Ardis Fagerholm Explained

Ardis
Birth Name:Ardis Hemezida Fagerholm
Birth Date:8 March 1971
Genre:Pop
Dance
Dance-pop
Synthpop
Electronica
Occupation:Singer-songwriter
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:1993–1998
Label:Stockholm Records

Ardis Fagerholm, (born 8 March 1971), is a Dominican-Swedish pop singer.

Biography

At the age of thirteen Ardis moved from the West Indian island Dominica to settle down in Sweden. Growing up on Motown and gospel-influenced American music, Ardis started writing songs and lyrics.

In 1991, the American singer/arranger, Jon Berger, teamed with Ardis' to record her first demo.In 1992, Stockholm Records signed Ardis kicking her musical career into high gear. A collaboration with producer Anders Hansson which resulted in the debut album Love Addict in 1994.[1] The Swedish audience first got acquainted with Ardis after the release of her version of the classic "Ain't Nobody's Business". However, Ardis' big break was "Shotgun", a song which was chosen as the theme on the soundtrack to the Swedish film Vendetta. "Shotgun"[2] became Ardis' second hit single and her break through in the charts.[3] [4]

The album Love Addict was released at the end of 1994. All songs on the album were written by Ardis, with the exception of "Ain't Nobody's Business".[5] The album went gold shortly after its release and Ardis was nominated for a Grammis, the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards. A tour started in late '94 and continued in to '95. The extensive tour gave audiences the opportunity to get familiar with the stage personality of Ardis, a personality that caught the fascination of the Swedish media. Her vibrant live performances and quiet lifestyle became fuel for further interest and mystique around Ardis.

In September 1996, Ardis released a single, "Dirty",[6] taken from the album Woman,[7] which was released in October. Every song on Woman has Ardis' signature on the songwriting credit. The production work is, as on Love Addict, done by Anders Hansson.[8] However, this time no less than four producers were involved. About Woman, Ardis said that "The songs are more varied and connected".

In 1998, Ardis released a single "No Man's Land" which was a soundtrack to the film Hamilton.[9] [10] After that film track, she withdrew from the public eye and only appeared as a guest vocalist on Commonly Unique with The Real Group[11] [12] in 2000 and Merit Hemmingsons album En Plats I Skogen in 2002.[13]

Albums

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steffen Hung . Ardis – Love Addict . swedishcharts.com . 2 December 2012 . 24 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024131758/http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ardis&titel=Love+Addict&cat=a . live.
  2. Web site: Ardis – Shotgun at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2 December 2012 . 9 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109183535/http://www.discogs.com/Ardis-Shotgun/master/202017 . live .
  3. Web site: Ardis Discography at Discogs . Discogs.com . 8 March 1971 . 2 December 2012 . 9 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109183525/http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ardis . live .
  4. Web site: Steffen Hung . Ardis – Shotgun . swedishcharts.com . 2 December 2012 . 24 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024131807/http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ardis&titel=Shotgun&cat=s . live.
  5. Web site: Ardis – Ain't Nobody's Business (CD) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2 December 2012 . 9 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109184031/http://www.discogs.com/Ardis-Aint-Nobodys-Business/release/1402635 . live .
  6. Web site: Steffen Hung . Ardis – Dirty . swedishcharts.com . 2 December 2012 . 24 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024131832/http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ardis&titel=Dirty&cat=s . live .
  7. Web site: Steffen Hung . Ardis – Woman . swedishcharts.com . 2 December 2012 . 24 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024131859/http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ardis&titel=Woman&cat=a . live .
  8. Web site: Ardis – Love Addict (CD, Album) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2 December 2012 . 9 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109183934/http://www.discogs.com/Ardis-Prayer-For-Africa/release/1561231 . live .
  9. Web site: Steffen Hung . Ardis – No Man's Land . swedishcharts.com . 2 December 2012 . 8 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108155322/http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ardis&titel=No+Man%27s+Land&cat=s . live .
  10. Web site: Ardis – No Man's Land at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2 December 2012 . 9 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109184037/http://www.discogs.com/Ardis-No-Mans-Land/master/202018 . live .
  11. Web site: Låtlista – Kronoberg | Sveriges Radio . https://archive.today/20120715103909/http://sverigesradio.se/cgi-bin/latlistor/latlista.asp?ProgramID=214&startstop=200712120300200712121000 . dead . 15 July 2012 . Sverigesradio.se . 2 December 2011 . 2 December 2012.
  12. Web site: Real Groups nya singel – bara på nätet – Nyheter . sv . folket.se . 2 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225092901/http://folket.se/nyheter/1.166572 . 25 February 2012.
  13. Web site: Libra.se . 11 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110823181533/http://opac.helsingborg.se/skolopac/opac/show_catalogue.aspx?BokId=174202&WichPage=1&NumberOfHits=0&Paging=False&RadioDisplayResult=1 . 23 August 2011 .

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