Sanna Nielsen

Sanna Viktoria Nielsen (born 27 November 1984) is a Swedish singer.Sanna Nielsen She has participated in Melodifestivalen seven times between 2001 and 2014. Her seventh try was in Melodifestivalen 2014 with the song "Undo". The song won and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Career
Sanna Nielsen was born and grew up in Bromölla, Skåne. Her career started at several talent searches, the first being in 1992 in Olofström. In 1994 she participated in a talent search in Kallinge and won with the song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Nielsen performed with the danceband Mats Elmes between 1995 and 1996 at the age of eleven.Helsingborgs Dagblad 15 November 1996, page 39

At the same time she reached the number one spot on the Svensktoppen Chart with the song "Till en fågel". Nielsen became the youngest person to reach number one at the chart.Johan Brännström. "Det 11-åriga stjärnskottet skriver Svensktoppshistoria", Aftonbladet 25 May 1996, page 31.

In September 1996 Nielsens debut album "Silvertoner" was released.Eva Kjeller. "Oh, vilken skiva Sanna", Aftonbladet 28 September 1996, page 45 A reviewer of the album for Göteborgs-Posten compared Nielsen to  Carola Häggkvist and Sissel Kyrkjebø.Tore Ljunberg. Göteborgs-Posten 7 October 1996, page 39 During the following years Nielsen released the Christmas album Min önskejul in 1997 and the music single "Time to Say Goodbye" in 1999.Michael Nystås. "Hon kan bli vår nästa stora stjärna", Aftonbladet, 2 February 1999, page 34 During her high school years, she studied the Estetichal programme and mostly music at Helenehoms Gymnastin in Malmö."Sanna är redo att möta publiken", Helsingborgs Dagblad, 9 November 2000, page 25

In December 2001 Nielsen participated in a Christmas tour along with Christer Sjögren, Sten Nilsson and Charlotte Perrelli.Mikael Forsell. "16-åriga Sanna sjunger med julelefanterna", Västerbottens-Kuriren, 6 June 2001, page 15 In 2002 she toured with Roger Pontare and in December the same year she participated in a Christmas concert with Kalle Moraeus and Tito Beltrán in both 2003 and 2004.Rolf Sundblad. "Sanna Nielsen årets Ulla Billquist-stipendiat", Pressens Mediaservice, 29 April 2002

In February 2006, her second solo music album Nära mej, nära dej was released with lyrics and music by Fredrik Kempe and Marcos Ubeda.Karin Bengtsson. "Vuxet och lite tråkigt, Sanna", Borås Tidning, 15 February 2006 In July-August 2007 she was on a new music tour called Sommar, Sommar, Sommar along with Shirley Clamp and Sonja Aldén.Catharina Cavalli. "Nu får publiken höra tre tjejer på en gång", Aftonbladet 5 May 2007, page 39 In April 2008 the album Stronger was released, an album completely in English language, the first time Nielsen had such an album. The same year the album Our Christmas was released, containing Christmas songs along with Shirley Clamp and Sonja Aldén. In December 2013 Nielsen released her seventh studio album called Min jul with Christmas songs.

At the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Nielsen did the commentary for Swedish television.

Discography

Albums
YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification SWE 1996 Silvertoner
First studio album55 1997 Min önskejul
First Christmas album— 2006 Nära mej, nära dej
Second studio album
Released: 15 February 200612 2007 Sanna 11-22
Compilation album
Released: 7 March 200719 2008 Stronger
Third studio album
Released: 16 April 2008style="text-align:center"|1Sweden: Gold 2011 I'm in Love
Fourth studio album
Released: 2 March 2011style="text-align:center"|3 2012 Vinternatten
Second Christmas album
Released: November 2012style="text-align:center"|5 2013 Min jul
Third Christmas album
Released: December 2013style="text-align:center"|4 2014 16 bästa
second compilation album
Released: 9 April 2014 2014 7
Seventh studio albnum
Released: 30 June 2014style="text-align:center"|1

Joint albums
YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification SWE 2008 Our Christmas (Sanna, Shirley, Sonja)style="text-align:center"|1Sweden: Platinum 2010 Vår jul (Sanna, Shirley, Sonja)style="text-align:center"|6Sweden: Gold

Singles
YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum SWE1996 "Till en fågel"46Silvertoner2001 "I går, i dag"32Sanna 11-222003 "Hela världen för mig"352005 "Du och jag mot världen"(with Fredrik Kempe)202007 "Vågar du, vågar jag"102008 "Empty Room"2Stronger "Nobody Without You"33 "All I Want For Christmas" (Sanna Nielsen, Shirley Clamp & Sonja Aldén)39Our Christmas "My Grown Up Christmas List" (Sanna Nielsen, Shirley Clamp & Sonja Aldén)412009 "I Can Catch the Moon"Stronger2010 "Devotion"15I'm in Love "Part of Me"-2011 "I'm in Love"32 "Can't Stop Love Tonight"-2012 "Viskar ömt mitt namn"Vinternatten2014 "Undo"7TBA

References

Other websites
Official Website

Category:1984 births
Category:Living people
Category:Swedish singers