Martin Stenmarck
Encyclopedia
Martin Olof Jon Stenmarck (born October 3, 1972 in Täby Municipality
, Stockholm County
) is a Swedish
singer and voice actor. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
with Las Vegas, finishing 19th with 30 points.
In 2006, he released his first single in Swedish, 7milakliv, which became one of the year's biggest hits in Sweden. The single was certified Platinum and spent 10 weeks at #1 on the official Swedish singles chart.
The album Nio sanningar och en lögn (Nine truths and one lie) topped the Swedish albums chart and achieved Gold status in the first of its three weeks at #1.
He has also embarked on a voice acting career, dubbing animated films. He provided the Swedish voice for Lightning McQueen
in the Disney movie Cars
.
Täby Municipality
Täby Municipality is a municipality north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Täby...
, Stockholm County
Stockholm County
Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...
) 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 voice actor. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
with Las Vegas, finishing 19th with 30 points.
In 2006, he released his first single in Swedish, 7milakliv, which became one of the year's biggest hits in Sweden. The single was certified Platinum and spent 10 weeks at #1 on the official Swedish singles chart.
The album Nio sanningar och en lögn (Nine truths and one lie) topped the Swedish albums chart and achieved Gold status in the first of its three weeks at #1.
He has also embarked on a voice acting career, dubbing animated films. He provided the Swedish voice for Lightning McQueen
Lightning McQueen
Lightning McQueen, typically referred to by his surname McQueen, and occasionally called "Stickers" by his girlfriend Sally , is an anthropomorphic racecar and the main protagonist in the 2006 animated Pixar film Cars, and the deuteragonist of its sequel Cars 2...
in the Disney movie Cars
Cars (film)
Cars is a 2006 American animated family film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Joe Ranft. It is the seventh Disney·Pixar feature film, and Pixar's final, independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney...
.
Singles
- 1990 - En bomb / Breakdown
- 2002 - The Cure For You (#38)
- 2002 - Losing Game
- 2003 - I'm Falling
- 2004 - I ljus och mörkerI ljus och mörker"I ljus och mörker" is a single from 2004 by Viktoria Krantz och Martin Stenmarck.The song entered Svensktoppen on 8 February 2004.- Music video :The accompanying music video features the singers and scenes from the film Arn – The Knight Templar....
(duet with Viktoria Krantz) - 2004 - That's When I Love You
- 2004 - I Believe
- 2005 - Las VegasLas Vegas (song)"Las Vegas" performed by Martin Stenmarck, was the winning song for the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2005. The song managed to finish 2nd as the best result at Svensktoppen and 1st at the Swedish singles chart. At the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine the song finished 19th of the 24...
(#1) - 2006 - 7milakliv (#1)
- 2007 - Nästa dans (#32)
- 2007 - Ta undulaten
- 2007 - 100 år från nu (blundar) (#1)
- 2008 - Rubb och stubb (#26)
- 2008 - A Million Candles Burning (#1)
- 2009 - 1000 nålar
- 2010 - Andas
- 2010 - Everybody's Changing
- 2011 - Tonight's the Night
Albums
- 2002 - One
- 2003 - One (international version with I'm Falling added)
- 2004 - Think Of Me (#25)
- 2005 - Think Of Me (with Las Vegas added) (#9)
- 2006 - Nio sanningar och en lögn (#1)
- 2007 - Nio sanningar och en lögn (with three remixes added)
- 2007 - Det är det pojkar gör när kärleken dör (#4)
- 2009 - Septemberland
- 2010 - Kaffe på Everest
Other Appearances
- 1997 - West Side Story (sings Vem vet?, Maria and Bara du (i natt))
- 2001 - Rhapsody In Rock Completely Live (sings You're The Voice)
- 2003 - Rhapsody In Rock The Complete Collection (sings Dance With The Devil)
- 2004 - Arn de Gothia (TV soundtrack)
- 2005 - Svenska musikalfavoriter (sings Maria from West Side Story)