Alice Svensson
Encyclopedia
Alice Cecilia Linh Svensson (born July 11, 1991 in Hanoi
, Vietnam
) is a Swedish
singer and Idol 2008
1-runner up. Svensson was adopted from Vietnam and moved to Sweden with her family when she was 10 months old she has since resided in Hedesunda
.
show in 2007, and the TV4 children's show Lattjo lajban with live performance in all. She won the talent show Popkorn 2007.
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She sang the following songs:
On November 14, 2008, the Swedish media reported that her rendition of "Heaven's on Fire" had been posted on the hard rock band Kiss
' official homepage by members of the group who liked it. She finished first runner-up to winner Kevin Borg
.
in the latter's second album Welcome to My World where she was featured in Fagerlund's song "Save Our Yesterdays".
Solo singles
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
) 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 and Idol 2008
Idol 2008
The fifth season of Swedish Idol premiered on September 3, 2008 and continued until its grand finale on 12 December, when 22-year-old Kevin Borg was crowned winner. It was the first season to feature new judges Laila Bagge, Anders Bagge and Andreas Carlsson, a move that made it the first Idol...
1-runner up. Svensson was adopted from Vietnam and moved to Sweden with her family when she was 10 months old she has since resided in Hedesunda
Hedesunda
Hedesunda is a locality and a parish situated in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,048 inhabitants in 2005. It is a former municipality....
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Beginnings
Alice was a member of the pop group Popcorn, releasing a record with them at the age of 13. She has participated in a number of talent shows like Super Troupers in 2004, talent show Joker 2006 where Svensson became first-runner up, in TalangTalang (TV show)
Talang is series of four seasons of a Swedish version of the Got Talent series, show, where singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other performers compete against each other for audience support and can win 500,000 SEK, broadcast on TV4.-Talang 2007:Talang 2007 was the first season of the...
show in 2007, and the TV4 children's show Lattjo lajban with live performance in all. She won the talent show Popkorn 2007.
Idol 2008
Finally, Svensson took part in the Swedish Idol series, Idol 2008Idol 2008
The fifth season of Swedish Idol premiered on September 3, 2008 and continued until its grand finale on 12 December, when 22-year-old Kevin Borg was crowned winner. It was the first season to feature new judges Laila Bagge, Anders Bagge and Andreas Carlsson, a move that made it the first Idol...
.
She sang the following songs:
- Audition - "Ain't No Other Man"
- First qualifying week - "Beautiful Disaster"
- Second qualifying week - "Fighter"
- Third qualifying week - "Beautiful Disaster"
- 5-års theme - "These Words
- 1990s theme - "Ironic"
- ABBA theme - "Lay All Your Love on MeLay All Your Love on Me"Lay All Your Love on Me", is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA in 1980 for their Super Trouper album. It was released only as a 12-inch single in 1981 in limited territories, rather than as a standard 7-inch record. At the time, it was the highest selling 12-inch record in UK chart...
" - Various theme - "Min kärlek"
- Rock theme - "Heaven's on Fire"
- Soul theme - "I Say a Little Prayer
- Duets - "You're the One That I WantYou're the One That I Want"You're the One That I Want" is a song written by John Farrar for the 1978 film version of the musical Grease. It was performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John....
" - Love theme - "Because of You" and "Crazy in Love"
- Gospel theme - "Shackles" and "Independent Woman"
- Jury selection - "Keep This Fire Burning" and "Girlfriend"
- Final - "So What" (Own choice), "Heaven's on FireHeaven's on Fire"Heaven's on Fire" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, first released on their 1984 album Animalize. Written by vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley and songwriter Desmond Child, it was the first single released off of the album....
" (Viewers' choice) and "With Every Bit of MeWith Every Bit of Me"With Every Bit of Me" is a Swedish English language single by Maltese-Swedish singer Kevin Borg, winner of the Swedish version of Idol in its fifth season in 2008. The single debuted at number one on the Swedish Single Charts on 18 December 2009 and remained there for four weeks, making it both...
" (Final song).
On November 14, 2008, the Swedish media reported that her rendition of "Heaven's on Fire" had been posted on the hard rock band Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
' official homepage by members of the group who liked it. She finished first runner-up to winner Kevin Borg
Kevin Borg
Kevin James Borg is a Maltese pop singer who lives and works in Sweden. Borg rose to musical fame as the winner of the fifth series of the Swedish singing competition Idol in 2008...
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After Idol
In May 2009, she signed a recording contract and released her debut solo single "Lady Luck". In 2009, she also collaborated with the Swedish singer Jonathan FagerlundJonathan Fagerlund
Jonathan Fagerlund, sometimes just Jonathan is a Swedish singer, born January 8, 1991 in Jönköping, Sweden. He has released two albums Flying and Welcome to My World and 4 singles. He is signed to Dreamline Music record label. He has also taken part in Melodifestivalen...
in the latter's second album Welcome to My World where she was featured in Fagerlund's song "Save Our Yesterdays".
Singles
With Popcorn- "Popcorn"
Solo singles
- 2008: "Heaven's on FireHeaven's on Fire"Heaven's on Fire" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, first released on their 1984 album Animalize. Written by vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley and songwriter Desmond Child, it was the first single released off of the album....
" (reached #38 on Digilistan) - 2009: "Lady Luck" (reached #21 on SverigetopplistanSverigetopplistanSverigetopplistan, 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 ....
) - 2010: "I Wanna Live"