Charlotte Perrelli
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Perrelli during the 2014 edition of Sommarkrysset
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anna Jenny Charlotte Nilsson |
| Also known as | Charlotte Nilsson |
| Born | 7 October 1974 |
| Origin | Hovmantorp, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, television host |
| Instruments | Singing |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Stockhouse (1999–2008, 2009–present) Universal Music (2008) |
| Associated acts | Bengt Ingvars med Charlotte, Kendix, Anders Engbergs, Wizex |
| Website | www |
Charlotte Perrelli (born Anna Jenny Charlotte Nilsson, 7 October 1974) is a Swedish singer and occasional television host. She was the winner of the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."
Since then she has released seven albums and multiple singles. Perrelli once again won Melodifestivalen 2008 and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with her song "Hero".
She is one of Sweden's most popular female singers, often performing at Sweden's top shows. Throughout her career, she has worked with different types of music, ranging from dansband and schlager, via modern pop, to soulful ballads and jazz melodies.
Born in Hovmantorp, in the southern Swedish province Småland, at the age of thirteen Perrelli joined a local dansband, Bengt Ingvars, which became "Bengt Ingvars med Charlotte". After finishing her compulsory school education, Perrelli moved from Hovmantorp to the neighbouring town of Växjö where she attended the High School of Performing Arts. She also became the lead singer of a band named Kendix.
In 1994, Perrelli started singing with the well-established dansband Anders Engbergs. After two albums, Perrelli left them and joined the highly successful Wizex in 1997. Larger venues and professional management increased the band's reputation. In 1998, the band was nominated for a Swedish Grammis (Grammy) for the album Mot nya mål, and the album Tusen och en natt that went gold.
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