Jonathan Fagerlund
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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
. Before his solo career, he had taken part in a television series and was, for a brief time, a member of "Streetwize", an international boy band
project based in Britain and Ireland.
In 2005, he joined the international boy band
project called "Streetwize" alongside Lee Mulhern
, Donal Skehan and Lee Hutton
. He toured with the group in the United Kingdom, Ireland, United States and Sweden.
Disapppointed by the slow progress of the group project, he decided to leave the band Streetwize and return to his homeland and start a solo musical career.
He released his debut album Flying in 2008 with collaborations from producers and songwriters Samuel Waermö, Andreas Carlsson
and Savan Kotecha
. His first ever official single was Angeline. It had heavy air play on Swedish pop radio stations, but failed to crack the top 20. The next single released in Sweden "Playing Me" released in February 2008 and topped at #4 for two consecutive weeks in the Swedish Singles Chart
in March 2008. It had also topped the iTunes charts of most downloads in Sweden. A third single followed in 2008 "Dance in the Shadows". Jonathan went on tour with Nickelodeon for their highly popular summer music festival.
Jonathan also took part in the 2009 series
of Melodifestivalen
with the new song "Welcome to My Life" written by Samuel Waermö and Didrik Thott Jonathan in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
held in Moscow
, Russia
. The Swedish contest was won by another singer Malena Ernman
. In his second album Welcome to My World, he collaborated with Alice Svensson
, a childhood friend and Idol 2008 runner-up in the song "Save Our Yesterdays".
Tracklist:
Tracklist:
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, born January 8, 1991 in Jönköping
Jönköping
-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...
, 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....
. 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
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...
. Before his solo career, he had taken part in a television series and was, for a brief time, a member of "Streetwize", an international boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
project based in Britain and Ireland.
Career
In 2004, at the young age of 13, Jonathan took part in Super Troupers on Sweden's TV4 television station. He finished 5th overall out of 10 finalists with the song This is the Moment / Nu eller aldrigIn 2005, he joined the international boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
project called "Streetwize" alongside Lee Mulhern
Lee Mulhern
Lee Mulhern is a singer from Northern Ireland, who won awards at the World Championships for Performing Arts competition at age 11. The song that won him a gold medal there, "I May Be Young", later became used as a peace song, in particular with memorials of the attacks of September 11...
, Donal Skehan and Lee Hutton
Lee Hutton
Lee Andrew Hutton is an English singer-songwriter musician, a vocalist and plays the guitar.-Early life:...
. He toured with the group in the United Kingdom, Ireland, United States and Sweden.
Disapppointed by the slow progress of the group project, he decided to leave the band Streetwize and return to his homeland and start a solo musical career.
He released his debut album Flying in 2008 with collaborations from producers and songwriters Samuel Waermö, Andreas Carlsson
Andreas Carlsson
Andreas Carlsson is a Swedish music producer, composer, and pop songwriter.-Biography:Carlsson was part of the Cheiron Studios team until the studio was closed down in 2001....
and Savan Kotecha
Savan Kotecha
Savan Kotecha is an American songwriter and vocal producer from Austin, Texas of Indian descent. Kotecha has sold over 60 million records with artists such as Usher, Enrique Iglesias, Carrie Underwood, Britney Spears, One Direction and Celine Dion...
. His first ever official single was Angeline. It had heavy air play on Swedish pop radio stations, but failed to crack the top 20. The next single released in Sweden "Playing Me" released in February 2008 and topped at #4 for two consecutive weeks in 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 ....
in March 2008. It had also topped the iTunes charts of most downloads in Sweden. A third single followed in 2008 "Dance in the Shadows". Jonathan went on tour with Nickelodeon for their highly popular summer music festival.
Jonathan also took part in the 2009 series
Melodifestivalen 2009
Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen...
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...
with the new song "Welcome to My Life" written by Samuel Waermö and Didrik Thott Jonathan in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
held in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The Swedish contest was won by another singer Malena Ernman
Malena Ernman
Sara Magdalena "Malena" Ernman is a Swedish opera singer . Ernman is a versatile artist in her field, who outside the world of opera and operettas also has performed chansons, cabaret, jazz, appeared in musicals and she is a performer who's declared that she's very much attracted to the attributes...
. In his second album Welcome to My World, he collaborated with Alice Svensson
Alice Svensson
Alice Cecilia Linh Svensson 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.- Beginnings :...
, a childhood friend and Idol 2008 runner-up in the song "Save Our Yesterdays".
Albums
- 2008: Flying
Tracklist:
- Angeline
- Playin´ Me
- Mary Jane
- Flying
- Dance In The Shadows
- Love Revolution
- If I Can't Love You Anymore
- Damn Lonely Night
- Miss American Dream
- Don't Wanna Live A Lie
- A Little More
- The Impossible Is Real
- Father's Lullaby
- 2009: Welcome to My World
Tracklist:
- Ready 4 It
- Definite Maybe
- Welcome to My Life
- Tunnel Vision
- Save Our Yesterdays
- Think I'm Gonna Like It Here
- Don't Worry
- Magnifying Glass
- Somebody Better
- U Do
- She Came Back For Me
- Stay
- Welcome To My Life (Mac D Remix)
Singles / Videos
- 2007: Angeline
- 2008: Playing Me
- 2008: Dance in the Shadows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMzweQlk0Vk
- 2009: Welcome to My Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDkPgnUomkc
- 2009: Ready 4 It"
Chart success
| Year | Album | Chart | Peak position |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying | - | |||
| 2009 | Welcome to My World | Swedish Albums Chart | 53 | Stayed one week in the chart (29 May 2009) |
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Playing Me" | 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 .... |
4 | Stayed 7 weeks Two consecutive weeks at #4 |
| 2009 | "Welcome to My Life" | Swedish Singles Chart | 23 | On its first week of entry |