Meja

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Meja Beckman (2009)

Meja Anna Pernilla Beckman (born February 12, 1969 in Nynäshamn ) is a Swedish singer-songwriter .

Career

Meja's best-known hits are All 'bout the Money and Private Emotion (duet with Ricky Martin ). Meja sings with an American accent. She gained greater notoriety after her single How Crazy Are You? was used as the theme music for the Xbox game Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball .

Before starting her solo career in 1994, Meja sang in the Swedish dance project Legacy of Sound , with which she had the hit Happy in 1993.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US SE SE
1993 Holy groove - - - - - SE47 (1 week)
SE
First published: March 1993
(with Legacy of Sound)
1996 Meja - - - - - SE29 (2 weeks)
SE
First published: April 1996
1998 Seven Sisters - - - - - SE8 (28 weeks)
SE
First published: June 1998
2001 Realities - - - - - SE37 (3 weeks)
SE
First published: March 2001
2009 Urban Gypsy - - - - - SE60 (1 week)
SE
First published: October 2009

More publishments:

  • 1997: Live in Japan
  • 2002: My Best
  • 2004: Mellow
  • 2005: The Nu Essential
  • 2010: Animeja - Ghibli Songs
  • 2015: Stroboscope Sky

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US SE SE
1993 Happy
Holy Groove 		- - - - - SE18 (5 weeks)
SE
First published: January 1993
(with Legacy of Sound)
1998 All 'Bout the Money
Seven Sisters 		DE96 (4 weeks)
DE 		AT21 (10 weeks)
AT 		- UK12 (5 weeks)
UK 		- SE4 (24 weeks)
SE
First published: April 1998
2000 Private emotion
Ricky Martin 		DE21 (15 weeks)
DE 		AT19 (10 weeks)
AT 		CH9 (28 weeks)
CH 		UK9 (11 weeks)
UK 		US67 (5 weeks)
US 		SE8 (14 weeks)
SE
First published: February 2000
with Ricky Martin
Spirits
Realitales 		- - - - - SE24 (7 weeks)
SE
First published: November 2000

More singles:

  • Welcome to the Fan Club of Love
  • How Crazy Are You?
  • Rainbow
  • I wanna make love
  • Pop & Television
  • Lay me down
  • Beautiful girl
  • Intimacy
  • Hippies in the 60's
  • Life is a river
  • Wake up call

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US SE
personal data
SURNAME Meja
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beckman, Meja Anna Pernilla (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Nynäshamn , Sweden