Charlotte Perrelli
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{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = Charlotte Perrelli |Neilson|
|Img = Charlotte Perrelli Mix.jpg
|Img_capt =
|Img_size = 250px
|Background = solo_singer
|Birth_name = Anna Jenny Charlotte Nilsson
|Alias = Charlotte Nilsson
|Born = {{birth date and age|1974|10|7}}
|Origin = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Hovmantorp]], [[Sweden]]
|Instrument = [[Singing]]
|Genre = [[Dansband|Dansband music]], [[Disco]], [[Pop music|Pop]]
|Occupation =
|Years_active = 1987–present
|Label = [[Stockhouse]] (1999-2008)<br>[[Universal Music]] (2008-present)
|Associated_acts = [[Wizex]], [[Anders Engbergs]]
|URL = [http://www.myspace.com/charlotteperrelli/ Myspace site] <br> [http://www.charlotteperrelli.com Official Website]
}}
'''Charlotte Perrelli''' (born '''Anna Jenny Charlotte Nilsson''' on [[October 7]], [[1974]],<ref>[http://www.eurovision.tv/event/artistdetail?song=24518&event=1470#Biography Eurovision 2008 biography]</ref> in [[Hovmantorp]], [[Kronobergs län]]) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[singer]], [[actress]] and [[television host]], perhaps most famous for winning the [[Melodifestivalen 1999|1999 Melodifestivalen]] and subsequently [[Eurovision Song Contest 1999|that year's Eurovision Song Contest]] with the song "[[Take Me to Your Heaven (song)|Take Me to Your Heaven]]". Since then she has released six singles and five albums and some of her most famous songs include "You got me going crazy", "Million miles away", "I din röst" and "Jag är tillbaks". Perrelli won [[Melodifestivalen 2008]] and represented Sweden once again in [[Eurovision Song Contest 2008]] with her disco song "[[Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song)|Hero]]".
Perrelli is married to [[Stockholm]]-based [[Italy|Italian]] [[restaurateur]] Nicola Ingrosso, brother of [[Emilio Ingrosso]] who was married to another Swedish singer [[Pernilla Wahlgren]] in the 1990s. Following a feud with the rest of the family, Charlotte and Nicola decided to change both of their last names to Perrelli. They reside in Stockholm with their two sons. In June 2008 the couple officially announced that they were taking a break in their relationship. It had been speculated for some time in the Swedish media that their relationship was on the rocks. It is believed that Charlotte's heavy workload was a contributing factor to the couple's split.<ref>{{cite web | title = Charlotte and her husband take a break | url = http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=3610 | accessdate = 2008-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = De tar time out | work = [[Aftonbladet]] |date = 2008-06-09 | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/article2646034.ab | accessdate = 2008-06-11}} {{sv icon}}</ref>
==Biography==
===1987–1998===
At thirteen Perrelli joined a local [[dansband]] in [[Hovmantorp]] in the [[Småland]]-province in southern [[Sweden]]. The band Bengt Ingvars became "Bengt Ingvars med Charlotte". After finishing her compulsory school education, Perrelli moved from [[Hovmantorp]] to the neighbouring town of [[Växjö]] where she attended the High School of Performing Arts. She also became the lead singer of the band Kendix.
In 1994, Perrelli started singing with the well-established dansband [[Anders Engbergs]]. After two albums, Perrelli left the band and joined the highly successful dansband [[Wizex]] in 1997.
The years with Wizex gave Perrelli the opportunity to develop her skills as a performer. Larger venues and professional management produced results. In 1998 the band was nominated for a Swedish [[Grammis]] (Grammy) for the album ''Mot nya mål'', and the album ''[[Take Me To Your Heaven|Tusen och en natt]]'' sold gold. Perrelli was ready to go solo. Between 1997–1998 Perrelli also starred as the training instructor "Millan Svensson" in the Swedish soap opera ''[[Vita lögner]]''.
