Annika Ljungberg
Annika Ljungberg ( pronunciation : [ ˌanːika ˈʝɵŋːbæɹʝ ], completely Karin Annika Ljungberg , also Mary Joe ) (born March 31, 1969 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish singer . She became known with the band Rednex in 1994.
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She sang in the international breakthrough and greatest success of the band Cotton Eye Joe . Other hits like Wish You Were Here , Old Pop in an Oak and Wild and Free followed .
In 1996 Ljungberg left Rednex to pursue a solo career. She released several singles and an album as a solo singer and worked on various music projects. She also gained experience as a TV presenter on Festfixarna and a children's program.
At the end of 2004 Ljungberg returned to Rednex as a singer and won a gold record within a few weeks with the single Mama Take Me Home . The follow-up single Fe Fi (The Old Man Died) also made it into the Swedish charts . In 2008 she left the group again.
Rednex and Ljungberg took part in the preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest for Romania with the song Well-o-wee , but the song was disqualified. She also took part in the following year with the title Railroad, Railroad .
Personal
From 1999 to 2014 Ljungberg was married to her Rednex bandmate Jens Sylsjö, with whom they have a child.
Publications with Rednex
- Cotton Eye Joe (1994)
- Old Pop in an Oak (1995)
- Sex and Violins (1995 album)
- Wish You Were Here (1995)
- Wild and Free (1995)
- Rolling Home (1995)
- Riding Alone (1997)
- Mama Take Me Home (2006)
- Fe Fi (2006)
- Anyway You Want Me (2007)
- Looking for a Star (2007)
- Well o 'wee (2007) (feat.Romania)
- Railroad, Railroad (2008) (feat.Romania)
- Football is Our Religion (2008) (EM song)
Solo releases
- Flower in My Garden (1996)
- Me and Myself (1997 album)
- The Reddest Rose (1997)
- Me and Myself (1997)
- Legend of Mana (Playstation Track 1998)
- Tell Me Why (single with country singer Jill Johnson, 1998)
- Sail Away (2002)
Other
- Whoopz Sisters - Whoopz Sisters Medley (2001)
- AIK - Tillsammans är vi stolta AIK
See also
Web links
- Short biography with the name of the birthday and some publications
- Short biography stating the year of birth and some publications
- Annika Ljungberg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annika Ljungberg skiljer sig , Aftonbladet , May 14, 2009 (in Swedish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ljungberg, Annika |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mary Joe (stage name); Ljungberg, Karin Annika (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish singer from Rednex |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm , Sweden |