Robert Wells (composer)
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- For the Canadian songwriter/producer, see Rob WellsRob WellsRob Wells is a multi-platinum, award-winning producer/songwriter based in Toronto & Los Angeles.Wells has worked with Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Adam Lambert, Nick Lachey, Miranda Cosgrove, Mika, Backstreet Boys, Paloma Faith, Cyndi Lauper, Olivia Newton John, Daisy Dares You, Boyzone, Matt Dusk,...
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Robert Henry Arthur Wells (born April 7, 1962 in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, 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....
) is a Swedish pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and singer, best known for his highly successful musical extravaganza Rhapsody in Rock which has achieved great prominence in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
, a mixture of rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, Sunden, classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
and boogie-woogie
Boogie-woogie
Boogie-woogie has the following meanings:*Boogie-woogie, a piano-based music style*Boogie-woogie , a swing dance or a dance that imitates the rock-n-roll dance of the 1950s*"Boogie Woogie" , a song by EuroGroove and Dannii Minogue...
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Early life and career
A child prodigy, Wells attended the Adolf Fredrik Music School in Stockholm at the age of 7 in 1969 and four years later, at the age of 11, became the youngest person ever to attend the Royal Swedish Music Academy. At the age of 16 in 1978, Wells won two major Swedish talent contests. Wells has also participated twice in MelodifestivalenMelodifestivalen
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...
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Wells was the musical director of two Swedish television shows. Wells appeared regularly on Så ska det låta
Så ska det låta
Så ska det låta is a Swedish game show, based on the Irish The Lyrics Board. The show was introduced in 1997 and led by Peter Harryson until Peter Settman took over in 2006....
, the Swedish version of The Lyrics Board
The Lyrics Board
The Lyrics Board is an Irish game show. Originally hosted by Aonghus McAnally, the show is currently hosted by Eurovision winner, Linda Martin. In each episode there are two teams. Each team consists of a piano player/team captain who is joined by two celebrities/singers, at either side. A team...
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Wells's first musical tour was with the Leningrad Orchestra in 1991.
Wells's music was chosen as the official television theme music for the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing.
Eurovision
Wells played piano during BelarusBelarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
on May 25 performed by 3+2
3+2 (band)
3+2 or Three Plus Two are a Belarusian pop group that represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Bærum, Norway.-Formation:The band was formed by the Belarusian television channel ONT and the project "New Voices of Belarus" in 2009...
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Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...  |
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| 1987 | Robert Wells | 12 | — | |
| 1988 | The Way I Feel | — | — | |
| 1989 | Rhapsody in Rock I | 30 | — | |
| 1990 | Rhapsody in Rock II | — | — | |
| 1991 | Dubbelpianisterna - Hör och Häpna | — | — | |
| 1993 | Rhapsody in Rock III | — | — | |
| 1994 | Robert Wells (Finland Special Edition) | — | — | |
| 1996 | Norman and Wells (with Charlie Norman Karl-Erik Norman Charlie Norman was a Swedish musician and entertainer.-Biography:... ) |
52 | — | |
| 1998 | Rhapsody in Rock Complete | 6 | — | Platinum |
| 2000 | Rhapsody in Rock - World Wide Wells | 19 | — | Gold |
| Jingle Wells | 29 | — | Gold | |
| 2001 | Rhapsody In Rock - Completely Live | 6 | — | Gold |
| 2002 | Väljer sina klassiska favoriter | — | — | |
| 2003 | Rhapsody In Rock The Complete Collection | 1 | — | Gold |
| 2004 | Rhapsody In Rock - The Anniversary | 5 | 17 | Gold |
| 2005 | Full House Boogie | 3 | — | |
| 2008 | The Best of Rhapsody 1998-2008 | 6 | — | |
| 2010 | Close Up Classics | 20 | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or unknown.
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... |
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| 1986 | Upp på berget | 13 | — | |
| 1995 | Robert Trio | — | — | |
| 1997 | Spanish Rhapsody | — | — | |
| 2000 | ROCKARIA | — | — | |
| 2003 | My Love (with Sofia Källgren) | — | — | |
| 2009 | Handful of Keys Handful of Keys (Robert Wells song) Handful of Keys is a song written and performed by Swedish pianist and composer Robert Wells. It was released in Sweden and entered the Swedish Singles Chart straight in at #1 on 17 July 2009, where it stayed for 1 week.-Charts:... |
1 | — | Gold |
DVDs
- 2002: Rhapsody In Rock - The Stadium Tour 2002
- 2004: Rhapsody In Rock - The Anniversary Tour
- 2005: Rhapsody In Rock- The 2005 Summer Tour