Sophie Zelmani

Sophie Zelmani (born 12 Februar 1972 in Stockholm as Sophie Edkvist) is a Swadish sangster-sangwriter who released her first single in 1995, cried "Always You".

Early an personal life
Born in the suburbs o Stockholm in 1972, Zelmani's faither bought the faimily a guitar when Zelmani wis 14. Despite no professional muisic trainin, Zelmani became a sangwriter an recordit some sangs at a local studio. Efter she mailed the demos tae three record companies, Zelmani wis affered a record deal bi Sony Music Swaden.

She is marriet an haes ane dochter wi her husband.

Career
Sophie Zelmani recordit her debut, eponymous album wi Sony in 1995. The album wis producit an arrangit bi Lars Halapi an co-producit bi Patrik Sventelius, who an aw played guitar. She describit the process o makkin the album: "In the beginning Lars and I spent a few months in the studio. We had fun and then picked the musicians. We recorded in two weeks but the whole thing took half a year." Bi 1997, Zelmani's debut album haed sauld 200,000 copies in Europe an Asie Pacific, afore muivin tae the US mercat, distributit bi Columbia Records. Zelmani said, "I had no ambitions to go abroad. I knew I wanted to make a record. That's all I wanted." Columbia's mercatin campaign includit CD sampler giveaways, consumer press, an rotation on SAS Airlines flichts atween Scandinavie an the US.

Zelmani haes continued tae record albums while makkin anerlie a sma nummer o public appearances due tae shyness. She wan a best newcomer awaird in Swaden's Grammy awards in 1996.

 Discography 
 Year Album 1995Sophie Zelmani 1998Precious Burden 1999Time to Kill 2002Sing and Dance 2003Love Affair 2005A Decade of Dreams 1995-2005 2007Memory Loves You 2008The Ocean and Me 2010I'm the Rain 2011Soul

Zelmani haes an aw contributit muisic tae the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer an Dawson's Creek. Her cover o Bob Dylan's "Most Of The Time" appears on the soondtrack tae Masked and Anonymous.

Her sang "Stand By" appeared in the film Independence Day (1996).  Her sang "Always You" appeared in the film My Best Friend's Wedding (1997).

Zelmani's "Going Home" frae Sing and Dance wis covered in Mandarin Cheenese as "Passenger" bi Faye Wong on To Love.

References

 Freemit airtins 

Offeecial hamepage 
Zelmani.se - A fan steid 

Category:1972 births
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Category:Inglis-leid sangsters o Swaden
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Category:Swadish female sangsters
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