Anna Bergendahl
Anna Bergendahl at Love Stockholm in June 2010
Background information
Birth nameAnna Henrietta Bergendahl
Born (1991-12-11) 11 December 1991 (age 32)
OriginHägersten, Stockholm, Sweden
Genrespop
Years active2008–present
LabelsLionheart International
Universal Music Group
Websiteanna-bergendahl.se

Anna Henrietta Bergendahl (born 11 December 1991) is a Swedish singer. She was born in Hägersten, Stockholm and raised in Nyköping and Katrineholm. Bergendahl is of partial Irish descent as her grandmother was born and lives in Ireland, and Anna's first performance in front of an audience was made in a cathedral in York when she was only eight years old.[1] She took part in Swedish TV4 music program Super Troupers in 2004, and in Idol 2008 where she reached the Final 5 before being eliminated.[2]

In 2009, Bergendahl signed for Lionheart Records.[3] Her debut album was released on 14 April 2010. Bergendahl won Melodifestivalen 2010 with the song "This Is My Life" and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Norway, although she was unable to qualify for the final.[4] The song hit No. 1 on the Swedish Singles Chart on 5 March 2010.[5]

Biography

Idol 2008

Bergendahl successfully applied for the TV4 talent show Idol 2008 with her rendition of Bonnie Raitt's Have a Heart which received praises from the jury which consisted of Laila Bagge, Anders Bagge and Andreas Carlsson.[6] She later sang songs like ABBA's Mamma Mia, Py Bäckman's Stad i ljus, Save Up All Your Tears, Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis, The Best and Over the Rainbow.

Bergendahl finished fifth in the Idol season which was later won by Kevin Borg.[7]

In 2009, Bergendahl was approached by Kristian Lagerström and Bobby Ljunggren and asked if she wanted to record a song for Melodifestivalen 2010.

Melodifestivalen and Eurovision

Anna Bergendahl participated in Melodifestivalen 2010 with the song "This Is My Life", written and produced by Kristian Lagerström (lyrics) and Bobby Ljunggren (music). The song won the final in Ericsson Globe on 13 March 2010, with 214 points. Bergendahl represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway,[8] where she became the first Swedish singer not to qualify for the final since the introduction of the semifinals in 2004 (although she placed 11th, just outside the top 10 qualifiers by a margin of 5 points). "This Is My Life'" was the first ballad to win Melodifestivalen since 1998 when Kärleken är won and was also Sweden's 50th entry in the Eurovision Song Contest.

2010: After Eurovision

After Eurovision Bergendahl participated in Allsång på Skansen, Sommarkrysset, and Lotta på Liseberg. She also went on a tour and sang songs from her debut album. In 2012 Bergendahl released her new album Something to Believe In with the debut single from the new album being "Live and Let Go". She will participate in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Ashes to Ashes".[9]

Discography

Christer Björkman and Anna Bergendahl in Oslo on 23 May 2010

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[10]
Yours Sincerely 1
Something to Believe In 13

Extended plays

Title Details
Anna Bergendahl
Live from Sandkvie Studio
We Were Never Meant To Be Heroes

Singles

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[10] 		NOR
[14] 		NLD
[15] 		SWI
[16]
"This Is My Life" 2010 1 6 93 62 Yours Sincerely
"The Army" — — — —
"Live and Let Go" 2012 — — — — Something to Believe In
"I Hate New York"[17] 2013 — — — —
"Business"[18] 2015 — — — — Non-album singles
"For You"[19] — — — —
"Vice"[20] 2018 — — — — We Were Never Meant To Be Heroes
"Broken Melody"[21] — — — —
"We Were Never Meant To Be Heroes"[22] — — — —
"Raise the Vibe"[23] — — — — Non-album singles
"Just Another Christmas"[24] — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country.
As featured artist
Title Year Chart Positions Album
NOR
[14]
"For You"[25]
(Broiler featuring Anna Bergendahl) 		2014 21 Non-album single
Idol Releases
Title Year Chart Positions Album
SWE
[10]
"Release Me" (Live) 2008 58 Non-album singles
"Save Up All Your Tears" 57
"Bleeding Love" 60
"Over The Rainbow" 53

Other Charted Songs

Title Year Chart Positions Album
SWE
[10]
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
(with Kevin Borg)[26] 		2008 36 Non-album single

References

  1. ^ Amster, Harry (27 February 2010). "Idoljuryn började gråta" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 28 February 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2010. ((cite news)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "Om Anna". anna-bergendahl.se. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) Template:Sv icon
  3. ^ Granström, Klas (21 May 2009). ""Idol"-Alice och Anna har fått skivkontrakt" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  4. ^ Holmberg, Kalle (13 March 2010). "Anna Bergendahl vann med "This is my life"" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010. ((cite news)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Anna Bergendahl – This Is My Life" (in Swedish). swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Anna 16 fick alla att gråta". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2010. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Anna Bergendahl från Idol till Melodifestivalen Archived 24 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Det största som har hänt mig". Aftonbladet. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  9. ^ Dahlander, Gustav (27 November 2018). "Artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2019: Hela listan – så blir deltävlingarna". Gustavs expertblogg (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 27 November 2018. ((cite web)): Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  10. ^ a b c d "Anna Bergendahl – Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "‎Anna Bergendahl EP by Anna Bergendahl". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  12. ^ "We Were Never Meant To Be Heroes EP av Anna Bergendahl" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  13. ^ "We Were Never Meant To Be Heroes EP av Anna Bergendahl" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Anna Bergendahl – Norwegian Charts". norwegiancharts.com/ Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Anna Bergendahl – Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Anna Bergendahl – Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch/ Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "‎I Hate New York (Radio Edit) - Single av Anna Bergendahl" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Business - Single av Anna Bergendahl" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  19. ^ "‎For You - Single av Anna Bergendahl" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Vice - Single av Anna Bergendahl" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  21. ^ "‎Broken Melody - Single av Anna Bergendahl" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  22. ^ "‎We Were Never Meant To Be Heroes - Single av Anna Bergendahl" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  23. ^ "‎Raise the Vibe - Single av Anna Bergendahl" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  24. ^ "Just Another Christmas - Single av Anna Bergendahl" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  25. ^ "‎For You (feat. Anna Bergendahl) - Single av Broiler" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  26. ^ "Kevin Borg & Anna Bergendahl – (I've Had) The Time of My Life". swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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