Afro-dite

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Never Let It Go   SE 7th 05/30/2002 (8 weeks)

Singles

Never Let It Go   SE 1  platinum 03/08/2002 (17 weeks) Aqua-playa   SE 30th 03/20/2003 (6 weeks)

Afro-dite is a Swedish pop group and participant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 .

background

The band name Afro-dite is a play on words from the terms Aphrodite and Afro , which alludes to the dark skin color of the women. With their dance title Never Let It Go , the trio won the 2002 Swedish preliminary round, the Melodifestivalen . At the final of the Eurovision Song Contest , the group reached eighth place, although Afro-dite were bet on victory as favorites. Never Let It Go made it to number one in the Swedish singles charts . In May, the group's debut album of the same name followed in the top 10 of the album charts.

A year later, Afro-dite took part in the Melodifestivalen again. With Aqua-playa they made it to the final of the preliminary decision again, but had to be content with seventh place.

After that it became quiet about the group, which in 2007 offered their mini album Afro-dite for free download on their website.

Her third and so far last attempt to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was not very successful . In the first semi-final of the Melodifestival, they only achieved fifth place and were eliminated early.

Members

• Blossom Tainton-Lindquist ( vocals ), (* 1962 in Stockholm ) appeared in various musicals and on Swedish television. In 1987 she released a single, Let Go, and also tried her hand as a background singer. Her father Graham Tainton worked as a choreographer for ABBA for many years . She later became a fitness and yoga trainer. However, she still appeared on Swedish television. In 2019 she was appointed ambassador for the Swedish breast cancer organization Bröstcancerförbundet .
• Gladys del Pilar (vocals), (* 1967 in Ecuador ) was from the late 1980s as a background singer for, among others, Dr. Alban and worked with Denniz PoP . She released several singles, including Move That Body in 1994 with the house project Look Twice, a top 10 hit in Sweden. In 1997 her debut album Movin 'on was released. In 2011 the gospel album Waiting for a Miracle followed. She was also often seen on Swedish television, for example in the 2019 television series Before We Die .
• Kayo Shekoni (vocals), (* 1964) was the singer of the Swedish pop band Freestyle in the 1980s , which had a number of hits in Sweden and Norway, including the ten-week number one hit Villa ha dej . After leaving, she worked as a background singer and dancer for various Swedish artists such as The Creeps, NASA and Anders Glenmark. She also released various solo records. In 1990 she was eleven in the Swedish singles chart with the house track Another Mother , which was produced by Denniz PoP. Her solo albums Kayo (1990) and Kärleksland (1993) were also successful. Like her colleagues, she was often seen on Swedish television. In 2013 and 2015 she was diagnosed with cervical cancer, which she successfully fought.

Web links

• Afro-dite at eurovision.de
• Afro-dite at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: SE
2. ↑ Awards for music sales: SE
3. ↑ CNN.com - Music fans braced for Eurovision - May 25, 2002. Retrieved May 20, 2020 . 
4. ↑ SWEDISH NATIONAL FINAL 2003. Retrieved May 20, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Afro-Dite - Afro-Dite. Retrieved May 20, 2020 . 
6. ↑ SWEDISH SEMI-FINALS 2012. Accessed on May 20, 2020 . 
7. ^ Blossom Tainton. Retrieved May 20, 2020 . 
8. ↑ ABBA - October 1978. Retrieved May 20, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Blossom Tainton Lindquist Höjer roast for roast - blir ny ambassadör for Bröstcancerförbundet. Retrieved May 20, 2020 (Swedish). 
10. ^ Gladys - hitparade.ch. Retrieved May 20, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Gladys del Pilar. Retrieved May 20, 2020 . 
12. ↑ Gladys del Pilar. Retrieved May 20, 2020 . 
13. ↑ Style - hitparade.ch. Retrieved May 20, 2020 . 
14. ↑ artists Kayo drabbades av två cancer gånger. September 10, 2019, accessed on May 20, 2020 (sv-SE).