===1999–2000===
<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:CharlotteNilsson.JPG|thumb|150px|Perrelli during [[Melodifestivalen 1999|Swedish 1999 Eurovision Song Contest selection event]].|left]] -->
After being selected as the Swedish contestant for the [[1999 Eurovision Song Contest]] by winning that year's national [[Melodifestivalen 1999|Melodifestivalen]] contest, Perrelli went to Jerusalem in late May to compete with her song "Take Me To Your Heaven". She won and her solo career really took to the skies. The following months were hectic for Perrelli, she toured [[Europe]] and started working on her first solo album, the self titled ''Charlotte''. Later that year Perrelli was voted Sweden's sexiest woman by the magazine ''Café''.
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===2001–2003===
In 2001 she released her second album, ''[[Miss Jealousy]]'', a pop/rock album which included the top 20 hit single "You Got Me Going Crazy", written by [[Johan Aberg|Johan Åberg]] and [[Paul Rein]], known for their work with [[Christina Aguilera]] and [[Victoria Beckham]]. This song would later become the debut single for [[Spain|Spanish]] singer [[Natalia]], whose Spanish version of the song "Vas a volverme loca" in 2002 sold over 200,000 in Spain alone, a record for that year. The album also contained the radio hit "Light of my life".
Perrelli hosted the first semifinal of [[Melodifestivalen 2003]] together with [[Mark Levengood]] and [[Lena Philipsson]]. In April of 2003 she did ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''. In September she released the new single "Broken Heart", which was followed up by the album ''Gone Too Long'' in June 2004.
===2004–2007===
After the success in Melodifestivalen 2003, Perrelli was once again offered to host [[Melodifestivalen 2004]]. Perrelli, Peter Settman and Ola Lindström hosted the entire tour together. After the festival, Swedish [[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]] offered her an own show on the channel. The show was called ''Super Troupers'' which was a talent-show for kids. One of the contestants was [[Amy Diamond]], who is now a successful singer.
In mid-2004 she released her most successful album to date – ''Gone Too Long'' – which included songs by some of Sweden's top producers, including [[Jörgen Elofsson]]. The album topped the Swedish top for weeks and contained hits like "A million miles away" and "Gone too long". She also joined [[Robert Wells]], [[Jill Johnson]] and others on the Rhapsody In Rock-tour in mid-2004.
In May 2007 Perrelli was the Swedish expert in the Nordic preview show panel discussion about the [[Eurovision Song Contest]].
The contestants and their songs and chances to win were commented on. She was also a part of the panel in 2005.
In mid-2007 Perrelli toured Sweden with the yearly successful [[Diggiloo]]. She was joined by singers such as [[Linda Bengtzing]], [[Lasse Holm]], [[Molly Sandén]], [[Lotta Engberg]] and [[Jan Johansen]]. During the summer she released the love ballad "Som du" which she performed att the popular show ''Sommarkrysset''. During the autumn she released the single disco song "Jag är tillbaks" which she performed at the show ''Babban & Co''.
=== Melodifestivalen 2008 ===
[[Image:Charlotte Perrelli 08 04 05.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Charlotte performing at [[:sv:Överby Köpcenter|Överby Köpcenter]], [[April 5]] [[2008]]. ]]
On [[March 15]], [[2008]] Perrelli performed and won [[Melodifestivalen 2008]] again with her song "[[Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song)|Hero]]" at the [[Stockholm Globe Arena]]. She went on to represent [[Sweden]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2008]] in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]], where she advanced to the finals.
=== Eurovision 2008 ===
On [[April 14]] Perrelli filmed the music video for "Hero" on location in [[Stockholm]]. And also started her promotion tour, which has been successful. Although "Hero" was one of the favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2008<ref>{{cite news | title = Sweden tipped to win Eurovision | author = Michael Osborn | work = [[BBC News]] | date = 2008-05-20 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7400508.stm | accessdate = 2008-05-26}}</ref>, it disappointingly ended 18th out of 25 entries in the final, with 47 points in total.
== Discography ==
===Albums===
All regularly released albums and their chart positions in the Swedish Top 60 (SWE).
