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Alcazar is a Swedish pop group who had a string of hit singles during the early 2000s decade and are continuing successfully today. Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ...
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Andreas Lundstedt is a Swedish musician (born Björn Helge Andreas Lundstedt, on 20 May 1971, in Uppsala) who is best-known as a member of the pop group, Alcazar. ...
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Biography
The group was created in 1998 with three members: Andreas Lundstedt, Tess Merkel (born Therese Merkel, 18 April 1970, Nykoping, Sweden), and Annikafiore Kjaergaard (born 18 May 1971, Bjarnum, Sweden). Their first single, "Shine On", was successful in Sweden but it was with their second release, "Crying At The Discoteque" (which heavily sampled from Sheila B. Devotion's 1979 hit, "Spacer"), that they achieved success across Europe. Both singles appeared on their debut album Casino. Later editions of Casino contained a cover of the Human League's hit "Don't You Want Me", which also served as the album's third single. In the United States, Alcazar gained moderate success. "Crying At The Discoteque" peaked at #44 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and "Don't You Want Me" peaked at #30. Andreas Lundstedt is a Swedish musician (born Björn Helge Andreas Lundstedt, on 20 May 1971, in Uppsala) who is best-known as a member of the pop group, Alcazar. ...
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Don’t You Want Me is a single by the British Synthpop group The Human League. ...
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In December 2002, Magnus Carlsson joined the group. The second album Alcazarized was released in Sweden in 2003 and became a big hit. It got an international release in 2004. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
Magnus Carlsson was born in Borås, Sweden on June 24, 1974. ...
In Autumn 2004 Alcazar released "This Is The World We Live In". The track samples Diana Ross's 1980 number one "Upside Down" and uses lyrics from Genesis' 1986 single "Land Of Confusion". Their follow-up single was entitled "Physical". They released the album Dancefloor Deluxe in Sweden in August 2004. In the winter of 2004 they released the Christmas single "Here I Am". Alcazar enjoyed considerable success in 2004 in their home country Sweden. This Is The World We Live In, Physical, Dancefloor Deluxe and Here I Am all achieved solid sales. Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross[1] on March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress, whose musical repertoire spans R&B, soul, disco, and pop. ...
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2005 saw the release of their single "Start The Fire". During the making of its music video, Kjaergaard had an accident in which she broke her leg. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...
Alcazar are currently taking a break from releasing music as a band, and the boys are launching solo careers. Lundstedt had appeared in Eurovision 2006, as a member of six4one, a multi-national band founded for the sole purpose of representing Switzerland at the contest, whilst Carlsson has taken part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen. In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer (solo is an Italian word literally meaning alone). ...
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six4one is a six-piece musical group formed in November 2005 for the sole purpose of representing Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. ...
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Melodifestivalen Alcazar have twice taken part in the Melodifestivalen, the competition that selects Sweden's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2003 Not A Sinner, Nor A Saint came third overall. But it became the biggest hit of all the songs in Melodifestivalen 2003 and won the National Finals Song Contest. It became Alcazar's first #1 single in Sweden and did sell gold. In 2005 Alcastar failed to qualify for the final automatically, but eventually made it through after a second chance semi-final. However, the group again had to settle for third in the final, which was won by Martin Stenmarck's song Las Vegas. But the song became a hit and only needed three days in stores to became Alcazar's second #1 single in Sweden. The logo for Melodifestivalen, which has been in use since 2002. ...
The modern logo was introduced for the 2004 Contest to create a consistent visual identity. ...
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Break The band claimed that they needed a break during the autumn of 2005. Male lead singer, Andreas Lundstedt claimed that the band will be back in the summer of 2007.
Is has been reported that Alcazar will reform in July 2007 to perform at the Londom Astoria as part of a celebration of Swedish music. They will headline the G.A.Y event alongside BWO. Whether they are reforming permanently has yet to be announced.
Lina Hedlund has been announced as the replacement for (Mi Amore) Annikafiore. Linda Hedlund has previously entered Melodifestivalen on two occasions (2002, with her sister Hanna Hedlund, with the song 'Big Time Party' and the 2003 solo effot 'Nothing Can Stop Me').
Discography
Albums - Casino — 2000
- Alcazarized —2003
- A Tribute to ABBA — 2004
- Dancefloor Deluxe — 2004
Alcazarized is Alcazars second album. ...
Singles | Year | Single | SWE | AUS | AUT | BEL | BRA | FIN | GER | NET | IRE | ITA | ESP | RUS | SWI | UK | UKR | DEN | NOR | GRE | | 1999 | "Shine On" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 2000 | "Ritmo Del Amor" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 2000 | "Crying At The Discoteque" | 29 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 16 | - | 7 | 13 | - | - | - | 17 | | 2001 | "Sexual Guarantee" | 28 | - | - | 16 | - | - | 72 | 18 | - | 9 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | | 2002 | "Don't You Want Me" | 30 | 37 | - | - | - | 18 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 2003 | "Not a Sinner Nor a Saint" | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 2003 | "Ménage a trois" | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 2003 | "Someday" | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 2003 | "Love Life" | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 2004 | "This Is the World We Live in" | 3 | 31 | 37 | 17 | - | - | 30 | - | - | 11 | - | 1 | - | 15 | 18 | 14 | 16 | - | | 2004 | "Physical" | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | | 2004 | "Here I Am" | 41 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 2005 | "Alcastar" | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 2005 | "Start the Fire" | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | Don’t You Want Me is a single by the British Synthpop group The Human League. ...
Physical is a 2004 song by the Swedish band Alcazar. ...
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