Excellence (pop group)
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| Excellence | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sweden |
| Years active | 2001–2002 |
| Members | |
| Ana Johnsson Jenny Berfoth Malin Olsson Johanna Landt Susanna Patoleta |
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Excellence were a Swedish pop group from 2001 created through the TV programme Popstars on Kanal 5.[1][2] The group scored a number one album on the Swedish Charts, as well as five top 10 singles, and entered Melodifestivalen 2002.[3] They also collaborated with Markoolio on the official Swedish song for the 2002 Winter Olympics "Vi Ska Vinna."[1] The group split up shortly after the single was released.[1] Member Ana Johnsson later scored a worldwide solo hit with the song "We Are" from the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack and has recently (October 2006) released her second album Little Angel.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Album
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE[4] | |||
| 2001 | The Region of Excellence | 1 | Gold[5] (40,000) |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE[4] | ||||
| 2001 | "Need to Know (Eenie Meenie Miny Moe)" | 1 | The Region of Excellence | Platinum[5] (30,000) |
| "Lose It All" | 5 | |||
| "What's Up?" | 10 | |||
| 2002 | "Vi ska vinna!" (Markoolio feat. Excellence) | 3 | Tjock och lycklig | |
| "We Can Dance/Last to Know" | 9 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Reges, Margaret. "Allmusic bio.". Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/excellence-p871439. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ Clarén, Ulf (2001-04-25). "Excellent PR for Kanal 5's popband". Sydsvenska Dagbladet. http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur-och-nojen/article5202/Excellent-PR-for-Kanal-5s-popband.html. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ "Melodifestivalen: Sämsta låtarna någonsin". Svenska Dagbladet. 2010-02-21. http://www.svd.se/kultur/melodifestivalen-samsta-latarna-nagonsin_4203261.svd. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ a b "Swedish charts archive". Hung Medien. http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Excellence. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ a b "IFPI Sweden 2001 certification awards". IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20013.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
