Marie Picasso
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Marie Picasso
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lilly Marie Pettersson |
| Born | 24 April 1979 |
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Pop, Pop Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Presenter, Model |
| Instruments | Singing |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG (2007–present) |
| Associated acts | Daniel Lindström, Agnes Carlsson, Markus Fagervall |
| Website | Official Site |
| Marie Picasso discography | |
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| Studio albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 2 |
| Singles | 2 |
| B-sides | 2 |
| Other Charted Songs | 1 |
| Tours | 1 |
Marie Picasso (born Lilly Marie Pettersson on 24 April 1979) is a Swedish singer, host and model who first rose to fame as a housemate on the popular reality television show Big Brother, before going on to win the fourth series of the Swedish singing competition Idol.
In 2002, Picasso appeared as a housemate on the hugely popular reality television show Big Brother. During the show, she caused widespread controversy when she had sex on-camera with another housemate, Benjamin Sorani, who had become her boyfriend. After leaving the house, she went on to host several game shows on TV4, and also released a single titled Tell The World in Germany, which was used to promote a local soap opera.
In the summer of 2007, Picasso auditioned for the fourth series of popular Swedish singing competition Idol in , singing "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera. The three judges were impressed by her emotion-filled voice and she passed through to the next stage of the contest with a unanimous "yes" vote. Several weeks later, Picasso made it into the top 11 contestants, and her powerful voice continued to wow the judges and the public. Despite landing in the bottom 3 twice, Picasso made it through to the finale at the Globen Arena, and on 7 December, she was crowned as the fourth Swedish Idol, defeating runner-up Amanda Jenssen by a margin of only 2%. TV4 received some criticism for including Picasso in the series as she had worked for TV4 as a presenter and also had a professional singing career before entering Idol.
Immediately after winning Idol, Picasso signed a recording contract with Sony BMG and her debut single, This Moment was released. A week later, the song debuted at number one on the Swedish singles chart, and after holding the top spot for two weeks, the single was certified double platinum for the sale of 40,000 copies. Her debut album, The Secret was quickly recording and released on 19 December, only weeks after her victory. Like its lead single, The Secret also debuted at number one. After only one week on the chart, Picasso's album was certified gold for the sale of almost 30,000 copies. The album went on to hold the top spot for three consecutive weeks, longer than any other Idol winner.
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