Martin Stenmarck
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Background information | |
Birth name | Martin Olof Jon Stenmarck |
Born | Täby, Stockholm County, Sweden | October 3, 1972
Origin | Örebro |
Genres | Pop music |
Occupation(s) | Singer, voice actor |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1997- |
Website | www |
Martin Olof Jon Stenmarck (born October 3, 1972 in Täby Municipality, Stockholm County) is a Swedish singer and voice actor. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with "Las Vegas", finishing 19th with 30 points.[1]
In 2006, he released his first single in Swedish, "Sjumilakliv", which became one of the year's biggest hits in Sweden.[2] The single was certified Platinum and spent 10 weeks at #1 on the official Swedish singles chart.[citation needed]
The album Nio sanningar och en lögn (Nine truths and one lie) topped the Swedish albums chart and achieved Gold status in the first of its three weeks at number 1.
He has also embarked on a voice acting career, dubbing animated films. He provided the Swedish voice for Lightning McQueen in the Disney movie Cars. Since 2011 he is also the host of the TV show Kvällen är din.
Discography
Albums
- 2002 - One
- 2003 - One (international version with I'm Falling added)
- 2004 - Think of Me (#25)
- 2005 - Think of Me (with Las Vegas added) (#9)
- 2006 - 9 sanningar och en lögn (#1)
- 2007 - 9 sanningar och en lögn (with three remixes added)
- 2007 - Det är det pojkar gör när kärleken dör (#4)
- 2009 - Septemberland (#10)
- 2010 - Kaffe på Everest
- 2015 - Härifrån ser jag allt!
EPs
- 2005 - Upp och ner sånger
Singles
- 1990 - "En bomb" / "Breakdown"
- 2002 - "The Cure for You" (#38)
- 2002 - "Losing Game"
- 2003 - "I'm Falling"
- 2004 - "I ljus och mörker" (duet with Viktoria Krantz)
- 2004 - "That's When I Love You"
- 2004 - "I Believe"
- 2005 - "Las Vegas" (#1)
- 2006 - "Sjumilakliv" (#1)
- 2007 - "Nästa dans" (#32)
- 2007 - "Ta undulaten"
- 2007 - "100 år från nu (blundar)" (#1)
- 2008 - "Rubb och stubb" (#26)
- 2008 - "A Million Candles Burning" (#1)
- 2009 - "1000 nålar" (#1)
- 2010 - "Andas"
- 2010 - "Everybody's Changing" (#27)
- 2011 - "Tonight's the Night"
- 2014 - "När änglarna går hem" (#41)
- 2016 - "Du tar mig tillbaks" (#90)
- 2016 - "Den svenska sommaren"
Other appearances
- 1997 - West Side Story (sings "Vem vet?", "Maria" and "Bara du (i natt)")
- 2001 - Rhapsody in Rock Completely Live (sings "You're the Voice")
- 2003 - Rhapsody in Rock The Complete Collection (sings "Dance with the Devil")
- 2004 - Arn de Gothia (TV soundtrack)
- 2005 - Svenska musikalfavoriter (sings "Maria" from West Side Story)
References
- ^ Barclay, Simon (2010). The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest. p. 124. ISBN 978-1445784151. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ Karlsson, Viktoria (14 October 2008). "Martin Stenmarck climbs the Swedish Charts". EuroVisionary.com. Retrieved 2012-09-13.