Magnus Carlsson
Magnus Carlsson (* 24. June 1974 in Borås ) is a Swedish Dansband - and pop - singer .
biography
Magnus Carlsson grew up with two brothers in Fristad , outside Borås. He studied music for six years, four of which at the University of Gothenburg's music academy . He became known as the singer of the Swedish dance band Barbados , of which he was a member from 1991 to 2002. On December 13, 2002 he became a member of the pop group Alcazar . The group made their European breakthrough in 2002 with the hit single Crying at the Discotheque . Carlsson is openly gay and at times maintained a relationship with Andreas Lundstedt . Carlsson lives in Stockholm with his husband Mats .
Eurovision Song Contest
Carlsson participated in the years 2000-2003, 2005-2007 and 2015 in the Melodifestivalen , the Swedish pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest . The first three times he took part with the band Barbados. In 2003 and 2005 he took part as a member of Alcazar and took third place with Not a sinner, not a saint (2003) and Alcastar (2005). On February 25, 2006 he performed as a solo artist with the song Lev livet! which was written by Anders Glenmark and Niklas Strömstedt and which reached number 1 on the Swedish sales charts. In 2007 he entered the third preliminary round of the Melodifestivalen on February 17th with the title Live Forever written by Danne Atlerud , Thomas Törnholm and Michael Claus , but could not reach the final. In 2015, the singer applied again with the song Möt mig i Gamla stan, written by Thomas G: son , and reached ninth place in the final.
Discography (solo)
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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SE | |||
2001 | Allt är bara you, you, you |
SE15 (6 weeks) SE |
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En ny jul |
SE17 (4 weeks) SE |
not published in Germany
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2003 | Ett kungarike för en stuff |
SE4 (10 weeks) SE |
not published in Germany
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2006 | Magnus Carlsson |
SE3 (6 weeks) SE |
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Spår i snön |
SE9 (5 weeks) SE |
not published in Germany
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2007 | Live Forever - The Album |
SE8 (11 weeks) SE |
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2008 | Re: collection 93-08 |
SE7 (14 weeks) SE |
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2009 | Christmas |
SE14 (4 weeks) SE |
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2010 | Pop Galaxy |
SE11 (7 weeks) SE |
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2014 | Happy Holidays |
SE10 (4 weeks) SE |
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2015 | Gamla stan |
SE7 (4 weeks) SE |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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SE | |||
2006 | Lev live! Magnus Carlsson |
SE1 (13 weeks) SE |
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Mellan vitt och svart Magnus Carlsson |
SE2 (4 weeks) SE |
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Wrap Myself in Paper Spår i snön |
SE2 (4 weeks) SE |
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2007 | Live Forever Live Forever - The Album |
SE3 (19 weeks) SE |
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Waves of Love Live Forever - The Album |
SE18 (3 weeks) SE |
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2008 | Crazy Summer Nights Live Forever - The Album |
SE4 (6 weeks) SE |
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2009 | This Is Disco Pop Galaxy |
SE3 (6 weeks) SE |
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2010 | Feel You Pop Galaxy |
SE10 (8 weeks) SE |
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A Little Respect Pop Galaxy |
SE12 (2 weeks) SE |
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Mitt livs according to |
SE31 (6 weeks) SE |
with Charlotte Perrelli
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The Best In Me Pop Galaxy |
SE26 (1 week) SE |
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2015 | Möt mig i gamla stan Gamla stan |
SE34 (6 weeks) SE |
More singles
- 2001: Mitt Vinterland (not published in Germany)
- 2002: Finns Det Mirakel (not published in Germany)
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Web links
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Carlsson, Magnus |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish pop singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Borås , Sweden |