Sonja Aldén Explained

Sonja Aldén
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Sonja Annika Maria Aldén
Birth Date:20 December 1977
Birth Place:St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Origin:Sweden

Sonja Annika Maria Aldén (born 20 December 1977) is a Swedish singer[1] known best for her 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2020 Melodifestivalen entries, as well as for working together with Shirley Clamp and Sanna Nielsen, along with her songwriting for other artists. For example, she co-wrote the song "Night of Passion" for hard rock/heavy metal band The Poodles, which was their entry for the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006.

As a student, Aldén attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[2]

Sonja Aldén at Melodifestivalen

In the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006, Aldén presented as Sonya and participated with "Etymon" but did not qualify for the final.

In the Melodifestivalen 2007, Aldén participated with the ballad "För att du finns", which reached "Andra Chansen" ("Second chance") when it finished 4th in the semifinal in Örnsköldsvik on 17 February 2007.

Aldén returned to the Melodifestivalen 2012, after five years of absence, with her song "I din himmel" (In Your Heaven), but did not qualify for the final.

Break from Melodifestivalen

During the spring of 2017, she toured Sweden with the album "Meningen med livet".[3]

Return to Melodifestivalen

On 26 November 2019, SVT and Eurovision announced that Aldén would be among the 28 competing acts for Melodifestivalen 2020.[4] She performed in the first semifinal with the song "Sluta aldrig gå", failing to qualify and ending in fifth place.

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak PositionCertifications
SWE
[5]
2007Till dig2
2008Under mitt tak3
2012I gränslandet12
2013I andlighetens rum4
2014Jul i andlighetens rum6
2017Meningen med livet10
[6]

Joint albums

TitleDetailsPeak positionsCertifications
SWE
[7]
Our Christmas
(Sanna, Shirley & Sonja)
  • First joint album
  • Released: November 2008
1
Vår jul
(Sanna, Shirley & Sonja)
  • Second joint album
  • Released: November 2010
6

Singles

YearSinglePeak PositionAlbum
SWE
2006"Etymon"
(credited as Sonya)
35
2007"För att du finns"3
"Här står jag"16
2008"Nån som du"29
"Du får inte"17
2020"Sluta aldrig gå"

As Sanna, Shirley, Sonja

YearSinglePeak PositionAlbum
SWE
2008"All I Want For Christmas"39Our Christmas
"My Grown Up Christmas List"41

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.discogs.com/artist/390245-Sonja-Ald%C3%A9n Discogs
  2. Web site: Sonja Aldén: "Låten satt direkt. Det var som ett övernaturligt flöde." . Lasse Granestrand . Dagens Nyheter (Swedish daily newspaper) . 23 August 2009 . 11 October 2014.
  3. News: Delar med sig av gåvan. Jönköping News. Swedish. Hans Järeby. 22 April 2017. 10 November 2017.
  4. Web site: SVT announces 28 contenders for Swedish Eurovision 2020 ticket. Eurovision.tv . 26 November 2019.
  5. http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sonja+Ald%E9n SwedishCharts.com: Sonja Aldén page
  6. Web site: Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan. 31 March 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  7. Web site: Discography Sanna Nielsen. Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Hung. Steffen.