Eric Gadd Explained

Eric Gadd
Birth Name:Carl Erik Gudmund Sojdelius
Birth Date:31 July 1965
Origin:Uppsala, Sweden
Occupation:Singer
Website:Official 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Ratsit.se.Folkbokföringsdata Read 23 February 2014.
  2. News: Calle Slättengren . Eric Gadd tittar bakåt utan nostalgi – Nöje den 3 april 2006 – Norrköping Nyheter – Arkiv – Norrköpings Tidningar . Nt.se . 23 February 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20140223151300/http://www.nt.se/arkiv/2006/04/03/N%F6je/1351668/Eric-Gadd--tittar--bak%E5t--utan--nostalgi.aspx . 23 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Sara Stolt . Eric Gadd: Jag skulle bli större än Prince – Metro . Metro.se . n.d. . 23 February 2014 . 4 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140304184143/http://www.metro.se/noje/eric-gadd-jag-skulle-bli-storre-an-prince/Objhfi!20_4737-57/ . dead.
  4. Web site: 20 Songs That Will Make You Remember Your Clubbin' Days. 4 June 2016. 9 July 2019. 9 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190709045305/https://www.wheninmanila.com/20-songs-that-will-make-you-remember-your-clubbing-days/. live.
  5. News: / TT Spektra . Eric Gadd på turné – Kultur & Nöje – Göteborgs-Posten . sv . Göteborgs-Posten . n.d.. 23 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043410/http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.1293061-eric-gadd-pa-turne . 24 September 2015 . dead.
  6. Web site: Eric Gadd tävlar i schlagern | Nöjesbladet . Aftonbladet . 6 November 2012 . 23 February 2014 . 28 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228124911/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen/article15733592.ab . dead.
  7. News: Stenström med Gadd i Melodifestivalen – P4 Väst | Sveriges Radio . Sveriges Radio . 19 November 2012 . 23 February 2014 . 5 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181205193405/https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=125&artikel=5351014 . live.
  8. News: Eric Gadd till Andra chansen i Melodifestivalen – P4 Gotland | Sveriges Radio . Sveriges Radio . Sverigesradio.se . n.d. . 23 February 2014 . 5 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181205193415/https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=94&artikel=5430703 . live.
  9. News: Tweet Följ @SvD Stockholm TT Spektra . Svensktoppen: Mando Diao i topp | SvD . sv . Svenska Dagbladet . 10 March 2013 . 23 February 2014 . 8 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150208195157/http://www.svd.se/kultur/svensktoppen-mando-diao-i-topp_7983364.svd . live .
  10. Web site: Svensktoppen: Mando Diao dominerar | Folkbladet . Folkbladet.nu . 18 January 2013 . 23 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181205193349/https://www.folkbladet.nu/385406/svensktoppen-mando-diao-dominerar . 5 December 2018 . dead.
  11. Web site: Här är artisterna i "Så mycket bättre" 2018. Expressen. 5 December 2018. 17 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001753/https://www.expressen.se/noje/har-ar-artisterna-i-sa-mycket-battre-2018/. live.
  12. Web site: Aftonbladet nöje: Eric Gadds fru släpper egen skiva. Dan Panas. 2 October 1998. Aftonbladet. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222735/http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/noje/9810/02/cornelia.html. 3 March 2016. 23 February 2014.
  13. Web site: Sverigetopplistan Eric Gadd. Sverigetopplistan. 30 December 2020. 4 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204033839/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/search. live.

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