Veronica Maggio
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| Birth name | Veronica Sandra Karin Maggio |
| Born | 15 March 1981 |
| Origin | Uppsala, Sweden |
| Genres | Soul, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | , Universal |
| Website | veronicamaggio.com |
Veronica Sandra Karin Maggio (born 15 March 1981 Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish singer of Swedish and Italian origin. She won the category "Årets nykomling" (Newcomer of the Year) in the Grammisgalan 2007.
Maggio went to Uppsala Musikklasser primary school and went on to study music at Bolandgymnasiet (Boland highschool) in Uppsala and was also the lead singer of the group Solitude, with other members Daniel Fredriksson, Marcus "Gonzo" Berglund, Karl Jansson, and Kristoffer Hoflund.
In October 2010, Maggio had a son with Nils Tull of the band Hoffmaestro & Chraa.
In March 2006, Maggio released her debut single "Dumpa mig" (Dump Me); the video for the single soon became the hit of the week on TV stations like ZTV. Her second single was the song "Nöjd?" (Satisfied?). She signed a contract with Universal Music and went on a tour in Summer 2006 as part of Sommarkrysset, a Swedish live-music program on TV4.
Maggio's debut album is called Vatten och bröd (Water and Bread). The lyrics and music were written by Stefan Gräslund, except for the rap verse in "Vi har, vi har" (We Have, We Have), which was written by rapper Kristoffer Malmsten (known as LKM). “I started writing in English when I was really young, but I just wasn’t good enough.” she said in 2016, “I was mimicking things I’d heard and I wasn’t able to find my own identity.”
On 26 March 2008, Maggio released another album – Och vinnaren är... (And the Winner Is...), which she wrote and recorded together with Oskar Linnros.
In 2009 she enjoyed some success in Norway and Denmark with her single "Måndagsbarn" (Monday child) reaching 1st position at the Norwegian charts, as well as being A-listed on the Norwegian radio station NRK P3, and the album Och vinnaren är... broke into the top 40 albums list.
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