Alice Svensson
{{Short description|Swedish singer (born 1991)}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Alice Svensson
| image = Alice Svensson.JPG
| caption = Alice Svensson at Sommarkrysset in June 2009
| birth_name = Alice Cecilia Linh Svensson
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|7|11|df=yes}}
| death_date =
| birth_place = Hanoi, Vietnam
| origin = Hedesunda, Sweden
| instrument =
| genre = {{Hlist|Pop|soul|rock}}
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 2004–present
| label = Sony
}}
Alice Cecilia Linh Svensson (born 11 July 1991){{cite web|url=http://gd.se/nyheter/gavle/1.162856?headlineDate=20081014|title=Alice på väg mot stjärnorna|last=Swälas|first=Monica|date=12 October 2008|publisher=www.gd.se|language=sv|trans-title=Alice headed for stardom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717004945/http://gd.se/nyheter/gavle/1.162856-alice-pa-vag-mot-stjarnorna?headlineDate=20081014|archive-date=17 July 2011|access-date=2012-08-09}} is a Swedish singer. She finished as runner-up in Idol 2008 and later took part in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "Running with Lions".
Early life
Svensson was born in Hanoi and adopted by a Swedish family at ten months old. She was raised in Hedesunda.{{cite web|first=Stefan |last=Andersson |url=http://gd.se/noje/1.139617 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525203119/http://gd.se/noje/1.139617 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-05-25 |title=Ska Alice från Hedesunda bli årets stora Idol? - Nöje |language=sv |publisher=www.gd.se |date=2008-09-26 |access-date=2012-08-09}}[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3178893/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm/ Alice Svensson] Retrieved on 19 Feb 2018
Beginnings
Alice was a member of the pop group Popcorn, releasing a record with them at the age of 13.{{cite web|url=http://www.lingman.se/popcorn.asp |access-date=November 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116011459/http://www.lingman.se/popcorn.asp |archive-date=January 16, 2008 |title=Lingman & Co - Popcorn - Landets yngsta popgrupp! }} She has participated in a number of talent shows like Super Troupers in 2004, talent show Joker 2006 where Svensson became first-runner up,[http://www.lingman.se/joker2006.asp ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070916044147/http://www.lingman.se/joker2006.asp |date=September 16, 2007 }} in Talang show in 2007, and the TV4 children's show Lattjo lajban.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv4.se/1.283438?videoId=1.695854&renderingdepartment=2.19545 |access-date=November 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102014231/http://www.tv4.se/1.283438?videoId=1.695854&%3Brenderingdepartment=2.19545 |archive-date=November 2, 2008 |title=Videoklipp - Idol video - tv4.se }} She won the talent show Popkorn 2007.
''Idol 2008''
Svensson took part in Idol 2008, the Swedish version of Pop Idol.[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-borg-mn0002065140/biography/ Artist Biography by Jason Birchmeier] Retrieved on 19 Feb 2018 She sang the following songs:
- Audition - "Ain't No Other Man"
- First qualifying week - "Beautiful Disaster"
- Second qualifying week - "Fighter"
- Third qualifying week - "Beautiful Disaster"
- 5-års theme - "These Words"
- 1990s theme - "Ironic"
- ABBA theme - "Lay All Your Love on Me"
- Various theme - "Min kärlek"
- Rock theme - "Heaven's on Fire"
- Soul theme - "I Say a Little Prayer
- Duets - "You're the One That I Want"
- Love theme - "Because of You" and "Crazy in Love"
- Gospel theme - "Shackles" and "Independent Woman"
- Jury selection - "Keep This Fire Burning" and "Girlfriend"
- Final - "So What" (own choice), "Heaven's on Fire" (viewers' choice) and "With Every Bit of Me" (final song).
On 14 November 2008, Swedish media reported that her rendition of "Heaven's on Fire" had been posted on the hard rock band Kiss' official homepage by members of the group. She finished first runner-up to eventual winner Kevin Borg.
After ''Idol''
In May 2009, she signed a recording contract and released her debut solo single "Lady Luck". In 2009, she also collaborated with the Swedish singer Jonathan Fagerlund in the latter's second album Welcome to My World where she was featured in Fagerlund's song "Save Our Yesterdays".
In 2017, she participated in Melodifestivalen with the song "Running with Lions". She placed fifth in the fourth heat and failed to advance further in the competition.
Discography
=Singles=
;With Popcorn
- "Popcorn"
;Solo singles
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE {{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alice+Svensson|title=Discography Alice Svensson|work=Swedish Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien}} |
| scope="row"| "Heaven's on Fire"
| rowspan=2|2008 | 35 | rowspan="5" {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Girlfriend"
| 30 |
| scope="row"| "Lady Luck"
| 2009 | 21 |
| scope="row"| "I Wanna Live"
| 2010 | — |
| scope="row"| "Running with Lions"
| 2017 | 81 |
| style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" colspan="22" | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of film credits[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3178893/ Alice Svensson] Retrieved on 19 Feb 2018 |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 2017
|Efter tio |Herself - guest |
| 2017
|En natt på slottet |Herself |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Swedish Idol}}
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Category:Vietnamese emigrants to Sweden
Category:Idol (Swedish TV series) participants
Category:Swedish people of Vietnamese descent