Tro på varann (with Eva DahlgrenEva DahlgrenEva Dahlgren is a Swedish pop musician, born 9 June 1960 in Umeå, Sweden.Dahlgren was discovered by musician/producer Bruno Glenmark in 1978 after appearing on the TV show "Sveriges magasin" and her debut album Finns det nån som bryr sej om was released the same year...
) [1994] - Tro på varann, interaktiv cd-singel (1994)
- Under ytan (1994)
- Skymtar för en stund (1995)
- Terese (1996)
- Istället går jag här (1996)
- Be mig inte gå på vatten (1996)
- En sökares hjärta (1997)
- Simona (promoep) (1998)
- Simona (1998)
- Vill du leva med mig (1998)
- Fågel fisk eller mittemellan (1998)
- Ge inte upp (with Freddie WadlingFreddie WadlingFreddie Wadling is a Swedish singer, actor and opera writer, whose over 30-year musical career spans from punk to classical ballads...
) [1999] - Festen (1999)
- Vågorna (2001)
- Inte en gång till (2001)
- Det jag behöver (2001)
- Andas genom mig (2004)
- God morgon (with Irma Schultz KellerIrma Schultz KellerIrma Schultz Keller is a Swedish actress and pop singer who has appeared in many movies and television series in Sweden. She has acted in American productions such as the horror movie The Resurrection of Michael Myers Part 2 and the miniseries "Xerxes"...
) [2007] - Längtar efter värme (2007)
- Liten bambi (2008)
- Du är en del av mig (with Sonja AldénSonja AldénSonja Aldén, born 20 December 1977 in St Albans, England, United Kingdom, is a Swedish singer mostly famous for her 2006 and 2007 Melodifestivalen entries, her friendship with Shirley Clamp and her ability to write songs for other artists, for example the hard rock/heavy metal band The Poodles, who...
) [2008]
External links
- http://www.unosvenningsson.se/
- http://lirama.net/artist/7138
- http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=60921&a=710101&lid=puff_710103&lpos=lasMer
- http://www.expressen.se/index.jsp?a=862625