Eric Gadd
Eric Gadd in 2013
Eric Gadd in 2013
Background information
Birth nameCarl Erik Gudmund Sojdelius
Born (1965-07-31) 31 July 1965 (age 58)
OriginUppsala, Sweden
Occupation(s)Singer
WebsiteOfficial website

Eric Gadd (born Carl Erik Gudmund Sojdelius[1] 31 July 1965) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He has released thirteen music albums since his debut in 1987 and has also participated in Melodifestivalen.

Career

Gadd was born in Uppsala, but grew up first in Visby, then, from the age of nine onwards, in Vallentuna. Gadd released his debut album Hello in 1987 with the single "Ett ensamt hjärta".[2] Two years later, he released his second album Hurra du lever – Pang du är död, an album influenced by the music of the American singer Prince.[3] In 1991, he released his third album Do You Believe in Gadd?; the single "Do You Believe in Me" was a dance hit in the Philippines.[4] He then released a few more English language albums before turning back to Swedish with his 2008 album Stockholm står kvar men jag ligger.[2]

He was awarded a Swedish Grammis award as "Artist of the Year" in the years 1991, 1993 and 1997.[5] Gadd participated in the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2013 on 2 February 2013 with the song "Vi kommer aldrig att förlora".[6] The song was written by Gadd himself, Thomas Stenström and Jacob Olofsson.[7] The song made it to the Second Chance round of the competition but failed to make it to the final.[8][9][10] In 2018, he appeared on Så mycket bättre, broadcast on TV4.[11]

Personal life

Eric Gadd is married to singer Cornelia Sojdelius (previously Åkerman).[12]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Charting singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
"Do You Believe in Me"[13] 2013 7

References

  1. ^ Ratsit.se.Folkbokföringsdata Read 23 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b Calle Slättengren. "Eric Gadd tittar bakåt utan nostalgi – Nöje den 3 april 2006 – Norrköping Nyheter – Arkiv – Norrköpings Tidningar". Nt.se. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. ^ Sara Stolt (n.d.). "Eric Gadd: Jag skulle bli större än Prince – Metro". Metro.se. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ^ "20 Songs That Will Make You Remember Your Clubbin' Days". 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. ^ / TT Spektra (n.d.). "Eric Gadd på turné – Kultur & Nöje – Göteborgs-Posten". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Eric Gadd tävlar i schlagern | Nöjesbladet". Aftonbladet. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Stenström med Gadd i Melodifestivalen – P4 Väst | Sveriges Radio". Sveriges Radio. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Eric Gadd till Andra chansen i Melodifestivalen – P4 Gotland | Sveriges Radio". Sveriges Radio. Sverigesradio.se. n.d. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  9. ^ Tweet Följ @SvD Stockholm TT Spektra (10 March 2013). "Svensktoppen: Mando Diao i topp | SvD". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Svensktoppen: Mando Diao dominerar | Folkbladet". Folkbladet.nu. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Här är artisterna i "Så mycket bättre" 2018". Expressen. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  12. ^ Dan Panas (2 October 1998). "Aftonbladet nöje: Eric Gadds fru släpper egen skiva". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  13. ^ "Sverigetopplistan Eric Gadd". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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