Cazzi Opeia Explained

Cazzi Opeia
Birth Name:Moa Anna Maria Carlebecker
Birth Date:1988 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Jönköping County, Sweden

Moa Anna Maria Carlebecker (born 10 November 1988), better known by her stage name Cazzi Opeia, is a Swedish DJ, singer and songwriter.

Life and career

1988–2010: Early life and beginnings

Moa Anna Carlebecker was born Jönköping County, located in southern Sweden, and grew up traveling around Europe and in the US with her family. She is a cousin of presenter Gry Forssell.[1] The name Cazzi Opeia comes from the star constellation Cassiopeia.[2]

She took part in the sixth season of Idol in 2009.[3] She reached the semi-finals where she was beaten by Mariette Hansson and Erika Selin.

2011–2015: Music career

She was discovered by the producer Billy Mann and the record company Macho Records, who previously worked with Pink, Cher, and Jessica Simpson. Her first single "I Belong To You" became a hit when the artist DJ Tiësto took the remix on his Club Life record, making Cazzi Opeia a name globally. She has also been praised for her style and music by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton in connection with her dubstep cover by Lady Gaga's hit song "Judas".[4]

2016–2017: "Batman & Robin"

In 2016, Cazzi Opeia signed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with EKKO Music Rights Europe. She also signed an exclusive worldwide record deal with Superior Recordings licensed to Cosmos Music Group and The Orchard in 2017. She released the single, titled "Batman & Robin" together with Jin X Jin.

2017–2018: "Wild Ones" and "Rich"

On 5 May 2017, Cazzi Opeia was featured on artist 528's track, titled "Meat". The track was released by independent record label "Hurdy Gurdy Noise".[5]

Cazzi Opeia's single, titled "Wild Ones" released by Superior Recordings / Cosmos Music on 1 December 2017 and featured the "Wild Ones" track and the instrumental version as well[6] Along with the song being released, Cazzi Opeia teamed up with the Swedish Space Corporation and broadcast her single into space, more specifically in the direction of the Cassiopeia constellation.[7]

Cazzi Opeia's single, titled "Rich" released by Superior Recordings / Cosmos Music on 16 November 2018.

2022–present: Melodifestivalen and Eurovision

Cazzi Opeia competed in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "I Can't Get Enough".[8] She performed in Heat 3 on 19 February 2022, qualifying to the semi-final on 5 March, from which she qualified for the final on 12 March 2022, when she finished 9th.[9]

In 2023, she co-wrote "Tattoo" performed by Loreen, which came first in Melodifestivalen 2023, and proceeded to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 held in Liverpool.[10]

Cazzi Opeia participated in Melodifestivalen 2024 with "Give My Heart a Break"; she also co-wrote the entry "Effortless" for Jacqline.[11] She finished second in her heat on 17 February 2024, qualifying for the final,[12] where she finished in 4th place.[13]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
[14]
"I Belong to You"2010—
"Oxygene"2011—Oxygen
"My Heart in 2"—rowspan="10"
"Here We Go Again"2015—
"Here She Comes"2016—
"Batman & Robin"
2017—
"Wild Ones"—
"Rich"2018—
"I Can't Get Enough"20225
"You're My Sunshine"—
"Taste of Heaven"2023—
"Give My Heart a Break"20247
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

TitleYearAlbum
"Endless Flame"
2014
"Fallen Skies"
2016Finally
"Meat"
2017rowspan="2"
"Garbage"
2019

Songwriting credits

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Därför känner du igen Cazzi Opeia i Melodifestivalen 2022 – heter Moa. Wilson. Malou. 2022-04-18. 2022-02-18.
  2. Web site: Peek a Boo! Ft. Cazzi Opeia. 2018-02-08. 2018-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180209063623/https://www.mutzine.me/features/peek-a-boo-w-cazzi-opeia-ekko-music-rights. live.
  3. Web site: Därför känner du igen Cazzi Opeia i Melodifestivalen 2022 – heter Moa. Wilson. Malou. 2022-04-18. 2022-02-18.
  4. Web site: Hilton. Perez. Hot Cover Of Lady GaGa's Judas! MUST Watch!!!. perezhilton.com. April 20, 2011. 2011-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20110424064210/http://perezhilton.com/2011-04-20-lady-gaga-judas-cover-cazzi-opeia-hot. live.
  5. Web site: Meat (Feat. Cazzi Opeia) [Music from "Veni Vidi Vici" series] by 528. iTunes. 5 May 2017. 8 February 2018. 9 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180209002954/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/meat-feat-cazzi-opeia-music-from-veni-vidi-vici-series/1231469308?i=1231469531. live.
  6. Web site: Wild Ones - Single by Cazzi Opeia. iTunes. December 2017. 2017-12-01. 2017-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201101348/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wild-ones-single/1300152391. live.
  7. Web site: Peek a Boo! Ft. Cazzi Opeia. 2018-02-08. 2018-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180209063623/https://www.mutzine.me/features/peek-a-boo-w-cazzi-opeia-ekko-music-rights. live.
  8. Web site: 2021-12-01. Hela listan – de tävlar i Melodifestivalen 2022. live. 2022-02-22. SVT Nyheter. sv. 2022-01-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20220130103326/https://www.svt.se/kultur/hela-listan-de-tavlar-i-melodifestivalen-2022.
  9. Web site: 2022-03-06. O'Donoghue. Tom. Melodifestivalen 2022: results of the semi-final. live. 2022-03-06. ESCXtra. en. 2022-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20220305224055/https://escxtra.com/2022/03/05/melodifestivalen-2022-results-of-the-semi-final/.
  10. Web site: Loreen . 2023-12-01 . eurovision.tv . en.
  11. Web site: The 30 artists competing in Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024. 2023-12-01. 2023-12-01. Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
  12. Web site: Melodifestivalen 2024 - Deltävling 3: Växjö . 2024-02-18 . Mellopedia . sv . SVT.
  13. Web site: 2024-03-09 . Sweden: Marcus & Martinus win Melodifestivalen 2024 with "Unforgettable" . 2024-03-17 . Eurovisionworld . en-gb.
  14. Web site: Cazzi Opeia Sverigetopplistan . . 2024-05-06 . sv.
  15. Web site: 2022-03-18. Luukela. Sami. AleXa teases American Song Contest entry "Wonderland" on TikTok. 2022-03-19. ESCXtra. en.

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