Mattias Andréasson

Mattias Andréasson (born 29 March 1981 in Västerås), Swedish singer and Swedish Idol 2007 contestant[1] (in which he came 5th place). As a student, he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[2] He is also known as dmaSOUL. He was part of the Swedish band E.M.D., which was active between 2007 and 2010.[3]

Mattias Andréasson
Background information
Also known asdmaSOUL
Born (1981-03-29) 29 March 1981
OriginSweden
GenresPop, R&B, Soul
Associated actsE.M.D. (2007–2010)

Idol

For his first audition in Idol 2007, Mattias sang the Musiq Soulchild hit Just Friends. During the Qualifying week he sang Never Again by Justin Timberlake, and Again by Lenny Kravitz.

Round Song Original artist Theme
AuditionJust FriendsSoulchilds-
Final auditionMan in the MirrorArtis/BandSolo song
Qualifying Semi-final (first song)Never AgainJustin Timberlake-
Qualifying Semi-final (second song)AgainLenny Kravitz-
Final 1Would I Lie to You BabyCharles & EddieOne hit wonders
Final 2Your SongElton JohnMusic from movies
Final 3SummerloveJustin TimberlakeHit song
Final 4Heal the worldMichael JacksonInspiring songs
Final 5If I Could Turn Back TimeCherLove song
Final 6This Is ItMelba MooreDisco
Final 7World's GreatestR. KellyGospel

Mattias was voted out of Idol on 16 November 2007, finishing 5th overall.

After Idol
Mattias Andréasson (center) in E.M.D trio in 2008

Andréasson's version of Elton John's "Your Song" was released as a single and reached 48th place on the Swedish Singles Chart.

In E.M.D.

During Autumn 2007, he formed Swedish trio E.M.D., with previous Idol contestants Erik Segerstedt and Danny Saucedo. Their first single, a cover of Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting's hit "All For Love",[1] rose to 3rd place on Hitlistan on 20 December of the same year. The band broke up in late 2010.[3]

In Melodifestivalen 2012

Mattias Andréasson took part in Melodifestivalen 2012, a preliminary round to pick the representative of Sweden in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, by singing the song "Förlåt mig" (meaning Forgive Me in Swedish) written by him. He sang it in the third semi-final, held on 18 February 2012 in Tegera Arena, Leksand,[4] but he did not qualify for the final.

Discography
Main article: E.M.D. discography
Mattias Andréasson in Karlstad 2008
Mattias Andréasson

Studio albums

Solo
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
"Your Song" 2007 48 Non-album singles
"Förlåt mig" 2012 41
"Bara för ikväll (Du är så baby)" 2013 —
"Moment 22"
(with Albin)		 2014 — Din soldat EP and Dyra tårar
"Frank"
(with Albin)		 2015 26
  • GLF: Platinum
 Frank EP and Dyra tårar
"Rik"
(with Albin)		 2016 19
  • GLF: Platinum
 Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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References
  1. Mason, Stewart. "Review: A State Of Mind". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  2. "EMD släpper julskiva på svenska". Noizegate Music (Swedish music magazine). 10 November 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. Ek, Torbjörn (5 December 2010). "Ny storlåt – då lägger EMD ner". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  4. Bokholm, Mirja. "Melodifestivalen 2012: Artisterna som tävlar i Leksand och Malmö" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
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