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
!align="center" rowspan="2" | Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" | Information
!align="center" colspan="1" | Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" | Info &<br>Sales and certifications
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
! width="45"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}<small>SWE</small>
|-
|align="center"|1999
|align="left"|''[[Charlotte (album)|Charlotte]]''
*1st solo album
*Released: September, 1999
|align="center"|3
|align="left"|<small>
*Language:English
*released in: Sweden
*[[Certification]]:
|-
|align="center"|2001
|align="left"|''[[Miss Jealousy (album)|Miss Jealousy]]''
*Released: March, 2001
|align="center"|32
|align="left"|<small>
*Language:English
*released in: Sweden
*[[Certification]]:
|-
|align="center"|2004
|align="left"|''[[Gone too long (album)|Gone too long]]''
*Released: March, 2004
|align="center"|11
|align="left"|<small>
*Language:English
*released in: Sweden
*Format: [[CD]]
*[[Certification]]:
|-
|align="center"|2006
|align="left"|''[[I din röst]]''
*Released: June, 2006
|align="center"|29
|align="left"|<small>
*Language:Swedish
*released in: Sweden
*[[Certification]]:
|-
|align="center"|2008
|align="left"| ''[[Hero (Charlotte Perrelli album)|Hero]]''
*Released: [[April 23]], [[2008]]
|align="center"|3
|align="left"|<small>
*Language: English
*released in: Sweden
*[[Certification]]: Platinum
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!width="25" rowspan="2"|Year
!width="200" rowspan="2"|Title
!width="200" rowspan="2"|Album
! colspan="18"|Peak
|-
! width="25"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
! width="25"|{{flagicon|Norway}}
! width="25"|{{flagicon|Finland}}
! width="25"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
! width="25"|{{flagicon|Belgium}}
! width="25"|{{flagicon|UK}}
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|1999
|align="left"|"[[Take Me to Your Heaven (song)|Take Me to Your Heaven]]"
|align="left" rowspan="3"|''[[Charlotte (album)|Charlotte]]''
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="left"|"[[I Write You a Lovesong]]"
|align="center"|38
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2000
|align="left"|"[[Damn You]]"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2001
|align="left"|"[[You Got Me Going Crazy]]"
|align="left" rowspan="2"|''[[Miss Jealousy (album)|Miss Jealousy]]''
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[Miss Jealousy (song)|Miss Jealousy (Unreleased)]]"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2003
|align="left"|"[[Broken Heart]]"
|align="left" rowspan="2"|''[[Gone too long (album)|Gone too long]]''
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2004
|align="left"|"[[Million Miles Away]]"
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2006
|align="left"|"[[I din röst (song)|I din röst (Promo only)]]"
|align="left" rowspan="2"|''[[I din röst]]''
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[Jag är tillbaks]]"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
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|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|2008
|align="left"|"[[Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song)|Hero]]"
|align="left" rowspan="3"|''[[Hero (Charlotte Perrelli album)|Hero]]''
|align="center"|'''1'''
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
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|-
|align="left"|"Bullet"
|align="center"|-
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|-
|align="left"|"Addicted"
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|-
|- align="center" style="font-size:smaller;"
!
!
!
! width="25"|<small>'''[[Sweden|SWE]]'''</small>
! width="25"|<small>'''[[Norway|NOR]]'''</small>
! width="25"|<small>'''[[Finland|FIN]]'''</small>
! width="25"|<small>'''[[Netherlands|NET]]'''</small>
! width="25"|<small>'''[[Belgium|BEL]]'''</small>
! width="25"|<small>'''[[United Kingdom|UK]]'''</small>
|- align="center"
|}
===Soundtracks===
Soundtracks containing Charlotte Perrelli songs.
* 2000: ''[[Livet är en schlager]]'' Soundtrack - "Jag vill bara älskas av dig"
===Compilations===
Compilations containing Charlotte Perrelli songs.
* 1999: ''Absolute '99: The Best of 1999'' - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
* 1999: ''Mr Music Hits - Vol 7, 1999'' - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
* 1999: ''Maximum Dance - Vol 7, 1999'' - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
* 1999: ''Absolute Music 30'' - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
* 1999: ''100% Semester - Vol 4'' - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
* 2000: ''Eurovision Song Contest 1956-1999'' - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
* 2000: ''Barn 2000'' - "Behöver Dig Nu"
* 2000: ''Schooldays'' - "Tusen och en Natt"
* 2001: ''Melodifestivalen 2001'' - "Tusen och en Natt"
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|http://www.charlotteperrelli.com/}}
*{{myspace|charlotteperrelli}}
*[http://www.youtube.com/charlotteperrelli Official YouTube Profile]
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