Sonja Aldén

Sonja Aldén
Sonja Aldén (2013)
Sonja Aldén (2013)
Background information
Birth nameSonja Annika Maria Aldén
Born (1977-12-20) 20 December 1977 (age 47)
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
OriginSweden
Genres
Occupation
  • Singer

Sonja Annika Maria Aldén (born 20 December 1977) is a Swedish singer[1] known best for her 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2020 Melodifestivalen entries, as well as for working together with Shirley Clamp and Sanna Nielsen, along with her songwriting for other artists. For example, she co-wrote the song "Night of Passion" for hard rock/heavy metal band The Poodles, which was their entry for the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006.[2]

As a student, Aldén attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[2]

Sonja Aldén at Melodifestivalen

In the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006, Aldén presented as Sonya and participated with "Etymon" but did not qualify for the final.[citation needed]

In the Melodifestivalen 2007, Aldén participated with the ballad "För att du finns", which reached "Andra Chansen" ("Second chance") when it finished 4th in the semifinal in Örnsköldsvik on 17 February 2007.[citation needed]

Aldén returned to the Melodifestivalen 2012, after five years of absence, with her song "I din himmel" (In Your Heaven), but did not qualify for the final.[citation needed]

Break from Melodifestivalen

During the spring of 2017, she toured Sweden with the album "Meningen med livet".[3]

Return to Melodifestivalen

On 26 November 2019, SVT and Eurovision announced that Aldén would be among the 28 competing acts for Melodifestivalen 2020.[4] She performed in the first semifinal with the song "Sluta aldrig gå", failing to qualify and ending in fifth place.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak Position Certifications
SWE
[5]
2007 Till dig 2
2008 Under mitt tak 3
2012 I gränslandet 12
2013 I andlighetens rum 4
2014 Jul i andlighetens rum 6
2017 Meningen med livet 10
[6]

Joint albums

Title Details Peak positions Certifications
SWE
[7]
Our Christmas
(Sanna, Shirley & Sonja)
  • First joint album
  • Released: November 2008
 1
Vår jul
(Sanna, Shirley & Sonja)
  • Second joint album
  • Released: November 2010
 6

Singles

Year Single Peak Position Album
SWE
[5]
2006 "Etymon"
(credited as Sonya) 		35
2007 "För att du finns" 3
"Här står jag" 16
2008 "Nån som du" 29
"Du får inte" 17
2020 "Sluta aldrig gå" —[A]

As Sanna, Shirley, Sonja

Year Single Peak Position Album
SWE
[5]
2008 "All I Want For Christmas" 39 Our Christmas
"My Grown Up Christmas List" 41

Notes

  1. ^ "Sluta aldrig gå" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[8]

References

  1. ^ Discogs
  2. ^ a b Lasse Granestrand (23 August 2009). "Sonja Aldén: "Låten satt direkt. Det var som ett övernaturligt flöde."". Dagens Nyheter (Swedish daily newspaper). Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ^ Hans Järeby (22 April 2017). "Delar med sig av gåvan" (in Swedish). Jönköping News. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ^ "SVT announces 28 contenders for Swedish Eurovision 2020 ticket". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b c SwedishCharts.com: Sonja Aldén page
  6. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 31 March 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  7. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sanna Nielsen". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  8. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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