Sonja Aldén

Sonja Aldén (born 20 December 1977) is a Swedish singer[1] mostly famous for her 2006, 2007, 2012 and 2020 Melodifestivalen entries, and for working together with Shirley Clamp and Sanna Nielsen, as well as her songwriting for other artists. For example, the hard rock/heavy metal band The Poodles, who also participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006 with the song "Night of Passion". As a student she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[2]

Sonja Aldén
Sonja Aldén (2013)
Background information
Born (1977-12-20) 20 December 1977
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
OriginSweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer

Sonja Aldén at Melodifestivalen

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
Year Album Peak Position Certifications
SWE
[5]
2007 Till dig 2
2008 Under mitt tak 3
2012 I gränslandet 12
2013 I andlighetens rum 4
2014 Jul i andlighetens rum 6
2017 Meningen med livet 10
[6]

Joint albums
Title Details Peak positions Certifications
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
Year Single Peak Position Album
SWE
[5]
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" —[upper-alpha 1]

As Sanna, Shirley, Sonja

Year Single Peak Position Album
SWE
[5]
2008 "All I Want For Christmas" 39 Our Christmas
"My Grown Up Christmas List" 41

Notes

  1. "Sluta aldrig gå" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[8]
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References
  1. Discogs
  2. Lasse Granestrand (23 August 2009). "Sonja Aldén: "Låten satt direkt. Det var som ett övernaturligt flöde."". Dagens Nyheter (Swedish daily newspaper). Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. Hans Järeby (22 April 2017). "Delar med sig av gåvan" (in Swedish). Jönköping News. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. "SVT announces 28 contenders for Swedish Eurovision 2020 ticket". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. SwedishCharts.com: Sonja Aldén page
  6. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 31 March 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  7. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sanna Nielsen". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  8. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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